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An American political archives reader [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Karen Dawley Paul, Glenn R. Gray, L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin



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Titolo: An American political archives reader [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Karen Dawley Paul, Glenn R. Gray, L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (488 p.)
Disciplina: 025.17/14
Soggetto topico: Archives - United States - Administration
Records - United States - Management
Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government Archival resources Management Congresses
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: PaulKaren Dawley  
GrayGlenn R. <1970->  
MelvinL. Rebecca Johnson  
Note generali: Consists largely of papers originally presented at conferences of the Congressional Papers Roundtable.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Reflections on the Modern History of Congressional History; Part I. Acquiring Political Collections; Chapter 2. Present at the Tenth Hour: Appraising and Accessioning the Papers of Marjorie S. Holt; Chapter 3. A Repository Archivist on Capitol Hill; Chapter 4. Collection Policies at State Archives for Legislators' Papers; Chapter 5. A Hint of Scandal: Problems in Acquiring the Papers of Herman E. Talmadge; Part II. Documenting Congress; Chapter 6. The Documentation of Congress: Summary Report and Recommendations
Chapter 7. Congressional Papers and Committee Records: Private vs. Public OwnershipChapter 8. Congressional Papers: Collection Development Policies; Chapter 9. Oral History as a Documentation Strategy for Political Collections; Chapter 10. Electronic Record Systems on Capitol Hill: Finding and Obtaining What You Want; Part III. Appraising Political Collections; Chapter 11. Appraising Modern Congressional Collections; Chapter 12. Appraising the Papers of State Legislators; Chapter 13. Appraisal of Congressional Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Chapter 14. Appraisal of John J. Williams PapersChapter 15. Campaign Buttons in a Black Box: Appraisal Standards for Strom Thurmond Memorabilia; Chapter 16. Adventures in the Third Dimension: Reenvisioning the Place of Artifacts in Archives; Chapter 17. Taking a Byte out of the Senate: Reconsidering the Research Use of Correspondence and Casework Files; Part IV. Arranging and Describing Political Collections; Chapter 18. Processing Political Collections; Chapter 19. Describing Congressional Papers Collections: A Progression of Access Tools
Chapter 20. Classified: What to Do If National Security Officials VisitChapter 21. An Embarrassment of Riches: Access and the Politics of Processing Congressional Collections; Part V. Building Research Centers; Chapter 22. Raising Private Monies to Support Archival Programs; Chapter 23. Creating the Howard Baker Center; Chapter 24. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies: An Evolutionary Model; Part VI. Using Political Collections; Chapter 25. Trends in Scholarship on Congress: A Historian's View; Chapter 26. Congressional Archives and Policy History
Chapter 27. Dataheads: What Archivists Need to Know About Political ScientistsChapter 28. Congressional Collections: Where the Mundane Becomes Compelling; Chapter 29. Recovering History and Discovering Data in the Archives: An Alternative Mode of Research for Congress Scholars; Appendix: Chronology of Advances in Preserving the Documentation of Congress; Index; About the Authors and Contributors
Sommario/riassunto: This book brings together in one volume the best and most recent scholarship on congressional collections, providing necessary information for institutions developing their political documentary resources and working toward greater accessibility of political archives.
Titolo autorizzato: An American political archives reader  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-52119-5
9786612521195
0-8108-6747-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454571503321
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