Archivists have many different jobs to do and most of us do them well. From choosing the right items for deaccessioning to helping setup an exhibit at the local public library, archivists have shown to be some of the brightest people in the world. They have a unique talent for management, knowledge, and charisma that is rarely seen at most corporate levels. As such, archivists should be properly commended and appreciated for their work. On the other hand, they have a specific place in our society. That place can have different meanings for different people, but we have never seen a former archivist become President of the United States. Hence, archivists tend to be fully engaged in their area of expertise and their place of business so as to make their employment more involved than other professions. Being a good archivist means knowing how to best preserve it, display it and how best to cultivate interest about a collection. This takes some work in the short-term and a career in the long-term. The preceding paragraph does not mean that there is a right answer to the debate of choosing Schallenberg or Jenkinson. Each of those men's beliefs has their merit. In fact, they echo some of the same values. Their positions are not all that different, considering they are talking about one semi-narrow professional field. To iterate, Jenkinson believes that an archivist chooses which records are sufficient in describing "what happened". He notes that records are "impartial". Archives were created out of ‘natural accumulation’. This helps the records retain authenticity and impartiality. Schallenberg believes that archivists have a more pivotal role in the records they curate. He believes that the records an archivist handles have some ... ... middle of paper ... ...In my view, it is not in the archivists’ business to judge whether there is social justice when on the job. The archivist has a job to do regardless of the overarching theme or mission. To write an article belaboring the point that there is social justice in this field is somewhat irresponsible. For Jimerson to disagree with someone’s use of archives is presupposing the reason they use them. Ideally, the destruction of records is heinous, but Jimerson tries to make a political point about it and that is out of line. An archives’ existence is not all about social justice, whatever the parent organization. Works Cited Jimerson, Randall C. "Archives for All: Professional Responsibility and Social Justice." The American Archivist 70 (2007): 252-281. Tschan, Reto. "A Comparison of Jenkinson and Schallenberg on Appraisal." The American Archivist 65 (2002): 176-195.
Richard Romano is one of the three principals at Cruickshank, Gath, & Romano. With eight years of experience and recognized by industry insiders as one of Canada's leading real estate experts, Richard wants to complete the appraisal according to his best estimate of the pro...
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The Midwestern contemporary art case study revolves around the current MCA board chair Peggy Fischer, and former board chair Peter Smith. Smith had been elected to the board after individuals recognized him and his wife for the immense art collecting accomplishments put forth on the couples behalf. Initially Smith was indebted to pay $10,000 to even be elected onto the board chair. Smith indeed paid an initial pledge of $10,000 and financially made amends to put forth $5 million additional dollars towards museum improvements. It is no deniable fact that Fischer had recognized Smiths admirable job running the museum. Smith worked his way up from being a member of the board to board chair. Smith and his wife were highly recognized by the community and aimed to stay out of the spotlight whenever possible.
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In The Houses of History, many different schools of historical thought are presented and light in shed on what exactly it means to be those different types of historians. Not all historians think the same way or approach history from the same perspective, but some similar groups of thought have converged together and have formed the various types of historians that will be presented, such as empiricists, psychohistorians, oral historians, and gender historians. All of these groups can approach the same event or concept and look at them in an entirely different way simply due to the way the historical approach they are accustomed to views things.
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A historian’s job is to use analysis of the past in order to convey information and potentially pursued the reader. I believe that Bradford did the best job at this, compared to Paludan. Bradford provided a thorough analysis of Lincoln’s actions in order to prove that he was corrupt. He had multiple points to prove this and persuades the reader against the typical view that Lincoln was a great president. Pauldan also provided analysis of Lincoln’s actions to support his side, but he seemingly had less points to support a common perspective.
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In Doing Oral History, Donald Ritchie, historian of the United States Senate, explains that “Oral History collects memories and personal commentaries of historical significance through recorded interviews.” He says that memory is the core of oral history, and that this is where meaning can be extracted and preserved (Ritchie, 2003). When we collect and oral history from a subject, we are collecting their memories which Ritchie argues are of historical significance, especially when coming from under-represented groups of people. He says these interviews “may be used for research or excerpted in a publication, radio or video documentary, museum exhibition, dramatization or other form of public presentation. Recordings, transcripts, catalogs,
Through out history people have been influenced by what they want to hear and the way a current trend is happening. The evolution of mankind has drifted towards a different society than what we where born to sustain. We are emotionally driven human beings that want to feel accepted by the rules of society. Sometimes an individual can confuse actions or emotions towards trying to fulfill the standards society has imposed. I have analyzed two articles that incorporate how a society reacts towards integrity as well as honesty and the belief that an individual in order to be a part of society one must comply with the standards that are set. As I began to interpret what Stephen L. Carter explained in “The Insufficiency of Honesty” I examined they
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Traditionally, oral history has been described as the art and craft of collecting one’s stories and memories. From the data collected, we learn about events, activities of the past based upon the person telling the stories, and the collection of the memories. The collection of oral history is part of the tools historians have to collect and evidences for analysis of past history. It gives us new material to draw conclusions based on a variety of angles. According to Nigel A. Raab, author of Who is the Historian?, “Oral historians do not collect compile these sources to gather objective information about a past event, but they collect narrative stories from individuals to get a better sense of a community’s attitude and an individual’s place