Happy New Year to all of you! :-)
Shelly,
You can also look in the SAA archival series (www.archivists.org) to
help with other aspects of setting up an archival system.
Miguel
>>> Joan Benedetti <[log in to unmask]> 1/3/2007 6:44 PM >>>
Hi Shelly:
The book to buy is Museum Archives: An Introduction, 2nd ed., edited by
Deborah Wythe (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2004). It is
absolutely terrific; covers just about everything you would want to
know--at least to begin. And when Art Museum Libraries and
Librarianship comes out this April, you will find four essays in it
specifically on art museum institutional archives. But you should
definitely get Wythe's book in any case. Good luck!
Joan
----- Original Message -----
From: Shelly Kilroy
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 12:34 PM
Subject: [ARLIS-L] Archives
Happy New Year!
We would like to begin the process of "straightening up" our
institutional archives and I would like to hear from you on what should
be kept and how/where. Currently we have some historical documents
(mostly newspaper clippings and some meeting minutes) related to our
pre-opening years and some beyond. These are stored on a shelf in my
office in archival boxes. Any ideas on what to keep, how to keep it,
how to organize it and create finding aides and how to set policy and
procedure for obtaining materials would be most appreciated.
Thank you,
Shelly
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