Organizing archival records : a practical method of arrangement and description for small archives / David W. Carmicheal.

Carmicheal, David W.
Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, c2012.
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Part of the series American Association for State and Local History book series;American Association for State and Local History book series.
Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-118) and index.
  • Purpose of organization — Levels of organization — Steps of organization — Arrangement and description in an electronic world — Beyond arrangement and description.
  • This volume covers the basics of archival arrangement and description. The author describes the function of archives, distinguishes between archives and manuscript collections, and offers a step-by-step method for arranging records. The appendices include a variety of examples of finding aids and a number of exercises to use in learning how to arrange records.

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Requested by Ganzel, R.

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