Author:
Van Wingen Melinda,Bass Abigail
Abstract
PurposeThis paper aims to explore the relationship between historiography and archival practices. It takes the new social history approach to history as a case study for examining how historians' changing theories and methods may affect solicitation, acquisition, appraisal, arrangement, description, reference, outreach, and other aspects of archival administration.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a review of the archival and historical literature since the late 1970s.FindingsThe paper finds that many aspects of archival administration have been and continue to be affected by the new social history trend in historical scholarship. The paper suggests that archivists and archival educators be trained in historiography as a way to understand historians' craft and develop strong documentation strategies to anticipate future archival needs.Research limitations/implicationsBecause the paper is primarily a literature review, it does not test real‐life examples or case studies that would be useful in understanding the relationship between historians and archivists.Practical implicationsThe paper includes implications for the development of archival administration and education strategies.Originality/valueThe paper draws from a range of literature to consider the impact of scholarly practices on professional archival work.
Subject
Library and Information Sciences,Information Systems
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