Archives and Archivists in 20th Century England

• Main Author: Shepherd, Elizabeth 1960- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Farnham, England Burlington, VT Routledge 2009; ©2009
• Subjects: Archives > Administration > History > Great Britain; Archives > Training of > History > Great Britain; Archivists > Societies, etc. > History > Great Britain; Public records > Management > History > Great Britain
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'Archives have the potential to change people's lives. They are 'a fundamental bulwark of our democracy, our culture, our community and personal identity' - National Council of Archives. Archives and Archivists in 20th Century England innovatively focuses on the multifunctional r...

Table of Contents:

• How government shaped the English archival profession: commissions, legislation, and reports, 1800-1950
• How government shaped the English archival profession: from Grigg to the National Archives, 1950-2003
• A national archival system or strength in diversity: national archival institutions, 1838-2003
• Diversity of provision : local and specialist archives, 1889-2003
• From scholarly preoccupations towards professionalism: historical and scholarly associations, 1880-1945
• The development of professional bodies: the Society of Archivists and beyond, 1945-2003
• Gatekeepers to the profession: archival education, 1880-1980
• Archival education: specialisation, expansion and development of professional education, 1960-2003.