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Archival Communities

By O'Leary, Derek Kane

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Archival Communities

By O'Leary, Derek Kane

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"Recently, scholars have begun to analyze anew the ways in which the historical archives on which they rely were constructed, finding that early archivists often preserved and thereby privileged only elite stories and perspectives. In this book, historian Derek O'Leary widens the lens to argue that crucial components of America's archives emerged from within an Atlantic world of circulating scholars, evidence, practices, and ideas. As he shows, US archives-and the historical narratives spanned by the documents preserved within them-derived their inspiration, materials, and meaning from this international context. Although he does not contest that archival institutions at the local, state, and national level were the domain of privileged men, O'Leary's Atlantic World frame allows him to uncover a far broader community of people engaged with archives, including women who influenced archival collecting and public perceptions of the nation's historical record"--
Product details
Number of Pages:
252
Release Date:
2025-05-22
Publication Date:
2025-06-02
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0813953030
ISBN13:
9780813953038
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
565 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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