Museum archives: practice, issues, advocacy

Abstract

"[This publication] articulates what museum archivists do, the impact of their work, and how they can position the archives as an indispensable hub of knowledge and activity within the museum. Twenty-seven museum archivists provide practical guidance on the day-to-day management of archives and explore strategies for effectively carrying out the museum archives’ work. Readers will learn to: apply archival fundamentals of acquisition, arrangement and description, and access to the museum context; steward special formats such as audiovisual records, oral histories, photographs, architectural records, field notes, and artists’ records; support provenance research and uphold professional ethics and values; and employ holistic fundraising and advocate for institutional support. Essential reading for new and experienced archivists alike, this book offers best practices and advocacy tools for the successful management of museum archives."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction. Advocating for museum archives / Rachel Chatalbash, Susan Hernandez, Megan Schwenke, and Lynette Stoudt -- The archival core and beyond / Maygene Daniels -- Museum archives : management and institutional support / Nancy Enneking and Jessica Gambling -- Information governance : the importance of being an archivist-records manager / Sarah R. Demb -- Applying archival fundamentals to the museum context / Susan Hernandez -- Acquisition and stewardship of manuscript collections / Brad Bauer and Jennie Thomas -- Providing access and promoting use in museum archives / Lindsay Turley and Samantha Norling -- In with the old, in with the new : archival processes for audiovisual assets and records / Seth Anderson and Rebecca Chandler -- Oral history : a primer for creation, outreach, and advocacy / Ellen Brooks and Megan Schwenke -- Photographs : the heart of the museum archives / Madeleine Thompson -- Collecting and stewarding the built environment / Rachel Chatalbash and Suzanne Noruschat -- Documenting artists in museum archives / Rachel Chatalbash and Heather Gendron -- Negotiating boundary materials : field notes in museums / Christina Velazquez Fidler, Rebecca Morgan, and Lesley Parilla -- Holistic fundraising : a logical extension of management, outreach, and advocacy / Susan Anderson -- Archival values in museums / Melissa Gonzales, Dawn Sueoka, and Susan Hernandez -- Provenance research in museum archives : restitution, repatriation, and return of cultural heritage / Emily Connell and Michael Pahn -- We are what we share, or making the case for museum archives / Kathleen Williams.