A REPOSITORY ARCHIVIST ON CAPITOL HILL

The receipt of large twentieth-century political collections can be a crippling experience for a moderately sized archival repository. A proactive approach can, however, soften the blow by permitting the archivist to (1) understand a working congressional office and (2) appraise the papers en scene...

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Published in:The Midwestern archivist 1991-01, Vol.16 (1), p.49-58
Main Author: GALLAGHER, CONNELL B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archivists
Collection acquisitions
Ethics committees
Political campaigns
Records management
Senators
Subcommittees
Support personnel
United States Senate
Universities
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Summary:The receipt of large twentieth-century political collections can be a crippling experience for a moderately sized archival repository. A proactive approach can, however, soften the blow by permitting the archivist to (1) understand a working congressional office and (2) appraise the papers en scene before they are packed. As a result the repository will receive a smaller, more organized collection with a preliminary finding aid, and the archivist will be in a better position to provide service on the papers sooner.
ISSN:0363-888X