Finding Amica in the Archives: Navigating a Path between Strategic Collaboration and Independent Research

This article is a call for US-based historians to consider participating in strategic collaboration with fellow academics in their field. Out of a series of lucky encounters in person and with documentary collections, the authors, both archival historians, created a generous and expansive collaborat...

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Published in:The American historical review 2021-09, Vol.126 (3), p.1154-1164
Main Authors: Armstrong-Partida, Michelle, McDonough, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
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History Unclassified
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Summary:This article is a call for US-based historians to consider participating in strategic collaboration with fellow academics in their field. Out of a series of lucky encounters in person and with documentary collections, the authors, both archival historians, created a generous and expansive collaboration both in research and writing. Galvanized by the shift in working conditions occasioned by the coronavirus, the authors map out how the field in the United States should change to accommodate and reward such collaboration.
ISSN:0002-8762
1937-5239
DOI:10.1093/ahr/rhab352