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History 1.accessibility.fa2012

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David Crouch
David Crouch

Archives are constructed by collecting donated materials and organizing them. An archivist appraises a collection, removes anything not useful for historical purposes, and describes the remaining materials to create accessible archives. When inheriting a famous grandfather's estate, an archivist must decide what to keep based on historical value and provenance, the origin or source of materials. Provenance is important for maintaining the original order of records and not mixing materials from different sources.

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+ Telling history & Creating accessibility
+ How archives are created A collection is usually donated An archivist then describes the collection and tries to find some sort of organization to the contents The collection is assessed and appraised Then, anything that is not useful to the historical function of the archive in the collection gets sold or put elsewhere Finally, the archive is put together in boxes with description sheets that tell exactly what the archive is. Archive=constructed And how can that help us think about this project?
+ What to Keep? Imagine you are the grandchild of a wealthy, famous man. He is a businessman, former professional football player, philanthropist, writer, and all-around wonderful person. Your grandfather dies and leaves you his entire estate. You alone are in charge of his belongings. You decide to donate many of his belongings to a museum because you dont have the expertise to maintain them for posterity. What do you keep and what do you throw away?
+ MVP Award
+ Helping Orphans
+ Liquor Cabinet
+ Gun Collection
+ Picture with Reagan
+ Picture with Obama
+ My Little Pony Collection
+ Medal of Honor
+ Signed Copy of Mein Kampf
+ Provenance Comes from the French provenir which means to come from. An archivist generally focuses on the provenance of the collection to determine the origin or the source of the contents
+ Principles of Provenance Records of the same provenance should not be mixed with those of a different provenance The archivist should maintain the original order in which the records were created and kept. (Society of American Archivists, 2013)
+ What is history? Who tells history? How did you learn history? Group Discussion: Get together in a small group. Recap the 21st Century so far. Just hit the highlights. Share and compare with class.
+ Cultural Memory Time Distance from the memory Time continues and influences context Place Place it happens Place you learn it Objects Artifacts Usable Agent Firsthand knowledge vs. retelling Car crashes Memory vs. History Memory is how it happened; History is how it is represented Memory always relates to the present Our perception of the past is influenced by the present The past always changes Fancy word for history situated in context
+ David Hockneys Secret Knowledge Get in to groups. Discuss Hockneys argument. Is it effective? What makes it effective (or not)? What choices does he make? Come back together as a class: Discuss. Why would people be angry about his argument? Who might that be (audience)?
+ Dead Sea Scrolls
+ Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered in 1947 East of Jerusalem Various writings, some part of the Bible, some not. Written between Second Century BCE and Second Century CE. Showed a diversity of views about what the Bible should be. Changed accepted historical belief about where and who the Bible came from.
+ Provenance? Dead Sea Scrolls
+ Renaissance Painting How do we know about Renaissance painting techniques? Is there donor bias?
+ Medieval Painting
+ Van Eyck
+ Shroud of Turin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYdDYT8SkjE
+ NarratingYour Research Audience How will your audience know what you are talking about? What information do you need to include? (context) Accessibility The audience is accessing your information through the text, images, etc. Youve gathered it and youve narrated the story Agency Agency=the doer (agent) You have the ability/power to make knowledge Creating accessibility
+ Provenance Activity Work with your group members. Analyze your sources. What is the origin? Who had control of it? What was at stake for them? Is there another possible story out there?

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History 1.accessibility.fa2012

  • 2. + How archives are created A collection is usually donated An archivist then describes the collection and tries to find some sort of organization to the contents The collection is assessed and appraised Then, anything that is not useful to the historical function of the archive in the collection gets sold or put elsewhere Finally, the archive is put together in boxes with description sheets that tell exactly what the archive is. Archive=constructed And how can that help us think about this project?
  • 3. + What to Keep? Imagine you are the grandchild of a wealthy, famous man. He is a businessman, former professional football player, philanthropist, writer, and all-around wonderful person. Your grandfather dies and leaves you his entire estate. You alone are in charge of his belongings. You decide to donate many of his belongings to a museum because you dont have the expertise to maintain them for posterity. What do you keep and what do you throw away?
  • 10. + My Little Pony Collection
  • 12. + Signed Copy of Mein Kampf
  • 13. + Provenance Comes from the French provenir which means to come from. An archivist generally focuses on the provenance of the collection to determine the origin or the source of the contents
  • 14. + Principles of Provenance Records of the same provenance should not be mixed with those of a different provenance The archivist should maintain the original order in which the records were created and kept. (Society of American Archivists, 2013)
  • 15. + What is history? Who tells history? How did you learn history? Group Discussion: Get together in a small group. Recap the 21st Century so far. Just hit the highlights. Share and compare with class.
  • 16. + Cultural Memory Time Distance from the memory Time continues and influences context Place Place it happens Place you learn it Objects Artifacts Usable Agent Firsthand knowledge vs. retelling Car crashes Memory vs. History Memory is how it happened; History is how it is represented Memory always relates to the present Our perception of the past is influenced by the present The past always changes Fancy word for history situated in context
  • 17. + David Hockneys Secret Knowledge Get in to groups. Discuss Hockneys argument. Is it effective? What makes it effective (or not)? What choices does he make? Come back together as a class: Discuss. Why would people be angry about his argument? Who might that be (audience)?
  • 19. + Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered in 1947 East of Jerusalem Various writings, some part of the Bible, some not. Written between Second Century BCE and Second Century CE. Showed a diversity of views about what the Bible should be. Changed accepted historical belief about where and who the Bible came from.
  • 21. + Renaissance Painting How do we know about Renaissance painting techniques? Is there donor bias?
  • 24. + Shroud of Turin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYdDYT8SkjE
  • 25. + NarratingYour Research Audience How will your audience know what you are talking about? What information do you need to include? (context) Accessibility The audience is accessing your information through the text, images, etc. Youve gathered it and youve narrated the story Agency Agency=the doer (agent) You have the ability/power to make knowledge Creating accessibility
  • 26. + Provenance Activity Work with your group members. Analyze your sources. What is the origin? Who had control of it? What was at stake for them? Is there another possible story out there?