HIST 2450 Study Guide - Final Guide: Reductionism, Francis Jennings, Proletariat
19 Apr 2016
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History: creation of a narrative of the past based on fragments of the past; the fragments that were recorded/survived. Not everything in archives are public domain; people can deposit items with restricted use. Access can be determined by state of preservation/access; can be subject to accidental or purposeful destruction. Many archives have rules about how long it takes for materials to be made public for political reasons (e. g. 70yrs at the vatican; 30 year rule in the uk) The first national and modern archive established in france after the revolution. Many archives are organized at the sub-national level (provincial, county etc. Categorization of material: the meaning of the material relies on the materials is it categorized with (studied as a period piece or an object as a continuum of a particular technology, for example). Archivists describe and organize materials and assess its value. First level of categorization: fonds: the most general level of organization in an archive.
