HIS 395 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: American Historical Association
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In north america, the archival community has developed rapidly in the last half century, forming professional organizations, issuing educational guidelines, and promulgating a code of ethics. First public archives were founded in 1901. 1909 the american historical association sponsored the first conference of archivists. 1934 the national archives are established. 1936 established the society of american archives. There are 3 principal routes into the archival profession: history, library and information science, other (experience in a related field without a history or library science degree). A(cid:271)raha(cid:373) flexure"s five (cid:272)hara(cid:272)teristi(cid:272)s of a(cid:374) ideal professio(cid:374): specialized knowledge or systematic theory. An understanding of the theory is required to enter the profession. Until recently, archival theory was more practical than theory: community sanction. The public recognizes the members of the profession. It is difficult for the public to sanction archivists when so few members of the public even understand what archivists do: professional cohesion or organization.
