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Debates and Discourses: Selected Australian Writings on Archival Theory 1951-1990
1951-1990 was the formative period of the Australian archival profession. The 16 essays and papers which have been reproduced in this publication were written during that period by Australian archivists who were grappling with some of the basic problems of archival management. Archivists and archives students will find in this volume some major Australian contributions to archival theory, as well as some ideas, arguments and debates that continue to be relevant as archives face the challenges of the electronic world. Articles include:
Paul Hasluck
Problems of research on contemporary official records
Ian Maclean
Australian experience in records and archives management
Ian Maclean
An analysis of Jenkinson's Manual in the light of Australian experience
P.J. Scott
The record group concept: a case for abandonment
K.A. Green
The series - a specialized 'record group'
K.A. Polden
The record group - a matter of principle
R.C. Sharman
Causation in historical study
G.L. Fischer
Letting the archival dust settle: some remarks on the record group concept
P.J. Scott
Facing the reality of administrative change - some further remarks on the record group concept
G.T. Powell
Archival principles and the treatment of personal papers
C. Hurley
Personal papers and the treatment of archival principles
G.L. Fischer
The clock of history
A. Condren
The finding aid as Duke of Omnium: a standard to fail by
Colin Smith
A case for abandonment of 'respect'
Peter Crush
Archives and manuscripts
Glenda Acland
Archivist: keeper, undertaker or auditor
