[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: History....and we all know Archivists are NOT historians



To join in on Kim's theme, I too became an Archivist out of a love of
history (got my BS in history) and I'll go a step further; I consider
myself an historian as well as an archivist, even if I am more of the
amateur when it comes to history.


**************************************************
Michelle Mumaw
Archivist/Librarian
Minnetrista Cultural Center
&Oakhurst Gardens
765.282.4848 ext. 168


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott, Kim A. [mailto:kascott@MONTANA.EDU]
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 11:13 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: History....and we all know Archivists are NOT historians


Heaven forbid that history might be distorted for political purposes,
Lee!
Why, that has not happened in this country since American universities
replaced their old fogey faculty members with the impartial, unbiased
scholars who graduated in the 1960s and 1970s...

Aside from ribbing an old friend, the purpose of my post is to observe
how
interesting it is that our profession, which has spent a great deal of
energy over the last decade trying to distance itself from the
discipline of
history in order to establish a seperate identity, always seems to come
back
to Clio when movie accuracy (or any other topic dealing with the past)
comes
to the forefront.

I will commit the ultimate heresy here and confess: I became an
archivist
because I love history, and not because I was concerned with
organizational
theory, respecting fonds, or jazzing with computer programs.  There...I
said
it....I feel so free....

Kim (celebrating Independence Day) Scott

A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!

To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu
      In body of message:  SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname
                    *or*:  UNSUB ARCHIVES
To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu

Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at
     http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html

Problems?  Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>

A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!

To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu
      In body of message:  SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname
                    *or*:  UNSUB ARCHIVES
To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu

Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at
     http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html

Problems?  Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>