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Book SynopsisThe Encyclopedia of Archival Writers, 1515-2015, is a reference work that includes the profiles of authors of literature about records and archives in the Western world who have shaped the records and archives field over a span of 500 years. The 144 archival writers from 13 countries who are included in this volume were selected by an international advisory board on the basis of their impact on the records and archives profession and discipline, the presence of their publications in educational programs’ reading lists, and the frequency of reference to their work. Among the writers included in this volume are Albertino Barisone of Padua (1587-1667), Sir Hilary Jenkinson of England (1882-1961), Adolf Brenneke of Germany (1875-1946), Theodore R. Schellenberg of the United States (1903-1970), Robert-Henri Bautier of France (1922-2010), Terry Cook of Canada (1947-2014), Vicenta Cortés Alonso of Spain (1925-), Eric Ketelaar of the Netherlands (1944-), Aurelio Tanodi of Argentina (1914-2011), Scott Maclean of Australia (1919-2003), and Verne Harris of South Africa (1958 - ). Arranged in alphabetical order, each entry includes a biography, intellectual contributions, and a brief essential bibliography. A total of 113 educators, professionals and students in the records and archives field—55 of whom are also profiled in this Encyclopedia--contributed to this volume. There is no other book in any language that focuses on the life and work of authors of records and archives literature. In fact, there is not easily available information on such writers. Thus, most entries involved quite a bit of research on dead writers and interviews with the living ones. Several living writers supported this work by accepting to author their own entry
Trade ReviewThis book gives the reader not just a comprehensive overview of key archival writers, but also the essence and overview of streams in archival theory. It is an excellent entrance to key archival literature - a lexicon to use while writing your thesis or article. -- Tove Engvall, Lecturer in Archives and Information Science, Mid Sweden University
This remarkable Encyclopedia places the most important archival writers on both sides on the Atlantic at your fingertips. It significantly facilitates the understanding of the challenges archivists have met over the last five centuries. Students will get easy access to archival theories and methods in the context in which they were developed, while archival professionals will discover facts and aspects of archival knowledge previously unknown to them. -- Michel Pfeiffer, Professor, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Editorial Advisory Board Preface Entries Index About the Contributors About the Editors
