Archives and Archivists in 20th Century England

Contents:
How government shaped the English archival profession: commissions, legislation, and reports, 1800-1950
How government shaped the English archival profession: from Grigg to the National Archives, 1950-2003
A national archival system or strength in diversity: national archival institutions, 1838-2003
Diversity of provision: local and specialist archives, 1889-2003
From scholarly preoccupations towards professionalism: historical and scholarly associations, 1880-1945
The development of professional bodies: the Society of Archivists and beyond, 1945-2003
Gatekeepers to the profession: archival education, 1880-1980
Archival education: specialisation, expansion and development of professional education, 1960-2003