Archives and Archivists in 20th Century England

TitleArchives and Archivists in 20th Century England
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsShepherd, Elizabeth
Number of Pages245 pp.
PublisherAshgate
CityFarnham, England
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780754647850
Annotation

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

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