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Today, governmental archivists and manuscript collectors-both private collectors and collecting repositories-are in conflict and competition for government documents that come out of private hands and onto the market. This book presents both sides of the issue and examines them dispassionately. It includes a historical review of institutional and state-sponsored collecting of documents, an evaluation of state and federal statutes on public documents in private hands, a careful look at the perspectives of the various parties involved in the conflict, and tales of theft and neglect as well as helpful case studies.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Today, governmental archivists and manuscript collectors-both private collectors and collecting repositories-are in conflict and competition for government documents that come out of private hands and onto the market. This book presents both sides of the issue and examines them dispassionately. It includes a historical review of institutional and state-sponsored collecting of documents, an evaluation of state and federal statutes on public documents in private hands, a careful look at the perspectives of the various parties involved in the conflict, and tales of theft and neglect as well as helpful case studies.
Autorenporträt
Elizabeth H. Dow directs the archives track in the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University.