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Publication Date: 2004
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Connecting Students of the Present, Past, and Future: An Activist Approach to the Collection and Use of Student Documents in the University Archives
Swain, Ellen D.
Journal of Archival Organization, v2 n1-2 p39-53 2004
Student documents, including scrapbooks, diaries, and student organization records, are invaluable resources for the study of higher education, reform movements, and intellectual and social trends. Not only do they provide fodder for scholarship and classroom instruction, these materials serve the multi-faceted research needs of administrators, alumni, and the community. In order to document student experience fully, it is essential that archivists and librarians institute an innovative outreach program that underlines the importance of maintaining and utilizing student related documents, and in the process actively engages students, faculty, administrators, and alumni in the archives' program. (Contains 27 notes.)
Descriptors: Research Needs, Sociocultural Patterns, Outreach Programs, Alumni, Student Organizations, Archives, Diaries, Student Experience, History, Social Change, Trend Analysis, Documentation, Library Materials, Librarians
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Language: English
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