{"title":"Recollecting the Archives of Artist and Monuments Man Lewis Stanton Williams","authors":"Eric J. Saxon, Sarah A. Buchanan","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2021.1962139","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In conducting original research for a graduate archival studies course, the paintings of Monuments Man Lewis Stanton Williams (1893–1970) emerged as an important archival collection that would require distance-adapted practices, professional altruism between archival and museum domains, and personal collaboration to provide access. Though incomplete information complicated an initial factual investigation launched in the classroom, people worked together to combine essential pieces of data and expand public awareness of Williams’s material legacy. We describe how centering the ongoing archival, museum, family, and community collaboration in Williams’s hometown will continue to welcome diverse contributions in celebrating that community’s place in history.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"18 1","pages":"37 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2021.1962139","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Archival Organization","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2021.1962139","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract In conducting original research for a graduate archival studies course, the paintings of Monuments Man Lewis Stanton Williams (1893–1970) emerged as an important archival collection that would require distance-adapted practices, professional altruism between archival and museum domains, and personal collaboration to provide access. Though incomplete information complicated an initial factual investigation launched in the classroom, people worked together to combine essential pieces of data and expand public awareness of Williams’s material legacy. We describe how centering the ongoing archival, museum, family, and community collaboration in Williams’s hometown will continue to welcome diverse contributions in celebrating that community’s place in history.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Archival Organization is an international journal encompassing all aspects of the arrangement, description, and provision of access to all forms of archival materials. Articles on processing techniques and procedures, preparation of finding aids, and cataloging of archival and manuscript collections in accordance with MARC, AACR2, and other rules, standards, and cataloging conventions are only part of what you"ll find in this refereed/peer-reviewed publication. The journal places emphasis on emerging technologies, applications, and standards that range from Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and methods of organizing archival collections for access on the World Wide Web to issues connected with the digitization and display of archival materials.