Public–Private Partnerships in the Preservation of Presidential Records

2020 ◽  
pp. 009539972094130
Author(s):  
Daniel Boden ◽  
Patrick C. Exmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Library System ◽  
Museum Displays ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Elite Interviews ◽  
Publicly Supported ◽  
Private Support ◽  
Presidential Library System

The National Archives and Records Administration, in partnership with private support foundations, administers 13 individual presidential libraries comprising the Presidential Library System. These privately constructed, publicly supported archives not only preserve official presidential records but through their museum displays offer visitors a glimpse into the life and times of specific presidents. Utilizing legislation, archival documents, and elite interviews to characterize governance and administration structures of these relationships, this study outlines the nature of current public–private partnerships within the Presidential Library System, as well as the potential departure from existing frameworks for future partnerships absent formalized guidance procedures.

In Defense of Presidential Libraries

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-103
Author(s):  
Bob Clark
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Barack Obama ◽  
Early History ◽  
Museum Exhibits ◽  
Library System ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many ◽  
Presidential Library System

The recent announcement by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Barack Obama Foundation that there will be no Barack Obama Presidential Library has received very little attention or scrutiny. This essay examines that decision and places it in historical context based on the author’s expertise gained through years of working within NARA at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and writing about the early history of NARA and the presidential library system. The essay explores the many ways in which the failure to build an Obama Library adversely impacts researcher access to important historical information, damages the quality of museum exhibits at a privately run Obama museum, threatens the presidential library system as we know it, and ultimately impairs our democracy.

scholarly journals A public library cannot live on books alone: A lesson from history

IFLA Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Șerbănuță
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
System Development ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Information Control ◽  
Totalitarian Regime ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library System ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Archival Documents

For almost half a century Romania was under a totalitarian regime. In times of severe censorship and information control the communist regime promoted public libraries. This paper will present the main phases of the public library system development and discuss how the state’s emphasis on providing large collections of books influenced library services. As part of an oral history project, this paper will use memories of people who worked in public libraries of various sizes in the 1970s and the 1980s, archival documents and secondary sources to contribute to a more nuanced discussion about the recent history of Romanian public libraries. What were the phases of the development of the national library system and how important was the library collection for the institutional survival of the public library? The paper will also discuss the collection development policy and contrast it with the impoverished professional development within the library system.

scholarly journals Seyyid Mehmet Ağa Vakfiyesinde Bulunan Yapıların 19. Yüzyılda Yaptırılma Süreçleri ve Günümüzdeki Durumları Hakkında Tespitler / An Evaluation of Construction Processes of the Buildings Which Existed in Sayyid Mehmet Aga's Foundations in the 19th Century and Current Situations

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Mustafa Eyyamoğlu ◽  
Nuran Kara Pilehvarian
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Islamic Culture ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Turkish Cypriot ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Republic Of Turkey ◽  
Over Time

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>In this study, reconstruction activities in Cyprus were investigated according to the information given in the El-Hac Es-Sayyid Mehmet Ağa Foundation (1826). El-Hac Es-Seyyid Mehmet Ağa was a former guardian in Ottoman Palace (İstanbul) who was appointed as a tax officer Cyprus in the early 19th century. Seyyid Mehmet Aga, during his stay in Cyprus constructed Mosque, Tekke, Mescit, and schools and he has foundations related to these structures. These foundations are available in the TRNC Vakıflar Administration, TRNC Girne National Archives and Research Department, Republic of Turkey Directorate General of Foundations Achieves. Most of the Islamic buildings registered in the Seyyid Mehmet Ağa foundation are made up of the pre-existing, inadequate and ruined structures re-constructed and brought to the use of the Muslim Turkish Cypriot people. Nicosia Dükkanlarönü Mosque, Fethiye Mosque, Tahtakale Mosque, Lapta Mosque and Famagusta Kutup Osman Efendi Tomb are the architectural venues where the Turkish Cypriot Islamic culture has been performed and it is understood from archival documents that they are supported by various mites and foundations. Within the scope of the study, prior and restructuring processes of these structures were determined and findings were made about the current situation. These structures are the living documents of the Ottoman Period in Cyprus over 300 years, which describe the structuring of the Islam and Ottoman identity in island. These structures are important documents of the Turkish Cypriot Islamic Heritage. Due to political changing over time they lost their incomes and original shapes.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Bu çalışmada 19, yüzyıl başlarında Kıbrıs’a muhassıl olarak atanan Dergâh-ı Âli Kapıcı başlarından El-Hac Es- Seyyid Mehmet Ağanın 1826 tarihli Vakfiyelerinde geçen bilgilere bağlı olarak Kıbrıs’taki imar faaliyetleri incelenmiştir. Kıbrıs’ta bulunduğu süre zarfında Cami, Tekke, Mescit, Sıbyan Mektebi yaptıran Seyyid Mehmet Ağa’nın bu yapılar ile ilgili vakfiyeleri mevcuttur. Bu vakfiyeler KKTC Vakıflar İdaresinde, KKTC Girne Milli Arşiv ve Araştırma Dairesinde, TC Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü ve TC Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivlerinde bulunmaktadır. Seyyid Mehmet Ağa vakfiyesinde kayıtlı bulunan İslami eserlerin çoğu önceden var olan, yetersiz ve harap durumda olan yapıların yeniden düzenlemelerle genişletilip Müslüman Türk halkının kullanımına kazandırılmış yapılardır. Seyyid Mehmet Ağa’nın yeniden yaptırmış olduğu Lefkoşa Dükkânlar Önü Camii, Fethiye Camii, Tahtakale Camii, Lapta Camii ve Mağusa Kutup Osman Efendi Türbesi Kıbrıs Türk İslam kültürünün icra edildiği mimari mekânlar olup çeşitli akarlar ve vakıflar ile desteklenmiş oldukları arşiv belgelerinden anlaşılmaktadır.</p><p>Çalışma kapsamında söz konusu yapıların önceden ve yeniden yaptırılma süreçleri belirlenerek günümüzdeki durumları hakkında tespitler yapılmıştır. Osmanlı Hâkimiyetinin adada var olduğu 300 yılı aşkın zaman diliminde, gerek devlet eli gerekse adada görev alan memurlar sayesinde Kıbrıs’ta İslam ve Osmanlı kimliğinin yapılandırılarak etkisinin genişletildiğini anlatan ve Osmanlı Devleti’nin Kıbrıs’ta yaşayan belgeleri niteliğinde olan bu yapılar, Kıbrıs Türk İslam Mirasının vazgeçilmeyen önemli ögeleridir. Zaman içerisinde değişen siyasal yapıya bağlı olarak gelirleri kesilen ve terk edilen bu eserler bakımsızlık nedeni ile orijinal hallerini yitirmişerdir.</p>

A Catalog of the National Archives of the Liberian Government

1976 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 193-202
Author(s):  
Tom W. Shick
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Administrative Authority ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

In the course of my research into the social history of nineteenth century immigrants to Liberia from America, I had the occasion to consult the Liberian Archives in Monrovia. Although the focus of my own research was limited in scope, I was exposed to the full range of materials available in this repository. In 1966, Svend Holsoe was instrumental in helping to organize the archival documents, and he prepared a catalog listing of the same. The present effort should be considered a “second edition” of Holsoe's original work, which only circulated privately. Wherever possible I have additionally tried to include some idea of the extent of each volume or bundle by noting page content where known or estimating the number of pieces included in each bundle. The need for this new listing has arisen from the impact of the course of time on the collection. Over the period of almost a decade since Professor Holsoe's catalog was prepared, factors such as climate conditions and reorganization efforts necessitated by space limitations have altered the content of the collection considerably.The government archival material comes under the administrative authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It has been organized and housed in a separate facility directly across from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Ashmun Street in Monrovia. Mr. Augustine D. Jallah is the Director of Archives and the person immediately responsible for the care of the documents. Permission to use the material must be received directly from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Protection of Archival Record From Pollutants the Diffusion of SO2 Through Archival Boxboard

1992 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles M. Guttman ◽  
Kenneth L. Jewett
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Diffusion Constant ◽  
Gas Concentration ◽  
Diffusion Constants ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Storage ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Archival Record

ABSTRACTThe diffusion constants of sulfur dioxide in boxboards, commonly used to store archival documents, have been measured. For the most common boxes used by National Archives and Record Administration a diffusion constant of about 0.001 cm2 / sec was determined independent of gas concentration. These results are discussed in terms of a model of the microenvironment provided by these boxboards as used in archival storage.

scholarly journals Expectations of Aging as Gendered Political Discourse in 19th-century France

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Renee Davis
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Political Prisoner ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Government Aid ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
19Th Century France

Research framework:In 1881 the French Third Republic allocated yearly pensions to nearly 25,000 elderly citizens as reparations for political oppression suffered thirty years earlier during the previous regime. To receive a pension, each former political prisoner (proscrit), their widows or children, wrote letters describing their punishment and the wider multi-generational impact of that oppression.Objectives:This article uncovers understandings shared by Republican administrators and a particular group of their staunch working-class supporters - artisans, rural laborers, and small-town shopkeepers - of the definitions of old age, expectations for life trajectories, and how gender affected both expectations and experiences.Methodology:Historical, qualitative analysis of archival documents at the French National Archives and departments of the Ain, Allier, Drôme, Hérault, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire, Vaucluse and Yonne, France.Results:Analysis demonstrates pension applicants drew upon common understandings of gender and age-based roles to strengthen their claims to pensions both as erstwhile heroes of the newly democratic regime and as members of an indigent, elderly poor worthy of government aid.Conclusions:Formerproscrits, their families and Republican administrators shared assumptions about the definition of the onset of old age as linked to gender; about expectations that elderly men would work indefinitely in old age until physically unable to do so but that the specter of elderly working women was shameful and a blot on Republican values; and about an understanding that pensions allowed a dignified old-age for both male and female applicants by undoing dangerous shifts in gender roles perceived as triggered by the political oppression decades earlier.Contribution:The article contributes to scholarship on changing European understandings of the gendered dimensions of old age in the late 19th century, just before decades of social welfare legislation.

scholarly journals Архивное строительство Калмыцкой АССР. 1962–1980 гг.

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 488-500
Author(s):  
Larisa B. Mandzhikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
National Economic ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
The Republic ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Council Of Ministers ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. In the article, the author examines the history of archives in Kalmykia within the 1962-1980 chronological framework. In 1962, the Archive Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the KASSR and the State Archives of the Republic were transferred to the jurisdiction of the Council of Ministers of the KASSR; and in 1980, the Archive Department under the Council of Ministers of the Kalmyk ASSR was reorganized into the Archive Department of the Council of Ministers of the Kalmyk ASSR. The article aims at examining the history of archives and archiving in this period, focusing on the impact of changes in the administrative-territorial division of the Republic on the formation of a network of archival institutions in Kalmykia. This has involved the study of issues of archival acquisition in the state archives, methods of preservation of archival records at the stage of departmental storage and in the state archives, and the use of archival documents for the purposes of national economic and scientific research. Data and research methods. The sources for the research were archival records of the National Archives of the Republic of Kalmykia, many of which are introduced for the first time. Results. The study indicates that the period under consideration saw radical changes in the archival organization in Kalmykia. The archival institutions of the Republic organized their work in accordance with the adopted normative legal acts, the instructions of the higher organizations, and the state of local archiving. In general, during this period, the archivists of the Republic succeeded in reaching the standards required in their professional field in the country at large, and, also, in creating the foundation for further improvement in the field.

New Archival Documents Relating to Modern Czech-Russian Relations in the National Archives in Prague

2020 ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
Jiří Křesťan ◽  
◽  
Jan Kahuda ◽  
Lenka Kločková ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Documents

Presidential Libraries: A View from the Center

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHARON K. FAWCETT
Keyword(s):  
Present Position ◽  
Library System ◽  
Unique System ◽  
Presidential Library System

Abstract: This article is the author's reflection on the long-term viability of the presidential library system and how it continues to evolve to meet the needs of the twenty-firstcentury visitor and researcher. The reflections and assessments are based on the author's long association with this unique system from the time in 1969 when she started as an archivist at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library until her present position as the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries.

An Overview of Ottoman Archival Documents and Their Relevance for Medieval Indian History

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. R. Farooqi
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Indian History ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of

The significance of Ottoman archives for the reconstruction of Europe’s past is well known but its relevance for the study of Medieval Indian History has so far eluded the attention and interest of Indian historians. Several series of documents preserved in the Turkish National Archives (Başbakanlik Devlet Arşivi) in Istanbul, especially Mühimme Defterleri, Name-i Hümayun Defterleri and Tapu Tahrir Defterleri, can yield significant dividends for understanding many little known or even unknown episodes of India’s medieval past. This article explores the nature of the documents available in the Turkish archives and underscores the utility of some of these documents for unravelling certain unknown facets of the journey of the Indian pilgrims, including the ladies of Emperor Akbar’s harem, to the Hijaz along with the Mughal Hajj caravans in the 1570s. The article also examines four select documents available in this archive. Three of these documents furnish so far unknown evidence on the history of medieval Gujarat, Kerala and Ahmad Nagar respectively, while the fourth provides significant information regarding Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar’s relations with the Ottoman Empire.

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