HIST 323 - Introduction to Archival Practices

Credits: 3

Introduction to basic principles and practices in managing archives or special collections, surveying various types of archives and repositories and concepts and methods for organization and descriptive systems used in academic, public, private, and museum collections. Exploration and analysis of new archival technologies and tools used for processing collections and increasing accessibility, and apply these principles to a service learning project based on a local archive.

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