In issue 87.2 of American Archivist, Alexandra deGraffenreid discusses two distinct descriptive practice frameworks and how they can be reconciled; Helen Wong Smith, Dawn Schmitz, Cyndi Shein, and Lisa Schmitz examine archival job listings for an awareness of and commitment to cultural competency; and Emily Hughes Dominick, Rosemary Pleva Flynn, Cheryl Oestreicher, Katy Sternberger, Margery N. Sly, Mott Linn, Gerrianne Schaad, and Dara Baker respond to Ashley Todd-Diaz and Alex H. Poole's 2022 article about the Academy of Certified Archivists.
Other articles include a discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on archival caregivers; a comparative study examining digital preservation practices at doctoral universities; and an exploratory investigation of archival students' and early career professionals' perceptions of their archival job prospects. Also in this issue, discover six excellent reviews on recent archives publications.
On the Cover: An audience listens to past Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Ralph Bunche’s presentation at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa in 1969. Bunche, born in Detroit in 1904, received a Ph.D. from Harvard University and conducted post-doctoral work at the London School of Economics and the University of Cape Town, South Africa. In 1948, Bunche was appointed by the Security Council as Acting United Nations Mediator for Palestine, where he directed negotiations resulting in four armistice agreements between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. For this work, he received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize. Bunche was the first African American and person of color to be awarded the prize. Even after his retirement, Bunche strongly advocated for civil rights and equality. Photo courtesy of the Miyamoto Photograph Collection, Archives & Manuscripts Department, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Library.
American Archivist 87.2 (Fall/Winter 2024)
Table of Contents
From the Editor
- Draft No. 4: Thinking about Our Writing
Amy Cooper Cary
Articles
- Archival Certification Is One Piece of the Professionalization Puzzle
Emily Hughes Dominick, Rosemary Pleva Flynn, Cheryl Oestreicher, Katy Sternberger, Margery N. Sly, Mott Linn, Gerrianne Schaad, Dara Baker - Engaging the Space Between Minimal Processing and Inclusive Description to Create More Sustainable and Ethical Workflows
Alexandra deGraffenreid - An Impossible Balance: Navigating Archival Work and Caregiving Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexis Braun Marks, Rachael Dreyer, Jennifer Johnson, Michelle Sweetser - Digital Preservation Practices and Challenges at University Archives in the United States
Maali F. Alghnimi, Donald C. Force - Archival Authority Records and the Potential of Human-centered Archival Description
Maristella Feustle - “I can't work part-time for the rest of my life”: Students, Early Career Professionals, and the Uncertain Prospects of an Archival Career
Ashley Todd-Diaz, Alex H. Poole - Recruiting for Cultural Competency: A Content Analysis of Archives Job Postings
Helen Wong Smith, Dawn Schmitz, Cyndi Shein, Lisa Schmitz
Reviews
- Imagining Archival Futures
Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke - New Directions in Queer Oral History: Archives of Disruption
Edited by Clare Summerskill, Amy Tooth Murphy, and Emma Vickers
Reviewed by Kate Burns - Turning Archival: The Life of the Historical in Queer Studies
Edited by Daniel Marshall and Zeb Tortorici
Reviewed by Drew Russell - Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life
Renata Cherlise
Reviewed by Harvey Long - Journalism History and Digital Archives
Henrik Bødker
Reviewed by Kailyn Slater - ALA Editions Special Reports: Narratives of (Dis)enfranchisement: Reckoning with the History of Libraries and the Black and African American Experience
Tracey Overbey and Amanda L. Folk
Reviewed by Adam Stokes - The Unexpected in Oral History: Case Studies of Surprising Interviews
Edited by Ricardo Santhiago and Miriam Hermeto
Reviewed by Jenifer Monger
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