Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Keywords
Advocating archives, Western Archives Institute
Abstract
When my mother moved to a retirement home a few years ago I helped her decide what to save among the 17 cartons of family papers stored in the attic. It was the first time that she could clearly understand my professional expertise. She began telling her friends that every family should have an archivist. For me this story shows the importance of being able to explain the roles of archivists and the value of archives in society.
Publication Title
Archival Outlook
Volume
Jan/Feb 2005
First Page
3
Required Publisher's Statement
Published by the Society of American Archivists
Recommended Citation
Jimerson, Randall C. Western Washington University, "Archival Stories" (2005). History Faculty and Staff Publications. 76.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/history_facpubs/76
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Archivists; Family archives--United States
Geographic Coverage
United States
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Comments
Society of American Archivists “President’s Message” column
Archival Outlook (ISSN 1520-3379) is published six times a year and distributed as a membership benefit by the Society of American Archivists. Contents of the newsletter may be reproduced in whole or in part provided that credit is given.