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American Archives and Manuscripts

Dept. Code: 
IS
Course Number: 
201
Course Credits: 
4 credit hours
Course Format: 
Lecture
Offered Online: 
No

This course uses lectures and guest presentations, assignments, readings, and in‑class discussions and exercises to introduce students to the historical and evolving theoretical foundations, major professional institutions, key practices, and contemporary issues and concerns of the American archival and manuscripts professions.  

Relates to GPAS Component(s): 
Appraisal and Acquisition
Arrangement and Description
Digital Records and Access Systems
Ethics and Values
History of Archives and the Archival Profession
Legal and Financial Systems
Management and Administration
Outreach and Advocacy
Records and Cultural Memory
Records and Information Management
Reference and Access
Social and Cultural Systems