Resources on Reappraisal and Deaccessioning

The members of the TS-GRD will be maintaining and updating the literature published in major journals (American Archivists, Archivaria, etc.) and as stand-alone monographs. Some entries will include summaries and/or annotations by TS-GRD members.

If you have written or read a recent work on the subject that is not on the list, send an email to the SAA TS-GRD Chair, Dara Baker. 

Additionally, the TS-GRD is interested in knowing about conference presentations given on the topics of reappraisal and deaccessioning and would be happy to include those in this space. 

Literature Review:
If you have seen something not on the list, published after 2018, please feel free to email Dara Baker. 

But You Promised: A Case Study of Deaccessioning at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming

Laura Jackson and D. Thompson

The American Archivist Sep 2010, Vol. 73, No. 2 (Fall/Winter) pp. 669-685

http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.73.2.297691q50gkk84j4

“As Vast as the Sea”: An Overview of Archives and the Archival Profession in Russia from the Time of Ivan the Terrible to World War I
Aleksandr Gelfand
The American Archivist Sep 2016, Vol. 79, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2016) pp. 230-253
http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/0360-9081-79.2.230

Three mentions of history of deaccessioning

Mass Representation Defined: A Study of Unique Page Views at East Carolina University
Mark Custer
The American Archivist Sep 2013, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Fall/Winter) pp. 481-501
http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.76.2.55847u43865w6190

One mention of deaccessioning as possible outcome of type of research done in article.

Hidden Collections within Hidden Collections: Providing Access to Printed Ephemera
Rebecca Altermatt and Adrien Hilton
The American Archivist Apr 2012, Vol. 75, No. 1 (Spring/Summer) pp. 171-194

http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.75.1.6538724k51441161

One mention of each term in text.

Keeping Time: An Introduction to Archival Best Practices for Music Librarians

Adriana Cuervo

The American Archivist Mar 2015, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 2015) pp. 272-274

One use of word, incorrect context

http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/0360-9081.78.1.272

Keeping Time: An Introduction to Archival Best Practices for Music Librarians

Adriana Cuervo

The American Archivist Mar 2015, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 2015) pp. 272-274

http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.77.2.l870t2671m734116

One paragraph, “joke” about Archives Swap meet for deaccessioning

Forget the Past? Or History Matters? Selected Academic Perspectives on the Strategic Value of Organizational Pasts
Paul C. Lasewicz
The American Archivist Mar 2015, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 2015) pp. 59-83
http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/0360-9081.78.1.59 

One mention of each term in background section

Thirty Years On: SAA and Descriptive Standards (Session 706)
William Landis, Steven Hensen, William Landis, Kathleen Roe, Michael Rush, William Stockting and Victoria Walch
The American Archivist Jan 2011, Vol. 74, No. Supplement 1 (January 2011) pp. 1-36

http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.74.suppl-1.15011hj3lg56t0t3 

Only mentions TS-GRD, not any deaccessioning or appraisal work.

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Archival Diasporas: A Framework for Understanding the Complexities and Challenges of Dispersed Photographic Collections
Ricardo Punzalan
The American Archivist Oct 2014, Vol. 77, No. 2 (Fall/Winter) pp. 326-349
http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.77.2.729766v886w16007

One mention of deaccessioning on p. 329.

Much Ado about Paper Clips: "More Product, Less Process" and the Modern Manuscript Repository

Carl Ness

The American Archivist May 2010, Vol. 73, No. 1 (Spring/Summer) pp. 129-145

Footnote only:

http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.73.1.v17jn363512j545k

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The Power of Archives: Archivists' Values and Value in the Postmodern Age 

(with an Introduction by Dennis Meissner) Mark Greene
The American Archivist Apr 2009, Vol. 72, No. 1 (Spring/Summer) pp. 13-41

http://americanarchivist.org/doi/pdf/10.17723/aarc.72.1.k0322x0p38v44l53

One mention of each term in introduction to Marc Greene given by Meissner, Presidential Address.

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Archivists and Social Responsibility: A Response to Mark Greene
Randall Jimerson
The American Archivist Sep 2013, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Fall/Winter) pp. 335-345
Citation | PDF (127 KB) open access

A Critique of Social Justice as an Archival Imperative: What Is It We're Doing That's All That Important?
Mark Greene
The American Archivist Sep 2013, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Fall/Winter) pp. 302-334
Abstract | PDF (219 KB) open access

Roundtables as Incubators for Leadership: The Legacy of the Congressional Papers Roundtable (Session 309)
William Landis, Connell Gallagher, Mark Greene, Leigh McWhite, Naomi Nelson and Linda Whitaker
The American Archivist Jan 2011, Vol. 74, No. Supplement 1 (January 2011) pp. 1-25