Archival Studies

All Research is Fieldwork: A Practical Introduction to Studying in Japan as a Foreign Researcher

by Levi McLaughlin

The Asia-Pacific Journal, 30-1-10, July 26, 2010

Photography and the Comparative Method: The Construction of an Anthropological Archive

by Christopher Morton

Published in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI), 2012, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp 369–96

The Intimate Archive

by Sally Newman

This is an edited version of the introduction to The Intimate Archive, a co-authored monograph which examines the... more This is an edited version of the introduction to The Intimate Archive, a co-authored monograph which examines the issues raised in theorising sexuality in archival collections. Maryanne Dever, Sally Newman and Ann Vickery consider the ethical dilemmas that they faced while researching private material, in particular of making conclusions based on material that was possibly never intended by its subjects to be consumed publicly. The introduction is both a contemplation of private affairs and a reflexive meditation on the right to acquire and assume intimate knowledge of historical subjects.

Bishop on bishop: Critical review of the Fosco's analysis and transcript of the will made by Ivan Tomko Mrnavić / Biskup o biskupu: Kritika Foscove analize i transkripcije oporuke Ivana Tomka Mrnavića

by Iva Kurelac

Co-authored with Tamara Tvrtkovic, PhD, published in Historical Journal, vol. 64, no. 1, 2011, pp. 29-46.

The research is founded on the work of Bishop of Šibenik Giuseppe Antonio Fosco, "Vita di Giovanni Tonco... more The research is founded on the work of Bishop of Šibenik Giuseppe Antonio Fosco, "Vita di Giovanni Tonco Marnavić", published in 1890 in Šibenik. Fosco used a 1639 copy of Mrnavić's will made by notary from Šibenik Mihovil Parčić, now kept in the Zadar State Archives (collection: Notary Archives of Šibenik). Due to Fosco's inadequate knowledge of Latin, this paper offers a comprehensive and detailed analysis of all legatees and properties based on the copy of Mrnavić's will held in the State Archives in Zadar, as well as a more correct and contemporary transcript of the will, including notes and linguistic analysis of Fosco's transcript. The paper analyzes Mrnavić's will according to the most significant categories of legatees, and those are family, clergy and religious orders, religious institutions and charity institutions.

Key words: Ivan Tomko Mrnavić, Antonio Giuseppe Fosco, will, Zagreb, Zagreb Diocese, Šibenik, church history, Early Modern period

Newer data on the historian Dominic Zavorović, his family and in-laws / Novija saznanja o povjesničaru Dinku Zavoroviću, njegovoj obitelji i svojti

by Iva Kurelac

Published in Papers and Proceedings of the Department of Historical Research of the Institute of Historical and Social Research of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, vol. 25, 2008, pp. 183-202.

In the article are presented new data on the historian and humanist of Šibenik Dominic (Dinko) Zavorović, his family... more In the article are presented new data on the historian and humanist of Šibenik Dominic (Dinko) Zavorović, his family and in-laws, found by research into archival sources from the archival series Šibenski notarski arhiv (the Notarial Archive of Šibenik) and Šibenski općinski arhiv (the Communal Archive of Šibenik) of the State Archive of Zadar and by means of the analysis of a certain number of documents from the Diocesan Archive of Šibenik. The introductory part of the work briefly analyses the former results of Croatian historiography on that subject and it is established that some crucial data on the Zavorovići, several times presented in scholarly literature, are in fact incorrect and incomplete. The purpose of this article is, among other things, to correct such matters. The methods and goals of research into archival sources, encompassing a period of approximately ninety years, are focused on the person of Dominic Zavorović and some other members of his family. After the results are presented, the relevant parts of the notarial documents are transcribed in their Latin original form. The most important corrections found in the archival sources refer to the issue of origin of Zavorović’s mother, but also to his relationship to the Vrančići. Given as appendices to the article there are the genealogical scheme centred on Dominic Zavorović, the transcript of the marital contract of Dominic Zavorović and Claire Vrančić, the transcript of a charter containing data on the ancestry of the Zavorovići and the list of archival boxes from the archival series Šibenski notarski arhiv of the State Archive of Zadar researched up to now.
 
Keywords
historiography; humanism; Dalmatia; Šibenik; Dinko Zavorović; the Zavorovići family

Telling Their Stories: Using Outreach to Create Biographies of Alumni Veterans

by Jason Speck

Journal for the Society of North Carolina Archivists, Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 2012, pp 2-19.  Soon to be available via EBSCOHost.

When a donor demanded that one of its treasures be returned, the University of Maryland Archives could have become... more When a donor demanded that one of its treasures be returned, the University of Maryland Archives could have become territorial or defensive.  Instead, the Archives used the request as an opportunity to work more closely with that donor, recognizing that what the donor really wanted was enhanced access.  Out of this potentially difficult situation came the creation of a new student internship program, one which has received widespread positive publicity for its work in creating biographies of alumni veterans who perished in service to their country.  These biographies will eventually serve as the foundation for a website that will provide the access that the donor desires.  This new form of outreach has also benefitted the Archives by raising its profile on campus.

Protecting Public Trust: An Archival Wake-Up Call.

by Jason Speck

Journal of Archival Organization, Volume 8, Number 1, Jan.-Mar. 2010, pages 31-53.

While archivists and their repositories depend a great deal on public trust, they do little to cultivate or protect... more While archivists and their repositories depend a great deal on public trust, they do little to cultivate or protect it. All too often, the archival community is only a passive actor in an area where it should be fiercely pro-active. This article aims to show archivists how they can build on the trust they have and avoid many of the problems that have plagued the archival community in recent years, problems that run the risk of irrevocably damaging the profession’s reputation.

'No hay nada' ou 'la Catalogne, source intarissable'? Réflexions sur une expérience de recherche entre abondance et absence d'archives

by stéphane péquignot

published in "L'absence de texte, CEHTL 4, Paris, Lamop 2011 (1ere édition en ligne 2012)

The accessibility of the archives of the Crown of Aragon (Barcelona) has much varied, and the exceptional abundance of... more The accessibility of the archives of the Crown of Aragon (Barcelona) has much varied, and the exceptional abundance of these sources for the Middle Ages has provided the theme of many a article or lecture. The conditions and the perspectives of the historians who work on this area have been and still are much influenced by this changing level of access.

Towards a Mathematical Evaluation of the Significance of the Via Egnatia within the Transport Network of the Historical Region of Macedonia, in: Proceedings “Makedonija niz vekovite”, Skopje [in press]

by Mihailo Popovic

Gli scavi italiani di Seleucia al Tigri. L'edificio degli archivi

by Vito Messina

published in 'Atti dei Convegni Lincei 234'. Giornata Lincea in ricordo di Giorgio Gullini, Roma 2007, 111-132.
(draft only)

Uwe Schellinger: Kaum zu fassen: Die spezifische Problematik der historischen Überlieferung paranormaler Erfahrungen im 20. Jahrhundert, in: Zeitschrift für Anomalistik 11 (2011) Nr.1+2+3, S. 166-196.

by Uwe Schellinger

Forscherinnen und Forscher aus den Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften sehen sich bei historisch orientierten... more Forscherinnen und Forscher aus den Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften sehen sich bei historisch orientierten Forschungen zu paranormalen Erfahrungen im menschlichen Alltag spezifischen Problemen bei der Quellenrecherche gegenüber. Da entsprechende Berichte über außergewöhnliche Erfahrungen in der Vergangenheit in überwiegendem Maße an Personen und Institutionen vermittelt wurden, die aufgrund ihres wissenschaftlichen Standorts keine Anbindung an etablierte Strukturen des nationalen oder internationalen Archivwesens hatten, hat sich für diese Quellen eine spezifische, zumeist jedoch wenig transparente Überlieferungssituation entwickelt. Die Recherchen nach und vor allem der Zugang zu entsprechenden archivalischen Quellen zu paranormalen Erfahrungen erweisen sich deshalb noch immer als verhältnismäßig kompliziert. Für das 20. Jahrhundert kommt hinzu, dass größere Teile der vorhandenen Textquellen, die oft sehr persönliche und private Sachverhalte enthalten, besonderen Schutz etwa durch langfristige archivische Sperrfristen erfordern. Somit ist zu fragen, wie sich dennoch forschungsfördernde Lösungen finden lassen. Die Ausführungen dieses Aufsatzes verstehen sich folglich als Beitrag zur bislang noch kaum geführten Diskussion, wie im Forschungsfeld der Anomalistik und der Parapsychologie Fragen der Archivierung relevanter Quellenbestände professionell behandelt werden sollten.

Schlüsselbegriffe: Archiv – Archivwesen – Archivierung – Historische Anthropologie – Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V. – Spontanfälle –
Wissenschaftsgeschichte


Transmission of Paranormal Experiences in the 20th Century
Abstract – In history and cultural history, researchers are confronted with particular problems when they inquire about the historical sources needed for their research into spontaneous paranormal experiences. In the past, reports of exceptional experiences were entrusted predominantly to indi
viduals and institutions that, due to their locations, did not have any connections to the established structures of national or international archives. This created a peculiar and almost intransparent situation for those original sources and the researchers interested in them. Inquiries for, and especially access to these archival sources of paranormal experience reports still prove to be relatively difficult. And there is an additional problem concerning major parts of 20th-century sources: they often contain information on very private issues and therefore require particular protection such as long-term archival retention periods. Hence the question is how research-promoting solutions can be found nevertheless. This paper is intended as a contribution to the discussion on how to deal professionally with issues of archiving relevant original sources in the field of anomalistics and parapsychology.

Keywords: archive – archive studies – archiving – historical anthropology – Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V. – spontaneous cases – history of science

¿UN ETNOGRAFO ENTRE LOS ARCHIVOS? Propuestas para una especialización de conveniencia

by Bastien Bosa

Published in Revista Colombiana de Antropología, 2010

Este artículo pretende brindar una reflexión sobre la idea de “etnografía de/en los archivos”. En la primera parte,... more Este artículo pretende brindar una reflexión sobre la idea de “etnografía de/en los archivos”. En la primera parte, se desarrolla una crítica tanto de las separaciones
disciplinares entre antropología e historia como de la interdisciplinariedad concebida como “alianza de disciplinas”. En la segunda, se formula una propuesta alternativa,
basada, por un lado, en la defensa de una concepción unificada de las ciencias socia­les, y por otro, en la voluntad de definir un “espacio de trabajo” especializado, alredor de la aplicación del programa metodológico de la etnografía en terrenos históricos.
Más que hablar de las relaciones entre dos disciplinas, preferimos hacerlo sobre las relaciones entre dos niveles: 1) Un objeto (el pasado), que se presenta como específico
a la historia, pero que realmente interesa al conjunto de los científicos sociales. 2)  Una técnica (la etnografía), que a veces se presenta como específica a la antropología, pero que también interesa al conjunto de las ciencias sociales.

Palabras clave: etnografía, archivos, metodología, interdisciplinariedad, epistemo­logía

Ottavio Rossi appointed antiquary to the Commune of Brescia

by Simone Signaroli

Documents for a cultural biography of Ottavio Rossi (1578-1630) antiquary, I, Ottavio Rossi appointed antiquary to the Commune of Brescia, © 2012

The paper presents some documents that attest Rossi’s appointment to the Commune of Brescia as municipal antiquary... more The paper presents some documents that attest Rossi’s appointment to the Commune of Brescia as municipal antiquary (1610-1623).

Nota sull'origine del Cassone ferrato dell'antico archivio comunale di Brescia, "Aevum", 85 (2011), pp. 835-837

by Simone Signaroli

For centuries the most precious documents of the Commune of Brescia have been preserved in an iron coffer (Cassone... more For centuries the most precious documents of the Commune of Brescia have been preserved in an iron coffer (Cassone ferrato). A text on the martyrs Faustinus and Jovita, printed at Brescia in 1624, tells that the coffer had been originally made to contain the relics of the Saints, but it was soon turned to keep the documents.

Poetics of the Proto-Archive: creating the Industrial Workers' Redemption

by Aurelie Vialette

Catalan Review 24 (2010), 223-241.

Archivbericht im Hinblick auf die Fusion der Gewerkschaften GBI, SMUV und VHTL liegt vor

by Adrian Zimmermann

published in: Arbido, 2003, Nr. 10, pp. 12-15.

Gewerkschaften im Umbruch: Bausteine für eine gewerkschaftliche Archiv-und Records-Management-Strategie vor dem Hintergrund des …

by Adrian Zimmermann

Examination paper "Certificate in archival and information science"

Cancellarius e cancellus. Contributo al lessico e ai luoghi della cancelleria fra Quattro e Cinquecento: tradizione erudita e testimonianze archivistiche dal comune di Brescia, “Bullettino dell’ISIME”, 112 (2010), pp. 297-304

by Simone Signaroli

Some documents, selected from the Provvisioni of the fifteenth-century municipality of Brescia, give us cause to... more Some documents, selected from the Provvisioni of the fifteenth-century municipality of Brescia, give us cause to discuss the survival of such a latin chancery term as cancellus. Furthermore, this material allow us to identify the buildings and the rooms where the municipality itself preserved its public archives.

A Fresh Look at the Nimrud Wine Lists. In: L. Milano (Ed.), Drinking in Ancient Societies, Padova 1994, 361-380

by Mario Fales

Thanks to Mark Shindel, who pointed out that the relevant book is difficult to find nowadays.

Répertoire méthodique du fonds de l’Intendance particulière du Faucigny (1605-1793)

by Rémy Verdo

Archives départementales de la Haute-Savoie et Institut national du patrimoine, 2012, 194 p. Bientôt accessible sur le site des Archives départementales de la Haute-Savoie (http://archives.cg74.fr/).

Les fonds d'Intendances sardes d'Ancien Régime conservés aux Archives départementales de la Haute-Savoie avaient été... more Les fonds d'Intendances sardes d'Ancien Régime conservés aux Archives départementales de la Haute-Savoie avaient été péniblement réunis puis classés entre 1867 et 1922, donnant lieu en 1923 à un inventaire où le principe primordial de respect des fonds sacrifiait à une logique thématique malheureuse. Précédé d'une introduction historique détaillée et assorti d'annexes destinées à faciliter le travail des chercheurs, ce nouvel instrument de recherche présente, pour la seule Intendance particulière du Faucigny, des descriptions remises aux normes et une réflexion proprement archivistique permettant de dégager plusieurs fonds indûment mêlés à celui de l'Intendance.