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Out of the Hollinger Box: The Archivist as Advocate

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Abstract

This article is predicated on the firm conviction that archival activists have contributed much to the democratization and improvement of our professional organizations and have helped us to recognize the relationships between our work and the world around us. Activist archivists are those archivists who persistently seek to address major social concerns of the archival profession and the public it serves and to improve their own work places, their professional organizations, and the archival profession in general. Activist archivists are advocates for a more responsible, understanding, democratic profession, who believe these goals are often best achieved through vocal or written expression at professional and public meetings, and in the professional and general literature.

How to Cite:

Motley, A., (1984) “Out of the Hollinger Box: The Archivist as Advocate”, Archival Issues 9(2), 65–73. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10430