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Leadership and Local Government Records: The Opportunity of the Joint Committee on the Management, Preservation, and Use of Local Government Records

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Abstract

Few dispute, at least openly, the value of local government records. For over a century historians, and the antiquarians who preceded them, have used local government records to document political administration, local history, and the lives of individuals and families.' By the turn of this century, progressive reformers and public servants began to recognize governmental records as administrative necessities. 2 Archivists, too, have professed the value of local government records. Unfortunately, their commitment has not resulted in providing them with adequate care and protection because of the weakness of state and, especially, national leadership.

How to Cite:

Cox, R. J., (1985) “Leadership and Local Government Records: The Opportunity of the Joint Committee on the Management, Preservation, and Use of Local Government Records”, Archival Issues 10(1), 33–42. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10447