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Archives and Museums

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Abstract

Despite striking differences in methods and techniques, archives and museums-especially history museums-share much in common. Moreover, recent developments in both fields are increasing the area of commonality. Although it is hardly startling, I reached this realization only as a result of on-the-job experience-on the museum's collections committee (which approves all major acquisitions), in developing registration procedures with the museum's registrar's office, and through participation in seminars, colloquia, and informal discussion. Like many archivists, I suspect, my understanding of the museum world had previously been exclusively from the perspective of a visitor to museum exhibitions.

How to Cite:

Fleckner, J. A., (1990) “Archives and Museums”, Archival Issues 15(2), 67–75. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10580