Archives for the Lay Person

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Basic Definitions and Concepts
Chapter 2 Acquiring New Materials
Chapter 3 Organizing the Collection
Chapter 4 Describing the Collection
Chapter 5 Photographs: Handling, Identifying, Arranging and Describing
Chapter 6 Photographs: Management and Use
Chapter 7 Reference/Researchers
Chapter 8 Security
Chapter 9 Exhibits
Chapter 10 Your Storage Environment
Chapter 11 Other Types of Materials
Chapter 12 Outside Specialists
Chapter 13 Additional Manpower
Chapter 14 Disaster Preparedness
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

In this concise but extremely thorough book, Lois Hamill, University Archivist at Northern Kentucky University, bridges the gap for individuals and smaller institutions that need to organize what may often be long neglected collections. In this era of resource constraint, Lois takes a methodical approach to the description of these items, relying heavily on the affordable Past Perfect Software which can generate museum quality records for the beginner, with the informed narrative from Ms. Hamill to lead the way. . . . If there was one ready reference work I would recommend to someone commencing an archival collection it would be the Archives for the Lay Person. Ms. Hamill has given us a roadmap, folded neatly. We need only drive.