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"This book seeks to understand how archives and archivists in England developed during the 20th century. The author examines the political and legislative context, analyses how archival institutions developed in local and central government, and in businesses and universities, and discusses the growth of the archival profession via formal societies and education and training." Although the book focuses on 20th century England, developments are traced from the Public Record Office Act in 1838 through to the formation of The National Archives in 2003. In addition, the author briefly discusses the comparative development of archives in continental Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia, thereby providing a context for the history of English archives.
1 How government shaped the English archival profession : commissions, legislation and reports, 1800-1950 21
2 How government shaped the English archival profession : from Grigg to The National Archives, 1950-2003 43
3 A national archival system or strength in diversity : national archival institutions, 1838-2003 65
4 Diversity of provision : local and specialist archives, 1889-2003 95
5 From scholarly preoccupations towards professionalism : historical and scholarly associations, 1880-1945 129
6 The development of professional bodies : the Society of Archivists and beyond, 1945-2003 143
7 Gatekeepers to the profession : archival education, 1880-1980 171
8 Archival education : specialisation, expansion and development of professional education, 1960-2003 191
Conclusion Archives and archivists in twentieth century England 211
Bibliography 219
Index 239
Overview
"This book seeks to understand how archives and archivists in England developed during the 20th century. The author examines the political and legislative context, analyses how archival institutions developed in local and central government, and in businesses and universities, and discusses the growth of the archival profession via formal societies and education and training." Although the book focuses on 20th century England, developments are traced from the Public Record Office Act in 1838 through to the formation of The National Archives in