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The Records Continuum
Ian Maclean and the Australian Archives First Fifty Years
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During the decade from 1984 to 1994 the Australian Archives became a leader in developing Australian archival theory and practice.
The Records Continuum: Ian Maclean and the Australian Archives First Fifty Years, Sue McKemmish and Michael Piggott (eds), Ancora Press in association with Australian Archives, Canberra, 1994.
| Contents – The Records Continuum | Acrobat 5.0 |
| Foreword and Introduction | |
| Beginnings – Michael Piggott | Go to – PDF 3mb |
The Australian War Memorial and Commonwealth records, 1942–1952 – Anne-Marie Schwirtlich | Go to – PDF 2.5mb |
| Keepers of the fame? The custodial role of Australian Archives – its history and its future – Steve Stuckey | Go to – PDF 3.5mb |
| The evolution of Commonwealth access policy – HJW Stokes | Go to – PDF 2.5mb |
| Reaching out: a core program for Australian Archives – Helen Nosworthy | Go to – PDF 2.5mb |
| Managing a government archives: insights and reflections – Lee McGregor | Go to – PDF 2.5mb |
| Prime ministers as recordkeepers: British models and Australian practice – Graeme Powell | Go to – PDF 3mb |
| In search of the continuum: Ian Maclean’s ‘Australian Experience’ essays on recordkeeping – Frank Upward | Go to – PDF 3.5mb |
| The series system – a revolution in archival control – Mark Wagland and Russell Kelly | Go to – PDF 3mb |
| The Australian (‘series’) system: an exposition – C Hurley | Go to – PDF 3.5mb |
| Adapting the series system: a study of small archives applications – Sigrid McCausland | Go to – PDF 2.5mb |
| Are records ever actual? – Sue McKemmish | Go to – PDF 3mb |
Appendix 1: Selected writings of Ian Maclean Appendix 2: From dustbins to disk-drives: a survey of archives legislation in Australia | |
| Notes on contributors | Go to – PDF 1mb |
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