An archivist’s job is to ‘keep the receipts.’ What happens when they can’t do their job?

beSpacific 2025-04-21

Summary:

Boston Globe [no paywall]: “Several archivists told the Globe they see the president’s actions as a threat to government transparency. To Katherine Wisser, an archivist who teaches at Simmons College in Boston, the National Archives was always more than a mere government agency. It was a standard bearer, embodying the strict code that her profession ...

Link:

https://www.bespacific.com/an-archivists-job-is-to-keep-the-receipts-what-happens-when-they-cant-do-their-job/

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Berkeley Law Library -- Reference & Research Services » beSpacific

Tags:

censorship

Authors:

Sabrina I. Pacifici

Date tagged:

04/21/2025, 23:11

Date published:

04/21/2025, 22:06