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Item Marguerite Harper: Archives and Lost Agent(cy)(2022-05-05) Deinert, V. Emily CranwellThis presentation is a case study on archival practices that ignore or erase histories and contributions of oppressed populations. It specifically examines the story of Marguerite Harper, literary agent to well-known author Elmore "Dutch" Leonard.Item “There is a Question of trust”: Punk rock, word of mouth, and donor relations(2019-04-12) Davis, John R.Donor relations within a subculture can be a challenge, for ideological, emotional, and practical reasons. Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) at the University of Maryland has successfully built connections with donors from the Washington, D.C. punk subculture by showing that the donor-archivist relationship can be the latest link in the chain of their stories. When it comes to strong relations with donors, as the D.C. punk band Fugazi once sang, “there is a question of trust.” Punk has always been about building communities where people could come together to express themselves creatively, politically, aesthetically, and even physically while finding some form of acceptance and this presentation shows how archives and special collections can be a part of that ecosystem.Item Brutal Hands and the Shaping of Historical Memory: How Digital History Can De-Archive Material for Increased Access and Responsible Stewardship(2021-07-06) Sly, JordanIn Arlette Frage’s classic work The Allure of the Archives, she discusses the notion of the “brutal” hand of the archivist collecting, storing, and classifying the material in their care. Frage is discussing the utilitarian nature of the archive as a storage facility for access to the past, but no organizing structure can be neutral. We can expand this notion of the “brutal” into a more provocative usage if we are considering the archivist’s hand as an additional force in history preserving but also obscuring history through the acquisitions, descriptions, colocation, and retention practices. Hierarchies and institutional biases privilege access to certain stories over others which can create an obscuring effect despite the best efforts and intentions of archivists. Additionally, the confines of the archival box or folder can belie important nuances of history swept aside to privilege alternate narratives. In this paper I will discuss how digital history allows for a “de-archiving” of valuable material in a way that not only adds to more general accessibility, but also allows for new interpretations, comparisons, and from of analysis. To do this I will provide a brief survey of the trends in archival literature beginning with classics of archival theory, associated movements such as the so-called “New Museology,” and trends into the more recent postcolonial and social justice inspired methods in recent archival literature. Additionally, I will discuss associated trends in digital history and the digital humanities which seek the remediation of primary archival materials to favor access and a grander scale of digital analysis. I will briefly discuss my previous project titled The Recusant Print Network Project as an example, some of the lessons learned from this experience, and how these lessons can be applied to a document analysis project like the Slavery, Law, and Power project.Item Appraising the Enduring Value of Archival Music Materials(2018-08-16) Novara, Vincent J.; Bewley, JohnThe paper was presented as part of session 311 “Notes on Notes: Introducing Archival Description of Notated Music, the Music Library Association’s New DACS Supplement” at the Society of American Archivists, Washington, DC, 16 August 2018. This paper discusses the benefits of appraising for enduring value when evaluating notated music materials. The various facets of enduring value are reviewed, and a focus is placed on examples from Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA), Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, at the University of MarylandItem The Writer's Voice: The Sound Recordings of Katherine Anne Porter(2017-06-08) Cartier, EricThe Texan-born American writer Katherine Anne Porter made sound recordings of her readings, conference speeches, classroom lectures, interviews, public ceremonies, and personal telephone conversations. Paul Porter, Jr., the writer’s nephew, captured many of the conversational recordings in the 1970s, when Porter was in her eighties, just a few years before her death. Beth Alvarez, a Porter scholar and the Curator of Literary Manuscripts Emerita at the University of Maryland Libraries, selected the recordings from the Katherine Anne Porter papers for in-house digitization in 2014. The Digital Conversion and Media Reformatting staff transferred the open reel audiotapes and Alvarez listened to the digital audio files in their entirety, making copious notes as she did so. Her notes became part of the metadata records linked to the streaming files in Digital Collections, and they provide robust descriptive summaries of the content of each recording. This is a valuable set of audio recordings for literary scholars, because it provides listeners with unedited selections of the great American short story writer talking about her craft, her personal history, and her family. Porter’s reading of one of her most famous stories (Noon Wine) is a treat for admirers of her work, too. This presentation provides an opportunity to consider the voice of an artist known almost entirely to 21st century readers as a voice fixed in print. Porter's readings, her interactions with the public, press, teachers, and students, and the intimate conversations she and her nephew recorded add rich new dimensions to appreciating Porter's archives and published textual work on the shelf.Item Archiving Punk at Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA)(2017-06-08) Davis, JohnSince 2014, Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) has stewarded several collections of archival material related to the punk rock subculture in Washington, D.C. My poster presents a description of the work SCPA is doing related to archiving D.C. punk, as well as offer highlights from relevant collections like the D.C. Punk and Indie Fanzine collection, the Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection, the Jason Farrell Posters and Flyers collection, and the John Davis collection on punk.Item A SCUA Snapshot: collection users and usage based on statistics from Aeon(2017-06-08) Hawk, AmandaPresented at the 2017 Libraries Research and Innovative Practice Forum, this poster provides an analysis of statistics gathered from Aeon, a special collections management system used by the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) unit in Hornbake Library. The statistics cover the period from August 1, 2014 through May 31, 2017, presenting almost three years of data trends since automating the collection registration and request process, as well as an explanation of the limitations of the reporting system. I also consider how Special Collections and University Archives might utilize statistical information to make changes within the unit.Item Saving College Radio: WMUC Past, Present and Future(2013-09-26) Cartier, Eric; Schnitker, LauraThe University of Maryland's Special Collections is proud to present a new exhibit entitled Saving College Radio: WMUC Past, Present and Future, located in the Maryland Room Gallery at Hornbake Library. The title reflects a two-pronged approach in which "saving" refers to our efforts to archive this historical collection, as well as the importance of maintaining support for the campus station. The variety of materials in the WMUC collection is extensive, and includes photographs, fliers, 'zines, vertical files, correspondences and audiovisual formats. The Digital Conversion and Media Reformatting (DCMR) department has been integrating standard procedures with innovative approaches in order to preserve the content and make it accessible to patrons and alumni. This poster will illustrate how these practices have facilitated a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the campus radio station, while improving the UMD Libraries' standards of preservation and digital stewardship.Item It's All in the Archives: Describing and Discovering Archival Material(2013-05-15) Archer, JoanneThe vast quantity and diversity of material in most archives can make describing and cataloging collections a challenge. The profession has developed a number of best practices, standards, and workflows commonly used across archival institutions to manage these unique and rare collections. This presentation discusses the variety of tools and techniques archives use to make information about their collections available to the public with an emphasis of application of these techniques to audio collections.