Archival Basics: A Practical Manual for Working with Historical Collections - Paperback

by Charlie Arp (Author)

This book is an introduction to the concepts, policies, infrastructure and tasks needed to collect, preserve and make archival collections available to researchers. The book provides the practical information necessary to manage archival collections for those who do not have a formal education in archival work.

Author Biography

Charlie Arp has a BA and MA in history from Ohio University where he specialized in archival studies. From 1991 to 2003 he worked at the Ohio History Society where he held a variety of positions including Head of Reference, Assistant State Archivist and State Archivist. In 2003 Charlie was hired by the Battelle Memorial Institute as Enterprise Content Manager. In 2015 he tested and validated the use of an electronic management program to enable Battelle to use electronic records as part of submissions to the FDA. In early 2016 Charlie started an archival and records management consulting firm.