Né en 1521 à Beauvais et mort en 1599 à Paris, Antoine Caron fit une brillante carrière de peintre entre la cour et la capitale du royaume de France sous les règnes de François Ier, Henri II, François II, Charles IX, Henri III et Henri IV. Redécouvert en 1850 par Anatole de Montaiglon et étudié par Gustave Lebel puis Jean Ehrmann, le profil du peintre restait cependant mal défini. Son parcours n'était pas établi avec certitude et le corpus d’œuvres qui lui étaient attribuées demeurait hétérogène. Le présent travail s'est proposé de reprendre, poursuivre et affiner la recherche sur la vie et l'œuvre de cet artiste de premier plan. Il s'articule autour de deux axes. Le premier cherche à reconstituer la carrière du peintre. À la lumière des textes d'archives, dont certains sont connus depuis le XIXe siècle tandis que d'autres, inédits, ont été récemment découverts aux Archives nationales, il est non seulement possible de mieux comprendre le parcours d'Antoine Caron mais également d'en saisir les principales étapes qui le portèrent de Beauvais à Paris, en passant par Fontainebleau et Anet. Le second axe concerne l'œuvre. En partant du seul tableau signé par l’artiste, les Massacres du Triumvirat, et de quelques autres œuvres sûres, on a procédé par cercles concentriques pour reconstituer son œuvre. C'est avec cette double approche, basée sur l'étude des documents d'une part et, d'autre part, sur l'examen des œuvres et la prise en compte des réalités sociales du métier de peintre en France dans la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle, que l'on a cherché à proposer une nouvelle vision de la vie et de l'œuvre de cet important artiste de la Renaissance française que fut Antoine Caron. / Antoine Caron, who was born in 1521 in Beauvais and died in 1599 in Paris, had a brilliant career as painter at both the court and the capital of the Kingdom of France under the reign of François Ist, Henri II, François II, Charles IX, Henri III and Henri IV. Rediscovered in 1850 by Anatole de Montaiglon and studied by Gustave Lebel and Jean Ehrmann, the painter’s profile remained however understudied. His career had not been laid out with certainty, and the corpus of works was heterogeneous. The present work proposes to reconsider, resume and continue the research on the life and work of this important artist. It is developed around two axes. The first tries to reconstruct the painter’s career. Based on archival texts, it proposes to clarify the trajectory of Antoine Caron, from Beauvais to Paris, via Fontainebleau and Anet. The second axe concerns his work. Based on the only painting signed by the artist, the Massacres of the Triumvirat, it tries to reconstruct the catalogue of the painter. It is with this double approach, based both on the study of surviving documents on the one hand and, on the other, on the works, coupled with the socials realities of the profession of a painter in France in the second half of the sixteenth century, that the present research tries to offer a new vision of the life and work of this important Renaissance artist that was Antoine Caron.

This work focuses on Western Kentucky University’s Folklife Archives located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Western Kentucky University has a rich history of folklore scholarship, dating back to at least the early 20th century and the work of Gordon Wilson. Folklore archives across the nation have long been repositories for the fieldwork of folklorists and a place to look to supplement future studies both of folklorists and other disciplines. Western Kentucky’s Folklife Archives are no exception, housing thousands of impressive pieces donated from many generations of folklore scholars. Yet very little has been written about the Western Kentucky Folklife Archives. Through oral history and primary documentation, I have attempted to capture this history from the earliest days of Gordon Wilson, D.K. Wilgus, and Lynwood Montell to the present day. vi

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

A long-standing antipathy towards genealogists on the part of archivists is suggested by a study of the archival literature. However, there is evidence in the literature of the past decade to indicate that many archivists are reassessing their position vis a vis genealogists. There appears to be several causes. Social historians and other professionals also acknowledge that genealogical endeavours are helpful to their own purposes. Genealogists themselves recognize that their qualifications and standards must be improved in order for them to command respect. Archivists now recognize the lobbying power that can be exercised by this large user constituency. The literature suggests that all these influences are leading archivists to accept the principle that genealogy and genealogists should receive service and respect that is equal to that afforded academic and other researchers. Interviews with seven archivists at three Canadian provincial archives were conducted. They suggest that different archivists hold different attitudes towards genealogists. One interviewee was clearly antipathetic, but three were impartial and three were frustrated and discouraged, not with genealogists per se, but with the problems inherent in putting the principle of equality into practice. Regardless of the attitude held, each interviewee believed that an improvement in methods of accommodating genealogists would not only aid the genealogist, but would also provide some relief from the pressures of serving this large and varied user constituency. But does such accommodation through adjustments in the functions of appraisal and acquisition, arrangement and description, reference and access, and public programming undermine archival theory? In general, it was found that sound appraisal practices are compromised by an approach driven by the needs of the user; however, genealogical research required no adjustment of arrangement and description practices following the principles of provenance and original order. It was also found that the functions of reference and access, and public programming could meet the needs and approaches of genealogists without jeopardizing the physical and intellectual aspects of the records.

This thesis is an historical study of efforts which have taken place in English speaking North America to preserve records bearing on women's experience. It has been found that efforts have centered on two positions: separation from traditional archives and reform of traditional archives. Approaches have varied and changed according to the political ideology of the women's movement at different historical moments. In the 1930s, efforts were made to develop separate "Women's Archives" to complement the records held by traditional archives. In the 1960s and 1970s, some feminists, primarily radical and lesbian feminists aimed at the establishment of independent women-centered archives that were separate from traditional archives and were operated according to feminist principles. Other efforts by liberal feminists have concentrated on the reform of traditional archives through the development of preferential acquisition policies for records bearing on women's experience. In the 1980s and 1990s, while earlier efforts continued, challenges of racism and classism have been made to traditional archives and the women's archives movement by women of color and other minorities. Most recently, feminist scholars have argued for the integration of women's history with that of men. This has influenced a growing trend towards integration of women's records with those of traditional archives. The women's archives movement suggests that appraisal for acquisition in traditional archives has discriminated against the records created by women. Although archival theory and methodology of appraisal for acquisition are not inherently biased, in practice acquisition of private records takes place in a haphazard manner according to the value system of the ruling political ideology. Because of structural and societal discrimination women have not been part of this ruling elite and interest in the preservation of their records has been minimal. To ensure the preservation of women's records archivists must develop national, systematic and comprehensive acquisition strategies which acquire records from all spheres of human activity, improve intellectual access to women's records, and recognize and respect efforts which have taken place outside of traditional archives. The role of the archivist must be expanded to provide consultation and outreach for creators of records bearing on women's experience and the women-centered archives which preserve them.

This essay attempts to determine how university archives in British Columbia have developed from their origins as collections of historical documents within university libraries, and whether they exemplify the larger trend of archival development evident in Canada. An examination of the history of the National Archives of Canada provides a model of developmental stages and key elements necessary for a modern archival programme. In addition it exemplifies the Canadian tradition of “total archives”. Individual case studies explore the evolution of British Columbia’s three university archives, in the light of this Canadian tradition. Archival programmes located within the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University are examined, in order to determine how they were conceived, advanced and sustained. An examination of the administrative records of the three university archives including annual reports, correspondence, policies and committee minutes presents a historical overview of their growth and development. Following decades of progress, the emerging picture is one of an incomplete process with each institution having attained a different level of development. The conclusion compares and contrasts the three institutions and assesses their progress in the broader national context of Canadian university archives generally. The state of university archives in British Columbia mirrors that of their national counterparts and the emerging picture is one of an evolution still incomplete.

Ce mémoire présente divers projets artistiques incorporant des documents d'archives. Les projets étudiés ont été réalisés dans le cadre de résidences d'artistes en milieux documentaires ou en réponse à des invitations lancées par des musées, des galeries ou d'autres institutions. De plus, quelques projets initiés par les artistes eux-mêmes et des projets d'artiste-commissaire sont étudiés. Les résultats de recherche ont permis de montrer que les artistes peuvent apporter une contribution essentielle en collaborant à la mise en valeur du patrimoine culturel avec les archivistes.

This creative project details the process involved in the creation of the Ball State Jazz Media Archive. This archive will contain oral histories collected from individuals involved with the Ball State jazz program, photographs that are otherwise unavailable for study and other historical materials relevant to jazz at Ball State University. The historical significance and academic uses of such an archive have been described as well as a thorough overview of other major jazz media archives in the United States and other academic projects involving oral history. This project also includes the plans for future collection and population of the archive through the efforts of Sigma Alpha Iota, an international fraternity for women in music. / Department of Telecommunications

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of North Carolina, 2009. / Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on May 26, 2010). A Master's paper submitted to the faculty of the School of Information and Library Science of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Information Science, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "April 2009." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of North Carolina, 2009. / Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on May 26, 2010). A Master's paper submitted to the faculty of the School of Information and Library Science of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Information Science, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "April 2009." Includes bibliographical references.