Texte remanié de: Tesis de doctorado--Universidad de Cádiz, 1995. / Contient de nombreux documents de l'époque. Bibliogr. p. 495-498. Index.

For some years North American archivists have argued that public archival repositories are unable to bear the burden of preserving the records of modern business corporations and have suggested that firms should shoulder this burden themselves by establishing corporate archives. This suggestion, however, fails to address the issue of preserving the records of small businesses, and the records of defunct firms, that are unable to support a corporate archives. Before one can predict the effect the advocates of corporate archives will have on the preservation of business records, one needs to know what degree of responsibility repositories have accepted for preserving business records. Unfortunately, little information has been published concerning the business records holdings of Canadian archival institutions. A questionnaire asking for information on acquisitions policies and strategies, and on the characteristics of business records collections, was therefore sent to federal, provincial, municipal, and university archives. The business records holdings of the Public Archives of Canada, the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver Archives, and the Special Collections Division of the University of British Columbia Library were examined in detail to augment the information obtained from questionnaire returns. The value of the business records collections held by Canadian repositories was further examined by means of a reference analysis of journal articles and monographs, published by economic and business historians, which measured the use made of business records collections by these historians. Although some substantial collections of business records have been preserved, it appears that over three quarters of the business records collections preserved by Canadian repositores are so small and fragmentary in nature that they are of dubious value to researchers. This impression is borne out by the sparse use of business records as sources by business and economic historians. The experiences of European and American archival institutions indicate that Canadian repositories will have to accumulate a significant body of business records collections before they will see increased use of their business records holdings. Repositories cannot reasonably be expected to devote their limited resources to collecting the records of large integrated corporations. Nonetheless, archival institutions have a responsibility to ensure the preservation of records documenting the Canadian economy. Archival institutions, and the archivists they employ, should continue their efforts to persuade companies to set up corporate archives. Many firms, however, are unwilling or unable to take such a step. Canadian repositories must therefore continue to acquire business records if they wish to fulfil their mandates of preserving comprehensive collections documenting the various aspects of the history of their respective regions. This must be done in an active and systematic manner, using such strategies as public relations programs and the provision to firms of assistance in scheduling records. By persuading larger corporations to set up corporate archives whilst systematically collecting the records of smaller firms, archival institutions can improve both the quantity and quality of business records preserved. / Arts, Faculty of / Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of / Graduate

To identify the relationships between particular characteristics of archivists and their perceptions of users and reference service, data was collected from two surveys distributed to two survey populations of archivists. One survey asked archivists' own perceptions of reference service, the other asked archivists' perceptions of their colleagues' perceptions of reference service. Five hypotheses were developed, drawing upon models of reference process from the literature of library science and upon ideas expressed by authors of archival reference service literature. These hypotheses are that archivists' perceptions of reference service relate to 1) the type of repository with which archivists are most familiar, 2) the functions (e.g. arrangement and description) with which archivists are most familiar, 3) the forms of records (such as government records) with which archivists are most familiar, 4) the amount of time archivists have spent in reference service, and 5) the education level of archivists. The results suggest that the type of repository with which the archivist is most familiar relates to his or her perceptions of reference service. While the other categories also exhibited significant relationships, the overall analysis of the results of the other categories was less interesting than the results obtained from the category regarding the type of repository. Determining the existence of such relationships was the preliminary investigation upon which to base further research. The results of this study suggest that likely areas for further examination of this topic are the methods of reference service used in particular repositories. / Arts, Faculty of / Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of / Graduate

Scale 1 inch = 6 leagues. Library of Congress facsimile No. 1a, which is based on the sixth out of ten issues (known as "states"). The original map was published in 1612, and the revisions comprising the sixth state are from 1624. The map includes ca. 200 names including Native American tribes, and is considered the first authoritative map of Virginia. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1122/thumbnail.jpg

Indicates locations of seventy one historic properties in east Tennessee. Drawn by Penelope Lane in 1984. Scale 1 in = 250000 ft. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1128/thumbnail.jpg

Hand drawn map indicating general locations associated with 28 authors. Includes a ahart below the map lists 60 authors with a representative publication for each. Copyright 1965, Whitehaven High School, Tommy D. Harris. No Scale Provided. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1129/thumbnail.jpg

Includes four hand drawn maps: a complete map of Tennessee, indicating dates and locations for 26 treaties with Native Americans from the 18th and 19th centuries, traced from W.R. Garrett and A.V. Goodpasture, History of Tennessee, Its People and Its Institutions (Nashville, 1900), pages 128-129; and a tripartite map of east, middle, and west Tennessee (traced from 1968 issue by AAA) indicating state lines, county lines, and locations of county seats. Drawn May 1968 by Katherine W. Ewing, Nashville. Copyright Katherine W. Ewing, 1973. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1131/thumbnail.jpg

Hand drawn and hand colored map tracing portions of a map in J.G.M. Ramsey, Annals of Tennessee (1853), with excerpts from John Donelson's log of the voyage to Cumberland Country. Indicates eleven points along the route, with respective dates and brief descriptions of highlights of the journey. Drawn July 1968 by Katherine W. Ewing, Nashville, Tennessee. Copyright 1972, Katherine W. Ewing. No scale provided. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1132/thumbnail.jpg

Indicates 414 events or locations of historic significance, and includes a legend summarizing their significance. For the Netherland Inn Association. Cartographer: H.T. Spoden. Illustrator: Bob Hensley. Copyright 1969 by H.T. and M.C. Spoden. Scale 1 in = 0.6 miles. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1134/thumbnail.jpg

Indicates state lines, county lines, and county seats. Eight original shires, established 1634, tinted yellow. Independent cities (not administered by a county government), with dates of incorporation as cities, tinted blue, with the exception of Hampton and Newport News which cover areas of Original Shires, Warwich (River) and Elizabeth City couties, now extinct. County origins taken from charts and county abstracts in first edition of "A Hornbook of Virginia History" (1949, Division of History of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, Richmond); the recent consolidation of areas to form new cities taken from 1965 edition of the Hornbook (publ. by the State Library, Richmond, under direction of Randolph W. Church, Virginia State Librarian). Drawn May 1968 by Katherine W. Ewing, Nashville, Tennessee. No scale provided. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1135/thumbnail.jpg