The invaluable historical records of human rights non-governmental organizations have contributed to the protection of human rights and important social changes (such as the abolition of slavery in the West) at the local, national, and global levels over the last 200 years. This thesis stresses the importance of these records creators and their records in a case study of two human rights non-governmental organizations that responded to human rights violations in El Salvador in the late twentieth century: Comision de Derechos Humanos de El Salvador (San Salvador) and the Resource Center of the Americas (Minneapolis). The other primary and related concern of this thesis is to emphasize the role of the archivist as social justice activist through his or her efforts to include in the archive evidence of marginalized voices that can widen our understanding of peoples' history. As archivists are active shapers of historical memory through archival practice, they must forge alliances with those in the human rights non-governmental sphere to further the contribution of archives to social justice. By actively engaging the world’s memory of the disenfranchised (the archive of justice) archives can play an increasingly important societal role.

Every municipality in Manitoba has a distinct and valuable history, but many stories are already lost, and many more are at risk due to poor recordkeeping and archiving. Municipal records document local decisions, actions, finances, the relationship between governments and citizens, and much more. Most of this information is only available in municipal government records; it does not exist anywhere else. Additionally, despite municipal reliance on local records and archives in their day-to-day operations, and as a key source in constructing specific community identities, many municipal government offices have neglected, forgotten, or no longer see the value in maintaining an archive. As a result, municipal governments cannot be held fully accountable for their actions and are unable to abide by the archival requirements of the Municipal Act and the access and privacy provisions outlined in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. They are also thereby failing to take advantage of the archival services offered through the Archives of Manitoba as outlined in the province’s Archives and Recordkeeping Act. This project examines how municipal employees and citizens view recordkeeping, particularly how archival records are considered. In order to learn how municipal officials deal with both their current and archival records a survey was sent to all the municipalities in Manitoba outside of Winnipeg, which was excluded because it had made considerable recent progress by establishing a city archives. Driven by a concern that municipal records outside of Winnipeg are not being adequately managed and archived, this thesis studies the way municipalities are treating both their operational and archival records. These findings are contextualized by looking at municipal archives and archival practices across Canada. Finally, the thesis provides some suggestions for improving recordkeeping practices in Manitoba’s municipalities.

The invaluable historical records of human rights non-governmental organizations have contributed to the protection of human rights and important social changes (such as the abolition of slavery in the West) at the local, national, and global levels over the last 200 years. This thesis stresses the importance of these records creators and their records in a case study of two human rights non-governmental organizations that responded to human rights violations in El Salvador in the late twentieth century: Comision de Derechos Humanos de El Salvador (San Salvador) and the Resource Center of the Americas (Minneapolis). The other primary and related concern of this thesis is to emphasize the role of the archivist as social justice activist through his or her efforts to include in the archive evidence of marginalized voices that can widen our understanding of peoples' history. As archivists are active shapers of historical memory through archival practice, they must forge alliances with those in the human rights non-governmental sphere to further the contribution of archives to social justice. By actively engaging the world’s memory of the disenfranchised (the archive of justice) archives can play an increasingly important societal role.

This thesis explores the significance of gender as an overlooked element of context in understanding the provenance of archival records. The relevance of gender to archival provenance is demonstrated through a case study analysis of the gendered contexts of record creation, use, and meaning. The analysis is grounded in an examination of the archival photographic and textual records of Mary Schäffer Warren, an amateur photographer, traveller, and explorer of the Canadian Rocky Mountains during the years 1888 and 1939. This thesis argues that gender is an important context in a record’s provenance providing nuanced understandings of socio-cultural relations and processes of record creation, use, and meaning. Gender as context further empowers the principle of provenance by more fully reflecting how and why records are created which accordingly allows archivists to appraise, acquire, and describe records in ways more sensitive to gender as a socio-cultural reality.

The object of the master's paper is to analyze technological and legal aspects, which are an important part while improving e.Governance and an importance to create e.Archives. Archives as main keepers of the cultural, economical, educational heritage of the society, is concerned about maintenance of this heritage.

現代由於科技進步、社會經濟發展的需要，城市建設規模越來越大，所形成的城建檔案數量、種類大幅增加，為了規劃、建設和管理一個現代化的城市，必須將這些城建檔案做好管理。而城建檔案除了在修改、擴建建設時發生功能之外，其也反應了不同時代、不同時期的社會文化思想風貌，是城市歷史發展的紀錄。□ 首先瞭解中國大陸與西方國家城建檔案管理之模式，其次採用「多重個案法」與「深度訪談法」進行研究，以國內相關城建檔案管理單位作為研究範圍，包括：台北縣政府、台中市政府與宜蘭縣政府、台灣電力公司、中興工程顧問公司與台北市政府捷運局，探討各機構城建檔案典藏範疇與管理工作執行現況，並對各機構之管理人員進行訪談，以獲得有關城建檔案管理之看法與建議。 根據研究發現，提出結論如下：一、國內城建檔案管理模式不明確；二、國內城建檔案缺乏法源依據；三、城建檔案之名詞爭議；四、目前國內城建檔案相關機關之一般行政公文與城建檔案分開管理；五、城建檔案的價值在於「行政價值」，而「社會服務」為最不需要；六、目前國內政府機關城建檔案之利用有缺失。 最後針對前述研究結果提出五項建議：一、儘速制定城建檔案之法源依據；二、各機關現行之城建檔案宜與一般行政公文統一管理；三、設置城建檔案館；四、城建檔案應儘速數位化；五、國內政府機關城建檔案之利用應改進。 / As of today, the fast pacing in science, technology and economic growth, the scope of urban construction is increasing to compensate. Therefore, an increasing number and variety of urban construction archives have emerged. To better plan, construct and manage a modernized city, we need to have these archives well-organized. These archives not only play an important role in construction, extension and reconstruction, but also function as a chronicle of the development of the city, in which, reflect the style and features of social culture and ideology at different era and generation. First, a study on the organizational method of such archive of Mainland China and some Western countries were carried out. Secondly in this research, multiple-case analysis method and in-depth interviews were employed. Relevant domestic urban construction units were selected in this study, which included: 1. Taipei County Government, 2.Taichung City Government, 3.Yilan County Government, 4.Taiwan Power Company, 5.Sinotech Engineering Consultants and 6. Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. First of all, this research introduced the coverage and performance of each of these archival institutions; followed by in-depth interviews of the archivists in order to obtain the viewpoints and advices toward the organization method of urban construction archives. According to this research, problems of organizational method of archives were emerged; a conclusion of such problems in our country was drawn: 1. ambiguity of method; 2.lack of reliable legal resources; 3.unregulated terminology; 4.dissociation of management in general administrative documentation and urban construction archives; 5.Overvalue of urban construction archive in government administration, as a contrast to the lack in public service; 6. Incomplete and insufficient public access of urban construction archives within the government. In conclusion, based on the study carried out above, may the following suggestions be claimed: 1. Legislate legal resources of urban construction archives as quickly as possible; 2. Unify management of general administrative documentation and urban construction archive; 3. Establish urban construction archive library; 4. Digitize urban construction archives as quickly as possible; 5. Improve the efficiency of public access to urban construction archives within the government.

Thesis--Munich, 1914. / Die Arbeit erscheint auch in einer mit ausführlichen Indices vermehrten Buchausgabe als Heft I. der "Münchner Beiträge zur Papyrusforschung."

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / Title from pdf file main screen (viewed September 3, 2009). "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Sociology". Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of English Language and Literature, August 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 261-280).