The objective of the study was to gain new insight into archival building documentation
in the United States since 1933 focusing on Historic American Buildings Survey
(HABS) as a case study. It sought to help explain how individuals with different levels
of involvement with the HABS program, and throughout its entire history, understood
the development, current operational context, and future direction of HABS. Seven
general philosophical and practical issues were explored: 1) how HABS documentation
standards were understood and applied, 2) the relative values of the process and products
of documentation, 3) the understanding and application of the objective and subjective
natures of the documentation process, 4) whether the mission of the program had
changed with changes in the operation of the program since its inception, 5) the role of
technology in the process of HABS documentation and how it shapes the end products,
6) defining broader historical epochs with the goal of adding to existing understandings
of the history of the program, and 7) the causes and effects of HABS drawing style
changes over time.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/2295 |
| Date | 29 August 2005 |
| Creators | Komas, Tanya Wattenburg |
| Contributors | Woodcock, David |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 15558804 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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