For centuries, the theory and principles of diplomatics have played a role in the work of
European archivists. In North America, however, its relevance is still under scrutiny. This
thesis employs diplomatic analysis to test its validity when applied to modern documents and
procedures.
To investigate the significance of diplomatic methodology and analysis, this thesis first
discusses the recent history and structure of the British Columbia court system. It then examines
a selection of case files from the civil, probate and bankruptcy registries, and it assigns the
documents within to one of the six phases of a procedure: initiative, inquiry, consultation,
deliberation, deliberation control, and execution.
The study concludes by discussing the diplomatic character of the procedures and its
importance in the understanding of modern records. More specifically, it outlines how
diplomatics and procedural analysis can assist records professionals in the development of
classification systems and retention and disposition schedules; the design of automated records
management systems; and archival appraisal, arrangement and description.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/3815 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Mitchell, Elizabeth Joan |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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