Archives

An archive is an accumulation of historical records or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of that person or organization. Professional archivists and historians generally understand archives to be records that have been naturally and necessarily generated as a product of regular legal, commercial, administrative, or social activities. ...more

Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression
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Understanding Archives & Manuscripts (Archival Fundamentals Series)
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Ilana Masad
There are many ways to be seen, and the Archivist firmly believes in the importance of witnessing the past through the detritus it leaves behind, more or less preserved.
Ilana Masad, Beings

Radovan Kavický
Weddings are great, but they mostly end up in marriages and that is the problem.
Radovan Kavický

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