Documenting Regional Latino Arts and Culture: Case Studies for a Collaborative, Community-Oriented Approach

Tracy B Grimm; Chon A Noriega

doi:10.17723/aarc.76.1.ph222324p1g157t7

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Documenting Regional Latino Arts and Culture: Case Studies for a Collaborative, Community-Oriented Approach

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Documenting Regional Latino Arts and Culture: Case Studies for a Collaborative, Community-Oriented Approach

Tracy B Grimm and Chon A Noriega

The American archivist, Vol.76(1), pp.95-112

04/01/2013

DOI: 10.17723/aarc.76.1.ph222324p1g157t7

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Abstract

Despite years of constructive discourse about documentation theory, the complex nature of identity, approaches to ethnicity, and the role of the archivist in light of postmodernism, the call for archivists to collect the documentary heritage of minorities and other historically marginalized groups remains largely unanswered. With the exception of a relatively few specialized institutions and dedicated programs, the identification and preservation of Latino archives are not keeping pace with the nation's fastest growing and increasingly geographically dispersed population. This paper presents two related initiatives, developed in dialogue over the past seven years. It outlines operational practices related to identification of collections in private hands, outreach, trust, and long-term relationships. The paper then provides a practical model and insights for overcoming the day-to-day challenges of identifying and preserving the documentary heritage of the Latino experience and challenges others to undertake such projects.

Communication. Information transfer

Exact sciences and technology

Information and communication sciences

Information science. Documentation

Library and information science. General aspects

Sciences and techniques of general use

Community engagement

Ethnic Archives

Latino Archives

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Title: Subtitle: Documenting Regional Latino Arts and Culture: Case Studies for a Collaborative, Community-Oriented Approach
Creators: Tracy B Grimm - Purdue University Libraries' Archives and Special Collections, United States
Chon A Noriega - University of California, Los Angeles
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The American archivist, Vol.76(1), pp.95-112
DOI: 10.17723/aarc.76.1.ph222324p1g157t7
ISSN: 0360-9081
eISSN: 2327-9702
Publisher: Society of American Archivists
Number of pages: 18
Language: English
Date published: 04/01/2013
Academic Unit: Library Administration
Record Identifier: 9984822947402771

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