General Information

Author/Creator

Bastian, Jeannette Allis.

Language

English.

Published

Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2003.

Physical Description

xi, 106 p. ; 25 cm.

Series

Contributions in librarianship and information science ; no. 99.

Contents/Summary

Summary

"Written from an archivist's perspective, this book examines the relationships between archives, communities, and collective memory in the United States Virgin Islands, a former colony of Denmark. Because the historical records of the Virgin Islands reside primarily in Denmark and the United States, Virgin Islanders have had limited access to the primary sources of their history. This has affected their ability to write their own history and construct a collective memory. Archival expert Jeannette Bastian illuminates the story of the United States Virgin Islands and its search for its memory, including an exploration of how the community has formed its memory-to-date and the role that archives have played in this process. Interwoven throughout is a broader analysis that considers the place of archives and archivists in helping communities find their history."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Subject

Archives > United States Virgin Islands.

Memory > Social aspects > United States Virgin Islands.

United States Virgin Islands > Historiography.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Jeannette Allis Bastian.

Series

Contributions in librarianship and information science ; no. 99

Content

1. A Community of Records -- 2. How the Virgin Islands Lost Its Memory -- 3. Reconstructing Whose Memory? Writing History -- 4. A Community Constructs Its Memory: Commemorations -- 5. "Go Back and Fetch It": Owning History.

ISBN

031332008

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	027.07297/22 BAS		Reference	-

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