Oral History, Donor Engagement, and the Cocreation of Knowledge in an Academic Archives

  • Robert G. Weaver
  • Zachary R. Hernández

Résumé

Cet article examine les démarches entreprises par la Southwest Collection de la Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library (SWC/SCL), à Lubbock, au Texas, pour intégrer son programme d’histoire orale aux processus d’acquisition, de classement, de description et de découverte des collections. Débutant par la création d’un poste dédié à l’acquisition, suivi par l’évolution des tâches résultant de la COVID-19, les historiens oraux du SWC facilitent dorénavant non seulement l’acquisition de la collection en établis- sant des relations étroites avec les donateurs, mais impliquent également ces derniers lors du classement et de la description. De telles reconceptions ont conduit à de nouveaux processus et flux de travail, dans lesquels l’histoire orale est devenue une entreprise de création de connaissances collaborative et un levier pour des archives plus démocratiques.

Bibliographies de l'auteur-e

Robert G. Weaver

Robert G. Weaver is currently the Manuscript Archivist of the Southwest Collection, within Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/ Special Collections Library. He oversees archival processing, focusing princi- pally on EAD finding aid creation; curates the Southwest Collection’s digital collections; and serves as the archives’ social media coordinator. He has served as Chair of Texas Archival Resources Online and as Editor of the West Texas Historical Review for the West Texas Historical Association. His current research focuses on archival description, the automation of archival processes through technological innovation, and archival outreach with a focus on social media.

Zachary R. Hernández

Zachary R. Hernández is currently a PhD candidate in Texas Tech University’s Department of English and the Unit Manager for Acquisitions at the Southwest Collection within Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/ Special Collections Library. He received his MA in Mexican American studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and he has published reviews for the West Texas Historical Review and Studies in American Indian Literatures, as well as an essay in Reading Aridity in Western American Literature. His current research explores the narratives surrounding Teresa Urrea, a religious and political figure who incited Indigenous uprisings leading up to the Mexican Revolution. The project considers Indigenous agency as a force for social change at the end of the 19th century.

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Publié-e
2022-05-23
Comment citer
Weaver, Robert G., et Zachary R. Hernández. 2022. « Oral History, Donor Engagement, and the Cocreation of Knowledge in an Academic Archives ». Archivaria 93 (mai), 72-97. https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/13837.
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Archivaria 93 (Printemps 2022)
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Articles

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