Roads Not Taken: record-making in historical perspective
24 November 2020 – Alea Henle
collections management, archives, material culture, Digital humanities, collections, historical societies, research
In 1814, philanthropist Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) spearheaded the establishment of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, MA. One of his earliest actions, as president and librarian, was to create and maintain the society’s records. He dedicated a volume to documenting gifts, and decided what information to include in the records, for the sake of posterity. Read More