Urgency to Preserve Collective Memory in National Parks
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Government Historians
- Memory
- Oral History
ABSTRACT
The diverse history of the National Parks is widely unappreciated due to the lack of documentation of primary sources. Over the course of the history of the National Parks, there have been integral stories from all different backgrounds and experiences that were not and have not been documented. Read More
Access to Historical Documents
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Consulting
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
This proposal seeks to identify the increased decline in access to record holdings and then explore ways that researchers can halt and reverse this decline. Read More