Preserving the Anthropological Record: Workshop on the National Anthropological Archives
Date
May 7-10, 1997Organized by
Nancy Parezo and Don FowlerLocation
Airlie Center, Airlie, VirginiaParticipants
- Steven Crum University of California-Davis, USA
- Douglas Evelyn National Museum of the American Indian, USA
- Catherine Fowler University of Nevada, USA
- Don Fowler University of Nevada, USA
- Ives Goddard National Museum of Natural History, USA
- Edie Hedlin Smithsonian Institution, USA
- John Homiak National Anthropological Archives, USA
- Michael Little SUNY-Binghamton, USA
- Nancy Parezo University of Arizona, USA
- David Pawson National Museum of Natural History, USA
- Carolyn Rose National Museum of Natural History, USA
- Ruth Selig Smithsonian Institution, USA
- Sydel Silverman Wenner-Gren Foundation, USA
- Dennis Stanford National Museum of Natural History
- Joe Watkins University of Oklahoma, USA
ORGANIZER’S STATEMENT: This workshop was the third in a series funded by the Foundation to further the work of the Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records. Members of CoPAR and representatives from the Smithsonian Institution came together at this meeting to assess the status of the National Anthropological Archives within the Smithsonian structure, specifically to identify current and potential institutional strengths and challenges that the NAA faces in its quest to preserve and make available its important holdings. The workshop sought to identify possible courses of action with regard to preservation issues, educational awareness, resource needs, and opportunities that will insure a sound future for the organization. Discussions focused on the institutional contexts and current missions of the NAA, and on development of a plan for an expanded archives. The organizers submitted a report to the Smithsonian administration presenting recommendations formulated at the conference.
Wenner-Gren Sponsored Conference #97-1
