"What Are Archives and How Do They Differ from Libraries?" Society of American Archivists, web article.
"Types of Archives," Society of American Archivists, web article.
"About" and "Policies" sections of the University of Kentucky Special Collections website.
Complete this reading and prepare short written answers to the following questions for discussion in class.
Foote, Kenneth E. "To Remember and Forget: Archives, Memory, and Culture," Jimerson, Randall C., ed. American Archival Studies: Readings in Theory and Practice. Chicago: The Society of American Archivists, 2000, 29-46. (pdf version of this text on JSTOR.)