In the latest piece from the Intergenerational Conversations series on the American Archivist Reviews Portal, Courtney Bailey (North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts) examines William D. McCain’s presidential address, “The Value of Records,” delivered in 1952 and published in American Archivist the following year. She writes, “McCain’s message about the value of records and his challenge to the profession to be thoughtful about how we legitimize the work of archivists and records managers in the eyes of the greater public need to be championed today.” Read the full review here.
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