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Archivists, collectors, dealers, and replevin : case studies on private ownership of public documents /

Today, governmental archivists and manuscript collectors-both private collectors and collecting repositories-are in conflict and competition for government documents that come out of private hands and onto the market. This book presents both sides of the issue and examines them dispassionately. It i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dow, Elizabeth H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 2012.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Today, governmental archivists and manuscript collectors-both private collectors and collecting repositories-are in conflict and competition for government documents that come out of private hands and onto the market. This book presents both sides of the issue and examines them dispassionately. It includes a historical review of institutional and state-sponsored collecting of documents, an evaluation of state and federal statutes on public documents in private hands, a careful look at the perspectives of the various parties involved in the conflict, and tales of theft and neg.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 128 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-119) and index.
ISBN:9780810883789
0810883783
9786613680983
6613680982
9780810883772
0810883775