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The acquisition and preservation of labour union records in Canada Murdoch, Wayne James
Abstract
In times of shifting cultural and institutional priorities, the acquisition and preservation of private records by large publicly funded archival institutions is becoming increasingly problematic. Repositories are looking for new ways of meeting their cultural mandates while also dealing with reduced budgets and staffing levels. This thesis examines the issue from the perspective of who is to be responsible for the preservation of labour union records and where are they to be preserved. After putting the issue in context with an literature review and then by examining the juridical and social framework within which unions operate the thesis studies the question from two traditional perspectives: preservation solely by an archival institution and preservation solely by the organization or union. The thesis concludes by recommending a third option, a mixed or shared responsibility approach between the union and the institution, specifically, a cost-shared / partnership arrangement between the union and archival repository regarding the acquisition and preservation of labour union records.
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The acquisition and preservation of labour union records in Canada
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University of British Columbia
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Date Issued |
1998
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In times of shifting cultural and institutional priorities, the acquisition
and preservation of private records by large publicly funded archival
institutions is becoming increasingly problematic. Repositories are looking for
new ways of meeting their cultural mandates while also dealing with reduced
budgets and staffing levels.
This thesis examines the issue from the perspective of who is to be
responsible for the preservation of labour union records and where are they to
be preserved. After putting the issue in context with an literature review and
then by examining the juridical and social framework within which unions
operate the thesis studies the question from two traditional perspectives:
preservation solely by an archival institution and preservation solely by the
organization or union. The thesis concludes by recommending a third option,
a mixed or shared responsibility approach between the union and the
institution, specifically, a cost-shared / partnership arrangement between the union and archival repository regarding the acquisition and preservation of
labour union records.
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eng
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2009-05-26
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0088600
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University of British Columbia
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1998-11
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Graduate
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.