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Archives and Library Collections on Education

In: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education
Edited by: Eugene F. Provenzo Jr. & Asterie Baker Provenzo
Subject:Social/Philosophical Foundations, Foundations of Education (general), Sociology of Education
Keywords:archives; archives and library collections on education

Archives and library collections for the field of education vary widely in purpose and scope. While different archives and collections may be housed in the same building at an institution, students and researchers use them to achieve a variety of goals. This entry looks at some of these institutions.

Archives and Special Collections

Archives hold records from persons or organizations. Archival documents are unique, for they are typically unpublished collections of papers, records, or manuscripts. For instance, the College of Charleston acts as the archive for the Charleston High School, one of the oldest public secondary schools in the United States, and holds the school's papers dating from 1843 to 1976. The Boston College Libraries are home to the archives of the Citywide Coordinating Council of Boston, ...

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  Provenzo, E. F., & Provenzo, A. B. (2009). Archives and library collections on education. In Encyclopedia of the social and cultural foundations of education (Vol. 1, pp. 53-53). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963992.n29
  
  Provenzo, Eugene F., and Asterie B. Provenzo. "Archives and Library Collections on Education." In Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, edited by Provenzo, Eugene F., and Asterie B. Provenzo, 53. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963992.n29.
  
  Provenzo, E. F. and Provenzo, A. B. 2009. Archives and Library Collections on Education. In: Eugene F. Provenzo and Asterie B. Provenzo Editors, 2009. Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 53 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963992.n29> [Accessed 25 May 2022].
  
  Provenzo, Eugene F. and Asterie B. Provenzo. "Archives and Library Collections on Education." Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 53. SAGE Knowledge. 25 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963992.n29.
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