Verkkothe history of archives opens us up to new ways of thinking about how and why ordinary people, both individually and in groups, construct identities and histories. Verkkothe case of italy shows how the significance of archives oscillates between historical and administrative; The french case underlines the clash. Verkkothe first comes from performance studies and analyses living archives in terms of performance and performative acts. The second comes from. Verkkomany western scholars have argued that archivists should consider memory rather than records for archival preservation because the inclusiveness of. Verkkowe consider the history of the idea of significance, particularly as it is defined in the burra charter, and trace its inheritance lines in settler nation states. Verkkothey are primary sources. They have been selected as evidence of historically significant events. They are being looked after in the hope they will last for. Preservation of archives is the means by which the survival of selected material is ensured for enduring access. Verkkoyet by understanding the similarities between families’ collections and formal museum and archive collections, and viewing their value on its own.
