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FW: History Films and Archivists



Hear! Hear! (Museum people, please "copy" Thomas Heard's sage advice!...Lest
the subjects we care fare all become irrelevant to the masses.

Kevin V. Bunker
Student Assistant
California State Archives

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> From:         Heard, Thomas[SMTP:Thomas.Heard@AIG.COM]
> Reply To:     Archives & Archivists
> Sent:         Wednesday, July 05, 2000 9:13 AM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      History Films and Archivists
>
> The recent thread on accuracy/inaccuracy and The Patriot makes it clear
> that while it can be fun to pick apart inaccuracies in "based on a true
> story" fiction, there may be larger issues for Archivists and others
> (Public Historians, Documentary makers...).  I think it is significant
> that the energy Archivists spend attacking films like this is contrasted
> with the enthusiasum the public has for this type of heritage
> entertainment.
>
> The question of accuracy in details may be less important than the
> question of why the public seems to care less than the Archivists.
> Bridging this gap could go a long way toward increasing public
> understanding of and support for the work Archivists do.  The continued
> existence of this type of gap would seem to suggest a continued
> marginalization for archivists and archival issues.  I fear that  we need
> to better understand the public perspective to keep the field moving
> forward.  For more on understanding an opposing perspective, check out the
> "Seeing the System" section of the the website: www.qm2.org (m2 is a
> consulting group focused on museums)
>
> Tom Heard
> AIG Archives-Executive Records
> 70 Pine St.  Suite 4301
> NY  NY  10270
> Phone: 212-770-7258
> Fax: 212-770-8060
> Email:  thomas.heard@aig.com
>
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