Archival Communities

Constructing the Past in the Early United States

Derek Kane O'Leary

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University of Virginia Press
02 June 2025

Library, archive & information management; History of the Americas; Antiques & collectables

Recently, scholars have begun to analyze anew the ways in which the historical archives on which they rely were constructed, finding that early archivists often preserved and thereby privileged only elite stories and perspectives. Derek O'Leary now widens the lens to argue that crucial components of America's archives emerged from within an Atlantic world of circulating scholars, evidence, practices, and ideas. As he shows, US archives--and the historical narratives spanned by the documents preserved within them--derived their inspiration, materials, and meaning from this international context. Although he does not contest that archival institutions at the local, state, and national level were the domain of privileged men, O'Leary's Atlantic World frame allows him to uncover a far broader community of people engaged with archives, including women who influenced archival collecting and public perceptions of the nation’s historical record.

By: Derek Kane O'Leary
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9780813953038
ISBN 10: 0813953030
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 02 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Derek Kane O'Leary is a historian who works for the federal government. Previously, he served as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the University of South Carolina.