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New Discoveries and New Directions for the Archaeological Archives at the Autry Museum of the American West

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Karimah Kennedy Richardson ,
Anna Liza Posas ,
Lylliam Posadas  and
Paige Bardolph
Karimah Kennedy Richardson
Affiliation:
Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA (krichardson@theautry.org; lposas@theautry.org; lposadas@theautry.org; paige.bardolph@gmail.com)
Anna Liza Posas
Affiliation:
Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA (krichardson@theautry.org; lposas@theautry.org; lposadas@theautry.org; paige.bardolph@gmail.com)
Lylliam Posadas
Affiliation:
Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA (krichardson@theautry.org; lposas@theautry.org; lposadas@theautry.org; paige.bardolph@gmail.com)
Paige Bardolph
Affiliation:
Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA (krichardson@theautry.org; lposas@theautry.org; lposadas@theautry.org; paige.bardolph@gmail.com)
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Abstract

In 2003, the Autry Museum of the American West merged with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, which housed the second largest collection of Native American objects in the country. Included within this collection is the Braun Research Library Collection, which consists of works of art on paper, rare books, scholarly publications, manuscripts, photographs, correspondences, maps and sound recordings, and other archival materials, many of which relate to the early development of the disciplines of archaeology and anthropology in the United States. For over a century, both national and international researchers have used the museum's collections and archival materials with a relative open access. However, due to the culturally sensitive nature of many of these collections and the growth of how information can be made accessible, the Autry institution is currently developing procedures that affect access, especially for those researchers who wish to study archaeological archives. Staff from multiple departments are collaborating on addressing these concerns, including developing new policies while improving access to Native American tribes, communities, and researchers in preparation for the new off-site Autry Resources Center and storage facility where the collection will be housed in the future.

En 2003, el Autry Museum del Oeste Americano se fusionó con el suroeste Museo del Indio Americano, que alberga la segunda mayor colección de objetos nativos americanos en el país. Incluido dentro de esta colección es la colección de la biblioteca de investigación de Braun, que consta de obras de arte sobre papel, libros, publicaciones académicas, manuscritos, fotografías, correspondencias, mapas y grabaciones de sonido, y otros materiales de archivo, muchas de las cuales se relacionan con el desarrollo temprano de las disciplinas de la arqueología y la antropología en los Estados Unidos. Durante más de un siglo, tanto nacionales como internacionales, los investigadores han utilizado las colecciones del museo y materiales de archivo con un pariente del acceso abierto. Sin embargo, debido a la naturaleza sensible culturalmente de muchas de estas colecciones y el crecimiento de cómo la información puede ser accesible, el Autry institución está desarrollando procedimientos actualizados que afectará a los niveles de acceso, especialmente a aquellos investigadores que deseen estudiar archivo arqueológico. El personal de varios departamentos están colaborando para abordar estas preocupaciones, incluyendo el desarrollo de nuevas políticas, mientras que el mejoramiento del acceso a las tribus Nativas Americanas, las comunidades y los investigadores en preparación para el nuevo Centro de Recursos Autry fuera de sitio y la facilidad de almacenaje donde la colección será alojado en el futuro.

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Advances in Archaeological Practice , Volume 5 , Special Issue 3: FOR THE RECORD: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHIVES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY , August 2017 , pp. 280 - 288
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Copyright 2017 © Society for American Archaeology 

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