Publications

Books

Memory, Justice, and Accountability: The Role of Archivists in Society. Accepted for publication by the Society of American Archvists (2009).

Editor, American Archival Studies: Readings in Theory and Practice, Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2000; contributing the Introduction, “American Archivists and the Search for Professional Identity,” and one previously published article.

The Private Civil War: Popular Thought During the Sectional Conflict, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. Reprinted in paperback edition, 1994.

Editor, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Temperance and Prohibition Papers, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1977.

Refereed Articles

“Archives for All: Professional Responsibility and Social Justice,” American Archivist 70:2 (Fall/Winter 2007): 252-281.

“American Historians and European Archival Theory: The Collaboration of J. Franklin Jameson and Waldo G. Leland,” Archival Science (2007).

“Embracing the Power of Archives,” American Archivist 69 (Spring/Summer 2006): 19-32.

“Ethical Concerns for Archivists,” The Public Historian 28:1 (Winter 2006): 87-92.

“Documents and Archives in Early America,” Archivaria 60 (Fall 2005): 235-258.

“Archival Priorities: Ten Critical Issues for the Profession,” Provenance 23 (2005): 57-70.

“Margaret C. Norton Reconsidered,” Archival Issues 26:1 (2001), pp. 39-60. Reprinted in Thornton W. Mitchell, ed., Norton on Archives: The Writings of Margaret Cross Norton on Archival & Records Management, 2nd edition; Chicago, Society of American Archivists, 2003.

“Archives and Manuscripts” column (refereed articles), OCLC Systems & Services:
“The Nature of Archives and Manuscripts,” 18:1 (2002), 21-23.
“Arrangement Techniques for Archives and Manuscripts,” 18:2 (2002), 75-78.
“Archival Description and Finding Aids,” 18:3 (2002), 125-29.
“Saving Room for CUSTARD,” 18:4 (2002), 173-77.
“Reference, Access, and Use,” 19:1 (2003), 13-16.
“Deciding What to Collect,” 19:2 (2003): 54-57.
“Archives and Memory,” 19:3 (2003), 89-95.
“Deciding What to Save,” 19:4 (2003), 135-140.
“The Future of Archives and Manuscripts,” 20:1 (2004), 11-14.

“Graduate Archival Education at Western Washington University,” OCLC Systems & Services 17:4 (2001), pp. 157-65.

"Redefining Archival Identity: Meeting User Needs in the Information Society," American Archivist 52(Summer 1989), pp. 332-40.

"The Connecticut Labor Archives," Labor History, 31:39-43 (Winter- Spring, 1990); revised and reprinted in Daniel J. Leab and Phillip P. Mason, eds., Labor History Archives in the United States, Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1992, pp. 41-45.

"Civil War Memoirs," in David Roller and Robert Twyman, eds., The Encyclopedia of Southern History, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979, p. 230.

Reports and Nonrefereed Articles

“The Archival ‘Radar Screen’: Strategic Issues Identified by SAA Council,” Archival Outlook, July/Aug 2005, p. 5.

Society of American Archivists “President’s Message” column, Archival Outlook:
“Coming Together: Unity and Diversity” Sept/Oct 2004
“SAA and the World of Archives” Nov/Dec 2004
“Archival Stories” Jan/Feb 2005
“A Public Voice for Archives” Mar/Apr 2005
“Why I Am an Archivist” May/June 2005
“Strategies for Survival” July/Aug 2005

“Introduction to a Classic,” in Thornton W. Mitchell, ed., Norton on Archives: The Writings of Margaret Cross Norton on Archival & Records Management, 2nd edition, Chicago; Society of American Archivists, 2003.

“On Becoming a Donor,” Archival Outlook, November/December 2002, pp. 6-8.

“100 Years of Women at The University of Connecticut,” Harvest (Spring 1992).

“New Research Users for Old Business Records” (with Fred V. Carstensen), Harvest (Spring 1990).

"Working on the Railroad Records: The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Records Project," Harvest (Spring 1988).

"Political Research in the Archives," Harvest (Spring 1986).

"University of Connecticut Historical Manuscripts and Archives," in David M. Roth, ed., Connecticut History and Culture: An Historical Overview and Resource Guide for Teachers, Hartford: Connecticut Historical Commission, 1985, pp. 454-56.

"Paperwork, Information and the Archives," 12-minute slide/tape program, 1983 (revised 1984).

"Information, Record-keeping and the Archives," Final report, University of Connecticut Records Survey, 1983. Reprinted in Association of Research Libraries SPEC Kit.

"Long Range Planning," Problems in Archives Kit, Chicago: Society of American Archivists, l982.

"The Papers of Three Hiram Binghams," Yale University Library Gazette, October 1979.

Numerous book reviews for The American Archivist, Journal of American History, other historical journals, and Internet listserv groups.

Book manuscript reviewer for several presses; and grant proposal reviewer for National Endowment for the Humanities and National Historical Publications and Records Commission.