NATIONAL ARCHIVIST DISCUSSES AFRICAN-AMERICAN
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
Walter B. Hill, a senior archivist and subject area specialist
for African-American history for the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA), will discuss archival collections that are
under-utilized in the majority of African-American history documentations.
Hill’s presentation is part of the “Are the Answers
in the Archives?” series sponsored by the University of Houston
history department and takes place 5 p.m., Nov. 16, in Agnes Arnold
Hall Room 628.
Great history writing usually evolves through primary original
documents including letters and journals that help provide a better
understanding of the “stuff” from which history is created
and relayed. Such ‘jewels,’ or outstanding archival
collections, could be used to write new illuminating histories such
as stories on particular events or biographies for publication,
said Gerald Horne, the African-American Studies Chair in History.
“I will discuss African-American historical research in federal
records and a variety of topics,” said Hill. “Part of
my job at NARA is to inform and educate the research public of these
federal records for doing African-American historical research.”
A question and answer session will follow the lecture. Faculty,
graduate students and anyone interested in the history writing process
are encouraged to attend the lecture. The event is free and open
to the public.
Hill is NARA’s top specialist in the field of African-American
Studies and focuses on African-American life, history and culture.
He has published numerous articles in the area of history on federal
records, including “Exploring the Life and History of the
‘Buffalo Soldiers.’” He has been an adjunct professor
of Afro-American Studies at Howard University since 1984 and directed
the Modern Archives Institute for six years.
Allen Fisher, a leading archivist of the Lyndon Baines Johnson
Library and Museum, which is part of system of presidential libraries
administered by NARA, will conclude the series Nov. 30. Fisher specializes
in domestic policy collections and is the co-author of the article
“LBJ Champions the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Part 2.”
For more information, call (713) 743-3083 or email ghorne@uh.edu.
WHAT: |
“Are the Answers in the Archives?”
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WHO: |
Walter B. Hill, Senior Archivist and Subject Area Specialist
for NARA |
WHEN: |
5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16 |
WHERE: |
Room 628, Agnes Arnold Hall |
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