The Changing Face of Archives: Will You Recognize Us? Part II

Abstract

Progressively since the 1980’s the main training and hiring route for archivists is through the various titled Masters in Archival Studies programs, in English at U of T, Manitoba, and UBC. The entrants to these programs have a far more diverse background than the vast majority of entrants to the archival field prior to 1985, and now constitute a significant portion of the archival profession. Remember in part this is because few archives have hired and those that have, are nearer the locations of these schools. Prior to the archives schools, the majority of people working in archives had some sort of academic history background, often at the Masters level or higher.