TAGS: - Europe; Archives; Frankfurt, Germany; Germany

Abstract:

Essays and handouts from a workshop on preservation of source material. Includes forms for archivists, historians, local and national assemblies, archiving methods, oral history guidelines, organizational schemes, and compilations from the Writings.

Notes:

This collection of documents was first posted online at nvdi.com/archives and has also been preserved at scribd.com.

Crossreferences:

https://bahai-library.com/compilation_guidance_archives

European Bahá'í Archives Workshop

Frankfurt, Germany: 2001-06-01

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Lecture Notes
Session I	The Nature and Purpose of Archives
Session II	Basic Functions of the Archivist
Session III	Fundamentals of Working with Bahá'í Archives
Session IV	Archives in the Local Community
Handouts
Intro - 1	Quotations on the Importance of Bahá'í Archives
Intro - 2	Important Contacts
Intro - 3	Helpful Websites for Archivists
I - 1	Categories of Archival Materials
I - 2	Questionnaire for Institutional Self-Evaluation
II - 1	Storage and Preservation of Archives
II - 2	Mandate for National Bahá'í Archives Committee
II - 3	Separation Record
II - 4	Records Retention and Disposition Schedule
II - 5	Receipt for Transfer of Organizational Records
II - 6	Accession Sheet
II - 7	Deed of Gift
II - 8	Archives Processing Card
II - 9	Archives Budget
II - 10	Sample Job Descriptions
II - 11	Archives as a Career
II - 12	Archives Schools in Europe
II - 13	Access Policy
II - 14	Records Request Slip
II - 15	Copyright Statement
II - 16	Statement of Conduct and Ethics
II - 17	Canadian Bahá'í Archives Policy Statement
III - 1	Guidelines for the Protection of Archival Materials
III - 2	Sources of Archival Supplies
III - 3	Sample Inventory for a Manuscript Collection
IV - 1	Biographical Questionnaire
IV - 2	Guidelines for Bahá'í Book Collectors and Researchers about Personal Papers and Items
IV - 3	Information Packet for Auxiliary Board Members
IV - 4	Application for Research
IV - 5	National Bahá'í Archives Reading Room Rules
IV - 6	Information for Researchers Inquiring about the National Bahá'í Archives
IV - 7	Local Bahá'í Archives Questionnaire
IV - 8	Archival Standards for Spiritual Assembly Archives
IV - 9	Spiritual Assembly Records in Local Bahá'í Archives
IV - 10	Personal Papers in Local Bahá'í Archives
IV - 11	Sample Bahá'í Forms and Registers: Marriage register Birth register Death register Enrollment form
IV - 12	Donating Papers to the National Bahá'í Archives
IV - 13	Oral History Guidelines
IV - 14	Archival Standards for Bahá'í Schools and Institutes
IV - 15	Questions to Consider When Researching and Writing History of Local Communities

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European Bahá'í Archives Workshop

Frankfurt, Germany: 2001-06-01

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