Case Studies in Archives Program Development

Three archivists describe the development of archival programs that they formerly directed: the Archives of the Archdiocese of Boston, the Utah State Archives, and the Yale University Archives. Each case study provides a description of program development and analyzes the institutional setting and the role of managerial planning, communication, internal and external alliances, and professional standards. The three case studies, which were first presented in a session at the fifty-second annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Atlanta in October 1988, are accompanied by an introduction and commentary.