The educational archive and material culture…

Records of books for educational institutions…

Educational historians have frequently drawn attention to the importance of text books in schools. Educational archivists will need to consider preservation and storage challenges related to access to these texts, and develop strategies that support the creation of programs that highlight the collection of records that relate to the ‘business’ of selecting and acquiring school texts, and the educational processes associated the use of these texts within schools.

The educational archive and material culture…

Records of furniture for educational institutions…

Archivists engaged in work for educational institutions will be confronted with questions related to the “look” of physical areas used for teaching and learning activities. Examples of original furniture in these areas may have been preserved, or archivists may be required to preserve existing stores of two-dimensional images of furniture, such as design drawings, as well as sketches and paintings or photographs. Archivists may also need to collect written or oral history records that describe the ways in which furniture was used by teachers and students.