Overview

Informal archives hold untapped value for research, historical inquiry, and cultural preservation. These archives often include rare or unique content such as letters, photos, recordings, or academic papers that may otherwise be lost to time. As interest grows in alternative sources of knowledge, understanding how these collections are formed, authenticated, and used becomes increasingly important. They raise critical questions about ownership, access, preservation, and ethical responsibility, especially when inherited or acquired through informal means. Exploring these archives sheds light on overlooked narratives and challenges conventional boundaries of what constitutes legitimate archival material. Understanding and Utilizing Informal Archives explores how informal archives are collected and used for research and other practical applications. It discusses strategies to formalize some of the processes in handling informal archives. Covering topics such as cultural divides, intellectual property, and research methods, this book is an excellent resource for archivists, collectors, researchers, students, educators, academicians, librarians, and more.

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Shalin Hai-Jew worked as a grant writer at Hutchinson Community College from 2023 – 2025. She has BAs in English and psychology from the University of Washington (in Seattle), an MA in Creative Writing (from the UW), and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Seattle University, where she was a Morford Scholar. She has edited some 28 books and authored a dozen, with a number of publishers. She has taught at university and college level for many years and was tenured at Shoreline Community College. Hai-Jew was born in Huntsville, Alabama. She is working on book projects related to modeling, synthetic data, and smart manufacturing.

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