Presidential Archivist

Based almost exclusively on David Alsobrook’s contemporaneous personal journals, correspondence, and notes, Presidential Archivist includes details about academic and practical training, typical duties, and the revolutionary impact of computerization upon the archival profession over the past four decades.

„La fel ca multi alti tineri istorici aspiranti din anii 1970, David Alsobrook a cazut victima„ glutului de doctorat ”si a numarului tot mai mic de locuri vacante in slujbele academice traditionale. Finalizarea programului sau de formare arhivistica a Universitatii Auburn in 1975 i-a oferit o cale de cariera alternativa. ca istoric dincolo de predare si cercetare.