Political Pressure and the Archival Record
Liverpool University - LUCAS - Centre for Archival Studies
Liverpool, UK, 22-25 July 2003
Preliminary Call for Papers -- Keynote Speakers
The principal themes of this international conference are:
- The use of records as a tool of government
- The destruction of records as a political act
- The effects of corruption or ideology on the record
- Secrecy and accountability
- The nature and use of records resulting from repressive policies
Papers are invited on any of these themes or on related topics. If you wish to submit a paper for consideration, please complete a form, supplying an abstract of not more than 250 words. This should be received not later than 31 October 2002. We hope to be able to publish some or all of the papers in due course. The cost of attendance at the conference, including accommodation and meals, is expected to be in the region of GBP 350.
Keynote speakers
We are delighted to announce that the following speakers have accepted invitations to give keynote addresses at the Conference:
- Trudy Peterson (previously Director of the Open Society Archives)
- Verne Harris (previously Deputy Director of the National Archives of South Africa)
- Tom Blanton (Director of the National Security Archive, Washington DC)
- Chris Hurley (Director of the National Archives of New Zealand)
- Professor Friedrich Kahlenberg (previously Director of the Federal Archives of Germany)
- Rick Barry (freelance records manager)
- George MacKenzie (Keeper of the Records of Scotland)
Conference homepage: www.liv.ac.uk/lucas/Political_pressure_files/callandkeynotes.htm
Dr Pat Starkey
School of History
University of Liverpool
Liverpool L69 3BX
Tel: +44 (0)151 794 2383
Fax: +44 (0)151 794 6272
email: p.m.starkey@liv.ac.uk