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NPS Forum on Administrative History - After the Administrative History: What Next?

April 15-18, 2015

Facilitators: Ann McCleary, University of West Georgia; Bethany Serafine, National Park Service; John Sprinkle, National Park Service

Over the past several decades, more and more public agencies are recognizing the importance of preserving and recording their history. This is the case for the National Park Service, which has been actively promoting the creation of administrative histories for its parks over the past fifty or so years. The idea is that these histories can help the park understand where it has been, including what challenges it has faced and how it has resolved them, and to help guide the staff in the future. Administrative histories of various units and programs of the National Park Service also help to compile a more complete understanding as to how the agency evolved. This working group is designed for NPS and other staff who deal with administrative histories, historians who write administrative histories, and those interested in the history of the National Park Service. Our goal is to explore a variety of questions focused around the key issue:  “After the Administrative History: What Next?

We envision several issues though we welcome questions and ideas from the participants.”
•   How have NPS parks and other entities used the Administrative Histories?
•   What makes a good administrative history? What makes it useful?
•   How can the insights and ideas in these histories be made more available and accessible to the public through programs, publications, etc.?
•   Are there significant differences between NPS administrative histories and those completed for and used by other organizations?  If so, what lessons can we draw from those distinctions?]
•   What sources are critical to writing an administrative history? What will we do as digital records become more common-place? And how essential are the annual reports that the parks no longer complete?
•    How can the NPS draw out some of the issues that develop from these individual administrative histories and incorporate the findings into a more complete understanding of National Park Service history? What are some of the trends and ideas that have emerged to help characterize NPS history through the various decades or periods?

While we have raised the issues above, we want to hear what other topics participants would like to discuss. We envision this working group as an opportunity to accomplish several goals. First, as the NPS works on revising its guidelines for writing administrative histories, the session organizers will prepare a summary of the ideas that come from this group to share with the NPS History Office in Washington. Second, the NPS Academy for Cultural Resource Management is interested in this topic, so we will share our overview with these NPS staff. Third, we would like to write a “Report from the Field” article on this topic for The Public Historian journal. And last, we would entertain submitting a piece on this topic to the History@Work blog.

To participate in the working group, contact John Sprinkle at john_sprinkle@nps.gov

 
Location Information
Nashville, TN
 
Contact Information
Email: john_sprinkle@nps.gov
   



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