[Mediaevistik] [Fwd: book announcement: Lara J. Moore, _Restoring Order_]

[Bjoern Kley]

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Björn Kley

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Betreff: book announcement: Lara J. Moore, _Restoring Order_
Datum: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:12:39 -0400 (EDT)
Von: H-France <h-france at lists.uakron.edu>
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Dear H-France colleagues,

On behalf of Ellen and Tony Moore, I have the honor of announcing the
publication of _Restoring Order: The Ecole des Chartes and the
Organization of Archives and Libraries in France, 1820-1870_ (Litwin
Books, 2008) by Lara J. Moore (with a preface by Mary Louise Roberts).

According to most histories of French archives and libraries, the
nineteenth century was a period of slow but steady recovery from the
trauma of the revolutionary era. In contrast, Moore argues that the
organization of archives and libraries in nineteenth-century France was
neither steady nor progressive. By following the development of the Ecole
des Chartes, the state school for archivists and librarians, Moore shows
that conceptions of "order" changed dramatically from one decade to the
next. More important, she argues that these changing notions of "order"
were directly connected to contemporary shifts in state politics. Since
each new political regime had its own conceptions of both national history
and public knowledge, each one worked to "restore order" in a different
way.

As some of you know, Lara received her Ph.D. in History from Stanford
University in 2001 and was the bibliographer responsible for the History
collection at Princeton's Firestone Library.  Lara passed away in July
2003 after a courageous battle with lung cancer that she fought with the
same grace, dignity, and optimism that she brought to all facets of her
personal and professional life.

As Lou Roberts notes in her preface, Lara would have wanted to be
remembered for her professional accomplishments.  Her book is undoubtedly
a testament to her intellectual contributions to French history and the
history of libraries, archives, and information science.  With the
publication of _Restoring Order_, scholars in these fields will now be
able to benefit from Lara's research and analysis.  Yet this celebratory
occasion also serves as a sad reminder that the community of French
history lost a promising scholar, wonderful colleague, and a dear friend.

--
Sara B. Pritchard
Department of Science & Technology Studies
Cornell University
301 Rockefeller Hall
Ithaca, NY  14853
(Ph) 607.255.3691
(Fax) 607.255.6044
sbp65 at cornell.edu