Forgotten archivists of the UK – the unsung heroes. Hubert Hall, Joan Wake, Ethel Stokes, Lilian Jane Redstone, Eileen Power
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-6541-2024-6-4-136-150
Abstract
The development of archival science in the UK is inextricably linked to the name of Hilary Jenkinson and his “Manual of Archive Administration”, which was published in 1922. Many of the principles he described in his work are considered unique contributions to archival science. However, some researchers note that there was “archival life” before Jenkinson, that many ideas did not only exist, but they had already been developed. Having been published, they were available to the public. So, this article deals with those personalities who formed the British archival theory in the late 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. One of them was Hubert Hall, who was not only H. Jenkinson’s contemporary, but also worked with him at about the same period at the Public Record Office (PRO) from 1906 to 1921. Besides, H. Hall lectured at the London School of Economics (LSE), and after his lectures and seminars many students, mostly women, were employed as historians, researchers and archivists. They made a significant contribution to the development of British archival theory and practice.
About the Author
S. Zh. Umarkanova
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana Zh. Umarkanova
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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Umarkanova S.Zh. Forgotten archivists of the UK – the unsung heroes. Hubert Hall, Joan Wake, Ethel Stokes, Lilian Jane Redstone, Eileen Power. History and Archives. 2024;6(4):136-150. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-6541-2024-6-4-136-150
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