Archives in Controversy: The Press, the Documentaries and the Byrd Archives
One of the major news stories of 1996 was the discovery and analysis of Richard Byrd's diary and notebook for his North Pole flight of 1926. Byrd's claim to be the first to fly to the North Pole was challenged by his contemporaries and by later historians. The diary provided new evidence,...
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ftohiostateu:oai:kb.osu.edu:1811/36308 2023-05-15T17:39:38+02:00 Archives in Controversy: The Press, the Documentaries and the Byrd Archives Goerler, Raimund E. (Raimund Erhard), 1948- 1999 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36308 en_US eng Raimund E Goerler, "Archives in Controversy: The Press, the Documentaries and the Byrd Archives," The American Archivist 62, no. 2 (1999): 307-324. 0360-9081 0002-7332 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36308 goerler.1 Archival programs Archives Richard Byrd Byrd diary Archives -- Administration Article 1999 ftohiostateu 2020-08-22T19:15:06Z One of the major news stories of 1996 was the discovery and analysis of Richard Byrd's diary and notebook for his North Pole flight of 1926. Byrd's claim to be the first to fly to the North Pole was challenged by his contemporaries and by later historians. The diary provided new evidence, and the news of its existence and meaning fueled stories that reached every part of the globe. Interest in Byrd also inspired producers of three documentaries. The archivist who dealt with reporters and producers discusses the media coverage, the challenges of working with reporters and producers of documentaries, and the impact of the publicity on an archival program. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Pole Ohio State University (OSU): Knowledge Bank Byrd North Pole |
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One of the major news stories of 1996 was the discovery and analysis of Richard Byrd's diary and notebook for his North Pole flight of 1926. Byrd's claim to be the first to fly to the North Pole was challenged by his contemporaries and by later historians. The diary provided new evidence, and the news of its existence and meaning fueled stories that reached every part of the globe. Interest in Byrd also inspired producers of three documentaries. The archivist who dealt with reporters and producers discusses the media coverage, the challenges of working with reporters and producers of documentaries, and the impact of the publicity on an archival program. |
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Raimund E Goerler, "Archives in Controversy: The Press, the Documentaries and the Byrd Archives," The American Archivist 62, no. 2 (1999): 307-324. 0360-9081 0002-7332 http://hdl.handle.net/1811/36308 goerler.1 |
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