{"id":15,"date":"2016-04-08T23:41:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T23:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/?p=15"},"modified":"2016-04-08T23:41:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T23:41:51","slug":"archival-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/2016\/04\/08\/archival-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Archival Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What is an Archive?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An archive can be defined as &#8220;<span class=\"oneClick-link\">documents<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">or<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">records<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">relating<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">activities,<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">business<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">dealings,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">etc.,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">person,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">family,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">corporation,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"oneClick-link\">association,<\/span><span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">community,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link\">or<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">nation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/archive\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/archive<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/DSC0003-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0003\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/DSC0003-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/DSC0003-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/DSC0003-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Why do we have an archive at Santa Clara University?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The reason we have an archive at Santa Clara is to collect and protect cultural heritage of the university.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/archive-collection\/photo\">http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/archive-collection\/photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>What is my initial research question?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My initial research question is what were the initial responses of people when Santa Clara became a coeducational university of higher learning?\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/tradition-shattered-1-760x409-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"tradition-shattered-1-760x409\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/tradition-shattered-1-760x409-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/tradition-shattered-1-760x409.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scu.edu\/alumni\/about\/historytraditions\/milestone-celebrations\/womens-50th-anniversary\/\">https:\/\/www.scu.edu\/alumni\/about\/historytraditions\/milestone-celebrations\/womens-50th-anniversary\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>What do I hope to find in the archives?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I hope to find honest opinions of students and faculty who were going through the change. \u00a0I want to compare the thoughts of male students with the thoughts of female students and beliefs formed by students versus the beliefs of faculty. \u00a0How does it differ? Are there similarities? I hope to find a publication that addresses some of these questions. \u00a0Also, what was the impact of women joining the university? Why did Santa Clara come to the decision of becoming a coeducational facility?<\/p>\n<p>All of the aforementioned questions address the initial research question. \u00a0They help to provide the context for some of the responses of\u00a0students and faculty as women enter the university.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>How was my plan previously informed?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Gaillet and Tirabassi readings both influenced my ideas on research in the archives. \u00a0However, I took a particular affinity to the Tirabassi reading because of the authentic tone in which she communicated with her reader. \u00a0I liked the initial paragraph which described her typical day amongst the archives. \u00a0You may not always find exactly what you&#8217;re looking for or even know exactly what it is that you are looking for. \u00a0That is ok. \u00a0Archival research isn&#8217;t a precise science and everyone uses there own method for sifting through information.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As we head into the archives I have an idea of what to expect, but I am not sure what I will find. \u00a0It will be fun to see some of the preserved history of the university and explore the ideas surrounding adding women to the institution.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/fdfdf17c44e6454411b8d3a4ef1929e2-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"fdfdf17c44e6454411b8d3a4ef1929e2\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/fdfdf17c44e6454411b8d3a4ef1929e2-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/fdfdf17c44e6454411b8d3a4ef1929e2.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/7951736816628835\/\">https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/7951736816628835\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an Archive? 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