Terry Cook (archivist)

Terry Cook (June 6, 1947 – May 12, 2014) was a noted Canadian archivist and scholar in archival studies.

Biography

Terry Cook was born in 1947. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Alberta in 1969, his Master's from Carleton University in 1970, and his Ph.D. from Queen's University in 1977.[1] He worked for the National Archives of Canada, specializing in archival appraisal for a number of years.

During his time at the National Archives, he established himself as a respected voice in archival theory, particularly for the development of macroappraisal. He worked as an archival consultant at Clio Consulting from 1996 to 2014. In 1998, he became a professor in the Archival Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. Cook was named a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists and a Fellow of the Association of Canadian Archivists in 2009.[2]

Cook died on May 12, 2014 of pancreatic cancer in Ottawa, Canada.[3]

Contributions to archival theory

Terry Cook was instrumental in the development of archival theory at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. His scholarship covered archival appraisal, theories of the archive, total archives, postmodernism, community archives, the fonds and series systems of arrangement and description, the contrast between analogue and digital thinking and relations between archivists and historians.Cook revealed the agency of the archivist and pushed archivists to deeply consider their role in the shaping of the historical record. He also urged archivists to be transparent in their interventions[4] Cook's most noted contribution to archival appraisal theory was the development of macroappraisal.

Publications

See also

References

  1. "ACA Award Recipient Biographies." Association of Canadian Archivists. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. "Dr. Terry Cook 6 June 1947 - 12 May 2014 Ottawa" Deaths. The Globe and Mail. 2014 May 16.
  3. "Dr. Terry Cook 6 June 1947 - 12 May 2014 Ottawa" Deaths. The Globe and Mail. 2014 May 16.
  4. Cook, T. and J. M. Schwartz. (2002). "Archives, Records, and Power: From (Postmodern) Theory to (Archival) Performance." Archival Science 2:171–185.

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