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Andrea Hinding (born July 15, 1942) was an American archivist. She was an elected fellow of the Society of American Archivists, whose two-volume work Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States (1979) shaped the study of women's history and archival practices relating to sources about women over the following two decades.

Early life and education

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Hinding grew up in the American Midwest, as the eldest child of a Danish father and Slovenian mother.[1]: 2  She began studying journalism at Marquette University, Wisconsin, before moving to the University of Minnesota in the early 1960s.[1]: 2  In 1966, she graduated in history magna cum laude, and earned a master's degree in history in 1973.[1]: 2 [2]

Career

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Hinding was the first staff person and later curator of the University of Minnesota Elmer L. Anderson Library.[3] She also wrote and edited books about archives and history, particularly women's history and feminism, sports and the YMCA. She also published articles through the Society of American Archivists' journal, The American Archivist, and is listed as an editor on many books, journals and directories.

Hinding's two-volume work Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States was described by Nan Robertson in the New York Times as "the bible of reference books in women's history".[4] It "shaped scholarship in women's history through-out the 1980s and early 1990s",[5] and "caused many archivists to rethink the way they organized and described their holdings, eventually bringing to light countless women's materials hidden in the papers of husbands, fathers, and sons. It could no longer be asserted accurately that there were few resources for the study of women's history."[6]

Hinding was elected a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists in 1977,[7] and served on the executive council from 1975 to 1979 and as president from 1984 to 1985.[8] She was a longtime member of the Organization of American Historians and the Midwest Archives Conference, and served on the executive council of the former from 1977 to 1980.[9]

She also served as University of Minnesota representative for women's issues on the Big Ten Conference in the mid 1970s.[10] In 1986, when several University of Minnesota basketball players were charged with sexual assault, she disagreed with university president Kenneth Keller's decision to set up a task force to study the issue, and stated that more decisive action, such as canceling the season or firing the athletic director Paul Giel, should have been taken.[11]

Publications

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  • Common bonds : a memoir in photographs of the University of Minnesota, 1997
  • Proud heritage: a history in pictures of the YMCA in the United States, 1988
  • Feminism: Opposing Viewpoints, 1986
  • Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States, Vols 1 and 2, 1979[4][12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Chambers, Clarke A. (October 14, 1994). "Interview with Andrea Hinding" (PDF). University Digital Conservancy. University of Minnesota. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ "University of Minnesota Spring Commencement, 1973". Education DocBox. 1973. p. 33 August.
  3. ^ Engebretson, Mark (2015-04-02). "The Job is Never Done:Fifty Years of Documenting Social Welfare History". continuum | University of Minnesota Libraries. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  4. ^ a b Robertson, Nan (7 June 1981). "Women's lists - a way of catching up". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. New York Times. p. 4C. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ Sachs, Honor R. (Winter 2008). "Reconstructing a Life: The Archival Challenges of Women's History". Library Trends. 56 (3): 653. doi:10.1353/lib.2008.0018. hdl:2142/4600. S2CID 14183359. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ^ Mason, Kären M.; Zanish-Belcher, Tanya (1999). "A Room of One's Own: Women's Archives in the Year 2000". Archival Issues. 24 (1): 41. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Members of Distinguished Fellows of SAA". Society of American Archivists. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. ^ "President Andrea Hinding | Society of American Archivists". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  9. ^ "Front Matter". The Journal of American History. 65 (3): 619. December 1978. JSTOR 1901415.
  10. ^ Nichols, Max (30 May 1975). "'U' to make men's, women's athletics equal in 2-step plan". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ^ Allen, Martha Sawyer; Meryhew, Richard (28 January 1986). "Many at 'U' favor Keller plan, but not all". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  12. ^ Byrne, Jo-Anne (15 April 1980). "New reference volume brings women's achievements to light". Leader-Telegram. Eau-Claire, Wisconsin. UPI. p. 6B. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  13. ^ Robertson, Nan (6 January 1981). "Women's history gets boost from book". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. New York Times. p. 10. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  14. ^ Meier, Peg (5 March 1980). "'U' survey reveals thousands of history's 'hidden' women". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. pp. 1B, 10B. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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