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1. On the Possibility of a Modern Diplomatics
of Records of the Women's Movement.
Using the Master's Tools?
Elizabeth Kata - #gsisc16

2. Can a method that was developed to evaluate official
records from various authorities be valuable in
analyzing the records of social movements?

3. Modern Diplomatics and its Three Parts
Genetic Diplomatics: examines the procedures through which a record
is created and receives legitimacy.
Characteristic Diplomatics: examines the internal form (modes of
address, greetings, etc.) and external form (paper, format, etc.) of a record.
Systematic Diplomatics: categorizes record types, which can be used to
identify the type and function of an individual record.

4. Genetic Diplomatics
looks at the procedures:
-How is a decision made?
-Who has the authority to make decisions?
-What procedures are followed to create a record and ensure its legitimacy? What are
the steps?
-What does it mean if procedure is not followed?

5. Template for Program Advertisement with
notes on publications to contact and
publications which have been contacted. From
these notes we can ascertain information
about how events were advertised and how far
in advance media outlets were contacted.
Procedures - hints in the margins
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. G 162 Frauengetriebe. Programm. Dezember 1999.

6. Genetic Diplomatics - Draft vs. Original (Legitimacy?)
Annual Report without signatures: Draft Annual Report with signatures of the
managing directors: Original
Both from STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. G 162 Frauengetriebe. Tätigkeitsbericht 1999.

7. Characteristic Diplomatics
Internal (“intellectual”) Form: grammatical style (I, we, etc.); self-description; mode of
address; greetings; warnings; use of dates; signature; countersignature; etc..
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. G 44 FR HA der ÖH Uni Graz. Uni Graz. Aussendung, 11. 3. 1985.
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. ZAS. 08-4.2 außerösterreichisch. Flugblatt “Women War and Peace. The Vision and the Strategies.” August, 1994.
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. ZAS. 08-7 UNO Menschrechtskonferenz. Flugblatt “Invitation to the International Demonstration.” June, 1993.

8. Characteristic Diplomatics
External (“physical”) form: medium used (type of paper, analog vs. digital); format (for
example, folded, size of the paper); script; language; special signs; seals; annotations.
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. G 44 FR HA der ÖH Uni Graz. Aussendung, 11. 3. 1985.
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. G 152 Notruf Innsbruck. Flugblatt “Uns reicht’s.” 1990.
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. ZAS. 08-4.2 außerösterreichisch. Flugblatt “Women War and
Peace. The Vision and the Strategies.” August, 1994.

9. Feminist and Lesbian Symbols
from Femory - a Feminist Memory Game
Characteristic Diplomatics -
Special Signs and Symbols

10. Systematic Diplomatics
I suggest systematic diplomatics of social movement
records could group types by records addressed to
authorities of financial backers, records addressed
to the public at large, records addressed within the
movement, and lastly internal group records.

11. Systematic Diplomatics - Examples of Document Types
Demands Flier Petition with List of Signatories
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. G 152 Notruf Innsbruck. Flugblatt. März 1991.
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. G 21 Notruf Wien. Unterstützungsliste. 1994.
STICHWORT. Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung. ZAS. 08-7 UNO Menschrechtskonferenz. Forderungen der Working Group on Women’s Rights.. “Final
Recommendations.” June, 1993.

12. Conclusion
We can use modern diplomatics to better understand and order
the records in our collections, write more informative finding
aids, elucidate group procedures and formal and informal
hierarchies, and increase the accessibility of the records for all
who are interested, thereby further stimulating interest in and
research using our collections.

13. Thank you!

14. Bibliography
Duranti, Luciana. “Diplomatics: New Uses for an Old Science (Part 1).” Archivaria 28 (Summer 1989).
--“Diplomatics: New Uses for an Old Science (Part IV).” Archivaria 31 (Winter 1990-1991).
--“Diplomatics: New Uses for an Old Science (Part V).” Archivaria 32 (Summer 1991).
Hochedlinger, Michael. Aktenkunde. Urkunden- und Aktenlehre der Neuzeit. Oldenburg: Böhlau, 2009.
Meisner, Heinrich Otto. Archivalienkunde vom 16. Jahrhundert bis 1918. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und
Ruprecht, 1969.
Pearce-Moses, Richard (ed.). A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago: Society of American
Archivists, 2006. P. 120. (http://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/d/diplomatics#.VwkzlCZb88p).