Wilson Center Experts
Trudy H Peterson
Public Policy Scholar
Cold War International History Project
Contact Information:
T 202/691-4122
// F 202/691-4001
Expertise:
Cold War
Affiliation:
Consulting Archivist
Wilson Center Project(s):
Policy for Managing Archival Records of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Term:
Sep 01, 2003
Feb 01, 2004
Expertise
Archives
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Archives in Wartime: From WWII to the Invasion of Iraq
February 24, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Roundtable discussion of the controversy surrounding the Iraqi state records seized during the United States invasion of Iraq. A panel of archivists and historians will examine the tangled issues which arise when government records are captured by invading forces. more
Unfinished Business: Archives After Conflict in Guatemala, Sierra Leone, and South Africa
January 31, 2011 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
When a country emerges from conflict, citizens demand that perpetrators be held accountable for past violations of human rights; that the governmental system be reformed to prevent a future recurrence of past repressive practices; that the truth be told about what really happened, both in personal terms (such as learning the fate of a loved one) and in terms of how the society came to be what it was; and that reparation be made for the moral and material losses suffered during the period of oppression. Archives are essential to meet these demands. more
Final Acts: A Guide to Preserving the Records of Truth Commissions
September 28, 2005 // 4:00pm — 6:00pm
With author Trudy Huskamp PetersonFinal Acts is a guide to questions of law, politics, physical preservation, and access regarding materials generated by the 20 truth commissions that have completed the work of examining and reporting on the abuses of deposed regimes. more
Temporary Courts, Permanent Records
Jul 07, 2011
Wilson Center Press Publishes New Book on Truth Commissions
Feb 15, 2005Final Acts: A Guide to Preserving the Records of Truth Commissions, by Trudy Huskamp Peterson draws on research in Burundi, Chad, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and elsewhere to examine the preservation of truth commissions' archives worldwide. The full text of this new book is available for free download. more
Wilson Center Press Publishes New Book on Truth Commissions
Feb 15, 2005Final Acts: A Guide to Preserving the Records of Truth Commissions, by Trudy Huskamp Peterson draws on research in Burundi, Chad, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and elsewhere to examine the preservation of truth commissions' archives worldwide. The full text of this new book is available for free download.
Archives in Wartime: From WWII to the Invasion of Iraq
February 24, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Roundtable discussion of the controversy surrounding the Iraqi state records seized during the United States invasion of Iraq. A panel of archivists and historians will examine the tangled issues which arise when government records are captured by invading forces.
Unfinished Business: Archives After Conflict in Guatemala, Sierra Leone, and South Africa
January 31, 2011 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
When a country emerges from conflict, citizens demand that perpetrators be held accountable for past violations of human rights; that the governmental system be reformed to prevent a future recurrence of past repressive practices; that the truth be told about what really happened, both in personal terms (such as learning the fate of a loved one) and in terms of how the society came to be what it was; and that reparation be made for the moral and material losses suffered during the period of oppression. Archives are essential to meet these demands.
Final Acts: A Guide to Preserving the Records of Truth Commissions
September 28, 2005 // 4:00pm — 6:00pm
With author Trudy Huskamp PetersonFinal Acts is a guide to questions of law, politics, physical preservation, and access regarding materials generated by the 20 truth commissions that have completed the work of examining and reporting on the abuses of deposed regimes.