Andrea Hinding (born July 15, 1942) was an American archivist. She was an elected fellow of the

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, 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

Hinding grew up in the

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, as the eldest child of a Danish father and Slovenian mother. She began studying journalism at

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, Wisconsin, before moving to the

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in the early 1960s. In 1966, she graduated in history magna cum laude, and earned a master's degree in history in 1973.

Career

Hinding was the first staff person and later curator of the

Elmer L. Anderson Library. 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 ''

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'' as "the bible of reference books in women's history". It "shaped scholarship in women's history through-out the 1980s and early 1990s", 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." Hinding was elected a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists in 1977, and served on the executive council from 1975 to 1979 and as president from 1984 to 1985. She was a longtime member of the

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and the

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, and served on the executive council of the former from 1977 to 1980. She also served as University of Minnesota representative for women's issues on the

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in the mid 1970s. 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

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, should have been taken.

Publications

* ''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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinding, Andrea American archivists American women archivists Year of birth unknown Writers from Minnesota University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni University of Minnesota faculty Presidents of the Society of American Archivists 1942 births Living people Librarians from Minnesota