Mark A. Greene (1958–2017) was an American archivist who served as the 63rd President of the

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(SAA). He was a leader and prominent author within the archives profession, and is well known for the development of the archival management principles in

More Product, Less Process "More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Archival Processing" is a 2005 archival science article written by Mark A. Greene and Dennis Meissner that first appeared in the Fall/Winter 2005 issue of '' The American Archivist''. The paper a ...

(MPLP) together with Dennis Meissner.

Life

Greene was born in

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, and attended Ripon College, completing a bachelor's degree in history and politics. He then completed his education at the

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with a master's degree in History with cognates in archival administration and Modern Chinese History. Greene began his career in archives as college archivist at

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(1985–1989), before becoming the head of acquisitions for the

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in 1989. While there, he developed his expertise and a national reputation in appraisal, including deaccessioning and reappraisal. In 2000, he became the head of Research Center Programs at

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, where he spent two years before becoming director of the

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at the

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in 2002. Greene retired in 2015. Within the professional community, Greene served in various positions within the

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(MAC) and SAA. Between 1992 and 1994 he served as a member of the MAC Council, followed by a term as president of the association from 1995 to 1997. In 2002 he was elected an SAA Fellow, and later served as president of that organization from 2007 to 2008.

Death

Greene died in a car accident on June 21, 2017, near

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Works

* "A Critique of Social Justice as an Archival Imperative: What ''Is'' It We're Doing That's All That Important?" ''American Archivist'' 76, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2013): 303-335 * "The Power of Archives: Archivists' Values and Value in the Post-Modern Age," ''American Archivist'' 72, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2009): 17-41 * " More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Archival Processing," ''American Archivist'' 68, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2005): 208-263 (with Dennis Meissner) * "The Power of Meaning: The Mission of Archives in the Postmodern World," ''American Archivist'' 65, no. 1 (2002): 42-55 * "Et Tu Schellenberg? Thoughts on the Dagger of American Appraisal Theory," ''American Archivist'' 59, no. 3 (Summer 1996): 298-310 (with Frank Boles) *“The surest proof: A utilitarian approach to appraisal." ''Archivaria'', 45 (1998), 127- 169.

References

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