Archival Studies Question Paper
Archival Studies
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Institution: Kenya Technical Teachers College question papers
Exam Year:2015
KENYA TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE
INFORMATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
END OF TERM TWO MOCK EXAMINATION JULY 2015
TIME: 2 HOURS
SUBJECT : ARCHIVAL STUDIES
CLASS: 2013ISIS2C
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF SEVEN QUESTIONS. ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS.
NO READING MATERIALS SHOULD BE CARRIED INTO THE EXAMINATION ROOM
1. a) Define the term registry and describe the three major registry systems. (12 marks)
b) Outline four sources of archival materials. (8 marks)
2. a) Describe four characteristics of archives materials. (12 marks)
b) Explain four uses of administrative history in archives. (8 marks)
3. a) Highlight four housekeeping practices that would ensure proper up keep of records in record centers . (8 marks)
b) Explain the significance of Anglo-German treaties (1886) and 1890 to the administrative history of East Africa. (12 marks)
4. a) You have been recruited to establish an archive service in a public institution. Highlight four methods you would use to built up the archives collection. (8 MARKS)
b) Explain the structure of the central government in Kenya during the colonial period. (12 marks)
5. a) Highlight four objectives of appraising records in a registry. (8 marks)
b) Explain four roles of the local government during the colonial period in Kenya. (12 marks)
6. a) Describe four major sections that may be found in an archive building their main function. (12 marks)
b) Explain how company rules were applied in east Africa by colonialists. (8 marks)
7. a) Describe four tools that can be used in retrieving information materials in an archives institution. (8 marks)
b) Describe the following indigenous political systems in East Africa.
a) Council of elders
b) Chiefdom
c) Kingdom
d) Age-set system (12 marks)
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