What is memory and why is it important?

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What is memory and why is it important? ⋆₊꩜｡

Exploring bookbinding memory

Past present future

Chanel Ly

part i. individual memory

part ii. group memory

part iii. collective memory

Collective memory is represented by the rings of an old-growth tree, archiving hundreds of years of memory and history within. These ancient trees stand as resilient sentinels of their ecosystem.

works cited

Foote, Kenneth. “To Remember and Forget: Archives, Memory, and Culture,”
The American Archivist, 53 no.3 (Summer 1990): 378-392.
Gilliland, Anne. “Memory and Memory-keeping.” PowerPoint presented at UCLA, November 3, 2025.
Guild of Bookworkers. “History of the Guild.” Accessed December 3, 2025. https://guildofbookworkers.org/history.
Ketelaar, Eric. "Archives, Memories and Identities," in Research in the Archival Multiverse,
Anne J. Gilliland, Sue McKemmish and Andrew J Lau, eds., Melbourne: Monash University Press, 2016.
Organization for Transformative Works. “About the OTW".” Accessed December 3, 2025.
https://www.transformativeworks.org/about_otw/.
Renegade Bookbinding Guild. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.renegadeguild.org.

Webpage created as final project for IS431: Archives, Recordkeeping and Memory at UCLA.