“No archive arises out of thin air. Each archives has a ‘pre-history’, in the sense of prior conditions of existence. Constituting an archive represents a significant moment, on which we need to reflect with care.”
Stuart Hall, “Constituting an Archive,” Third Text 15(54), 2001: 89.
Cited in Rebecka Sheffield, Documenting Rebellions: A Study of Four Lesbian and Gay Archives in Queer Times.