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Date: | Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:16:10 EST |
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Good morning Histarch-ers.
After 25 years operating a small business we are out of space and faced with
a dilema. We have accumulated tons of material. Excavation fieldnotes,
level records, etc. are filed with the collection at archives but we also have
copies in house. On a survey level we have all the pencilled site records and
maps from the field effort and notes, although the information is included
in reports that are filed at various places and copies of fieldnotes are with
agencies who contracted with us in the first place. Getting a storage locker
to stick boxes in isn't really feasible. Trying to scan 25 years of
projects also isn't feasible, and who knows how long the e-data will last on a cd?
We have two schools of thought here. One is that since copies of excavation
data are with collections we can dispose of the in-house duplicates by
shredding. The survey material is no where but here, but was reproduced in reports
that are filed at various agencies or repositories so can also be shredded.
The other "school" screams PRIMARY DATA - DO NOT DESTROY!!! Suggestions?
Mary L. Maniery
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