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There is a distinct difference between archives operations and records
management protocols. Not every document generated, particularly those
generated as a by product of running the government, is worthy of being
kept down through the ages in the original or even in digitial
representations. Such decisions are generally made by the archivist in
light of their perceived utility to future researchers when an archival
collection is arranged (i.e., organized for filing). The seven-year
disposition schedule generally applies to adminstrative records that are
viewed as having little to no reseach value or those that have privacy
implications (like personnel files). I should think that any documentation
key to understanding an artifact assemblage would be deemed to have lasting
research value, but your point is valid. One should be sure to verify what
is to be done with anything turned over for curation before it is out of
your control. That is standard practice for anyone who donates something to
a museum or library, and it applies if you pay them to take it off your
hands, too.
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Please respond to
"Richard W.
Galloway"
The problem with the National Archives is that they have a limited time
they
are required to keep records. They do not, as one might think, keep them
forever. Depending on the record type, the archives might only keep them
for
7 years and then they are destroyed. Do not assume without verification
that
the records will be kept longer without getting something in writing that
verifies the length of time they will be maintained.
>Since most of what Mary does is government-generated, my suggestion is
>that she cite
> the Natioinal Records Act and give the boxes to the agency that created
> the
> material.
Cordially:
Richard W. Galloway
Anthropology Grad Student-University of Alaska, Anchorage
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what
it costs when it's free." P.J. O'Rourke
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