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Iron Mountain
On Nov 13, 2007 12:16 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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Mary C. Beaudry, PhD, RPA, FSA
Professor of Archaeology & Anthropology
Department of Archaeology
Boston University
675 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215-1406
tel. 617-358-1650
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