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
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