An interesting point: perhaps we should think about terminology more carefully
than we sometimes do. Having worked (only) in local government record offices
for over 30 years, I would instinctively use 'archives' for official bodies and
organisations, and either 'archives' or 'records' indiscriminately for deposited
material - we usually talk of parish records rather than archives, dont't we
(e.g. the Parochial Registers and Records Measure). Personally, I would reserve
'manuscripts' for draft or unpublished literary material, though maybe I should
not apply it (as I am sure I did in Suffolk) to typescript drafts of novels.
In the library field I suppose it is natural to use 'manuscript' for anything
which is handwritten or indeed unique and unpublished even if actually
typescript or word processed. Do we also need a term for 'disk file' or
'electronic text file' for material, the ultimate status of which may be
unclear?
Hope this doesn't start a 1,000 reply debate and annoy the list managers ...
David Jones
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