I was interested by Martin Taylor's comments regarding the Suffragette
archive. I know that in the past Archives have benefited hugely by the
marketplace's lacunae concerning archive material. Things do not appear to
work that way any more. The rise of heritage consumer has its downside and
everyone is now aware that Grandad's war diaries will hold a cash value.
When have the Antiques Roadshow experts ever suggested that a "discovered"
Victorian painting be offered to the local municipal art gallery? If
Archives are to enjoy a higher profile in society we may find that the
quietly effective practices of the past will no longer apply.
This is a swift and ill-considered comment and is certainly not intended to
offend.
Mark Pomeroy
Archivist
Royal Academy of Arts
London
W1J 0BD
>
> Secondly, on the Antiques Roadshow the Sunday before last, a remarkable
> archive of Suffragette correspondence and literature, including a letter
> smuggled out of Holloway Prison written on toilet paper was valued at a
> commercial price, and no suggestion made that such a collection would be
> best placed in an appropriate record office.
>
>
> Martin Taylor
> senior assistant archivist
> Hackney Archives Department
>
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