> How has anyone coped with what I can only call 'supra fonds' level
> description ?
>
> I am dealing with a set of three closely related fonds, all of which
> relate to essentially the same work but in different locations. It seems
> most appropriate (I would say essential) to provide a joint administrative
> history for these fonds, but how can I fit it into ISAD(G)? This isn't
> management group level (or even sub-group), but nor can I justify treating
> them as a single fonds!
>
> An outline of the situation is as follows:
>
> Daniel Boyes established a fruit breeding programme at Cambridge in the
> 1930s (Fonds A). Needing more space for trials, a sub-station was
> established on a grower's farm, for which the grower, Mr Jones, kept his
> own records (Fonds B). On the retirement of Boyes in 1950, his breeding
> stock was transferred to the John Innes Centre in charge of his assistant,
> Hedley Williams and the programme was continued until his death (Fonds C).
>
> Fonds A and B were sent to Williams in the 1970s, and together with Fonds
> C, were passed to the archives after his death.
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated!
>
> Rachel Gill
>
> Assistant Archivist
> John Innes Centre
> Norwich Research Park
> Colney Lane
> Norwich
> NR4 7UH
>
> 01603 450674
>
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