Ahhhh ... the old "archive vs artefact" debate beloved by junior archivists!
(well, by me, when once a junior archivist). Would a blank notebook owned by
Leonardo da Vinci have any value? Any monetary value? Any informational
value?
Anyway, archivists often tend to be magpies and the thought of actually
THROWING SOMETHING AWAY is anathema to them ... us ... whoever...
Liz
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How about
'Envelope, contents missing'
and
'Notebooks belonging to [name erased by me to preserve decency], all
blank'
which can be spotted in catalogues from two different repositories.
Chris
--
Christopher Webb
Borthwick Institute of Historical Research,
University of York,
St Anthony's Hall,
Peasholme Green,
York YO1 7PW
Tel 01904 642315
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