Surely the best thing to do would be to include such records in the Access
to Archives database - see their website at
http://www.a2a.org.uk/
Keith Ramsey
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From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Michael Shaw
Sent: 16 October 2004 23:47
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Subject: Re: libraries
The Industrial Railway Society mailbase has recently contained a string on
access to and the possible fate of archives, I have copied the one below to
Mining History in view not only of its contents but because many groups must
have archives and libraries which are difficult to manage and use even by
members and unavailable to the rest of us. Is it time that someone somehow
considered at least listing these and publishing their catalogues, that is
if agreement with enough groups would be forthcoming.
All the best
Mike Shaw
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