Thank you to everyone who replied to my original enquiry about single item
manuscripts - I received about 30 replies [mostly from the U.K but also from
the US, France and Canada.] Many commented on the lack of understanding of
the fundamental theoretical differences between librarians and archivists.
The archival profession in the U.K has been established for 52 years but
apparently has not yet been able to achieve recognition/understanding from
other allied professions.
My first thought was to write something about this for S of A newsletter or
Journal but I think I will try, time permitting, to write something for the
library/museum profession and see how it is received there.
Claire Jackson
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