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I always made a clear distiction between 'archives' following Jenkinson's definition of records forming an organic whole produced by the employing authority and 'historical manuscripts' as records of historical interest which form a companion to the official archives. That way everybody should know what you're talking about. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane Collings <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 12:22 PM Subject: Archives and Manuscripts > I am interested in opinions about use of the terms 'archives' and > 'manuscripts'. I have found that archive books differ in the definitions > that they give for these terms. I manage a collection comprising accessions > of architects' personal and business papers and an in-house archive. I am > constantly finding that people confuse the two, and am thinking of calling > the acquired archives 'manuscripts' whilst the in-house archive remains the > 'archive'. It is the case, however, that many of the accessions are > 'archives' as they form a record created and maintained by an individual or > office. Are repositories generally informal about the way they use these > terms, or is there a general consensus? Is it an unforgiveable sin to use > the term 'manuscripts' for collections with printed material, and also some > published material, such as press cuttings? > > _____________________________________ > Jane Collings > Curator, Manuscripts Collection > Royal Institute of British Architects > Tel: 020 7307 3615 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Manuscripts Website: > http://195.171.22.22/site1/library/bal09_02.htm > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely > for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. > > Royal Institute of British Architects > 66 Portland Place, London, England W1N 4AD > [log in to unmask] > ********************************************************************** > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%