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In actual fact, I've spotted three archivists on the list - one LVO and two MBEs. The library sector doesn't do much better, with an MVO and four MBEs. As to my name, it's an old joke, one I've been hearing since primary school... James James King Senior Assistant Archivist Modern Records Centre University of Warwick Library Coventry CV4 7AL Tel: +44 (0) 24 7652 4493 Fax: +44 (0) 24 7652 4211 [log in to unmask] http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk/ ________________________________ From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. on behalf of Taylor Martin Sent: Mon 16/06/2008 11:05 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Today is the Queen's Official Birthday Dear all Here's one professional issue relating to all this... Whether or not one is a royalist or a republican, and despite a certain amount of cynicism, the honours system is the only means we have in the UK of publically recognising outstanding work in whichever sector. It's perhaps regretable therefore that an admittedly cursory review of the list of honours granted on Saturday reveals an apparent lack of people connected with our sector. There's the usual crop of folk involved with museums, both professionals and volunteers, and at least three librarians. But (and apologies if I've missed anyone) I can't see any archivists record managers or conservators. A few eminent colleagues have been honoured over the last few years, but if the number of OBEs granted were a rough measure of how the State regarded us, we're not doing very well! As the archive sector trys to reposition itself in forthcoming challenging times, awareness of what we do by policy makers might be helped if there was a more co-ordinated effort to nominate for honours long-serving, eminent colleagues who have genuinely impacted on the profession and the wider multi-faceted research community. It's not much, but it couldn't hurt. And if anyone think's "Taylor's after a gong"...well I'm waiting til they revive hereditary dukedoms... Cheers Martin Martin Taylor City Archivist Hull City Archives 79 Lowgate Hull HU1 1HN United Kingdom T: 01482 613559 F: 01482 613051 E: [log in to unmask] This email message and accompanying data are the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain information that is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this message is prohibited. If you have received the email message in error please notify immediately and erase all copies of this message and any attachment. -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathryn Jenner Sent: 16 June 2008 10:33 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: royalists and repulicans Can I suggest that taunts between republicans and royalists are posted to a more appropriate list please? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and 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 system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway for the presence of computer viruses.