FYI This a copy of a letter sent to the British Library. It concerns issues about the disappearance of parts of the fragile histories of disability community. I would welcome your comments. Keith
23rd, May 2000
The Director,
Reader's Services
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
Dear Sir,
British Library : Publications removed from the British Library.
My main experience with the vast majority of library staff has been helpful and supportive with current research I am undertaking .I am currently writing a history of the disability community and have been working through your "On-Line" catalogue, however, yesterday, I discovered references to publications "discarded" by the library.
I have a few questions that would assist my research:
w Are these items archived in alternative formats such as microfilm or CD ROM?
w Are records kept of the details of all discarded publications?
w If records are kept, is the list available to readers at the library?
w Is there a breakdown of these discarded items by subject area and
date of removal?
w When did the library start to discard catalogued publications?
w What is the criteria for discarding publications?
w On whose authority within the library are publication discarded?
w Is the policy of discarding publications still continuing?
Some of items listed as "discarded" that I have found are described below:
Ÿ United States of America, Department of State and Public Institutions.
Presidents Committee on Employment the Physically Handicapped.
Employ the handicapped 10th observance of National Employment of the
physically handicapped, October 3-9 - 1954
& Former Shelf Mark AS 107/54.
cont....
Ÿ Departments of State and Public Inst. Presidents Committee on National Employment of the physically handicapped week: Membership Directory 1950-57
& Former Shelf Mark AS 107/42.
Ÿ United States of America, Departments of States and Public Institutions, Civil Service Commission operations manual for placement of the physically handicapped (3rd edition) 1944
& Former Shelf Mark AS 175/8.
Ÿ Some problem in the education of handicapped children
Mackie, Romeiue P.,
& Former Shelf Mark AS 202/16.
Thank you,.
Yours sincerely
Keith Armstrong
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Keith
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