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Subject:

FW: Volunteer Reveiwer

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Clare Cowling <[log in to unmask]>

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Fri, 26 Oct 2001 09:23:51 +0100

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Could I just add my mite to what Bruce is saying?  Appraisal is probably the
most important of all an archives' functions and should only be undertaken
by experienced professionals...it's the appraisal process, after all, which
decides once and for all what the historians of the future are going to use
and interpret.

Clare Cowling
RCOG and IALS Archivist

-----Original Message-----
From: Jackson, Bruce [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 23 October 2001 10:37
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Volunteer Reveiwer


Further to Caroline Catford's posting to the list about volunteers to review
records, I am tempted to raise the question as to whether this is
appropriate work for what is in effect unskilled. inexperienced labour?

This is not meant as a criticism of Caroline and other peole who find
themselves in this situation, but really relates to the importance we attach
to this type of work. For many years there has been a realisation that
specialist skills are required in many aspects of archive work, such as
cataloguing, conservatiuon etc, but surely the most difficult skill of all
to acquire is the sound ability to determine whether or not the record
should be preserved as being of genuine historical value ( and whether it is
worth spending all this expensive expertise on cataloguing, storing, making
available etc). When I started working as an archivist ( already trained),
we learned by going out on the job with a very experienced archivist as it
was felt that there was no way we could be left to undertake this most
difficult exercise without "hand-holding". I still feel the benefits of this
25 years on!

Bruce Jackson
Lancashire Record Office
23 October 2001

-----Original Message-----
From: Caroline Catford [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 23 October 2001 09:07
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Volunteer Reveiwer


I wonder if any of you 'out there' can help with this one. At Hampton Court
Palace where I work we are in a virtual no spend situtaion due to various
economic factors which I am sure I do not need to spell out.

I acquired from Hayes 2900 ex Property Services Agency files relating to the
past 50 years at Historic Royal Palaces. These files now need to be reveiwed
in order for us to decide whether they should be kept permanently or whether
they can be destroyed. This would be an ideal job for someone who would liek
to have some work experience put on their CV in this area. A foot in the
door..
Unfortunately we can only pay volunteers expenses on this one which is
basically a lunch allowance and travel expenses.

Any of you know of someone who might be interested in this field of work or
know of a  course  that might do secondments in this area.
Thanking you all in hopeful anticipation.
Caroline Catford
Departmental Records Officer
Historic Royal Palaces



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