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Re: Scanning student records and development office files



Quite all right, Ronnie; after all, it was Friday. I think we all knew what you
meant.

Tom  (who thought he made a mistake once but was wrong ), Archivist

Veronica Cunningham wrote:

> I'm sorry, that was a huge goof!  I did truly mean to say that your
> assistance in the past has been *invaluable* Thank you for the correction.
>  It is awful to ask for help and then 'invalidate' it.  Apologies.
>
> Ronnie C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Lori Sprague [SMTP:LSprague@PARKLAND.CC.IL.US]
> Sent:   Friday, January 28, 2000 12:08 PM
> To:     ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:        Re: Scanning student records and development office files
>
> "Your help has always been invalid"  Did you really mean to say
> "invaluable"?????
>
> >>> Veronica Cunningham <vcunning@EMMA.TROY.NY.US> 01/28/00 11:04AM >>>
> Hello to  you all:
>
> This came up at a meeting today:  we create too much paper (novel idea!).
>  We have to keep the actual records through college applications.
>
> The files then move to the development office where they immediately fill
> up with all correspondence for the bulletin, all Christmas cards and
> accompanying family photographs, gift transmittals (that are in the
> computer program designed to keep track of these things) gift thank you
> letters/notes, all the scraps of paper that have bee cut out of the
> Bulleting relating to a specific alum, etc, etc.  How many filing cabinets
> do we need to buy?!
>
> Question after the preamble:
>         What is a reasonably-priced scanner to scan to disk that will
> provide
> quick access to information.  Which of the above items should be included
> when there are many items of a confidential nature?  How would one handle a
> combination of two formats: paper and disk?
>
> We do keep the student records in paper in perpetuity.  Much of the above
> information will become of a historical nature, reports on jobs etc,
> children born, husband's job.
>
> Your help has always been invalid.  Thank you.
>
> Veronica Colley Cunningham
> Archivist and Records Coordinator
> Emma Willard School
> 285 Pawling Avenue
> Troy, NY 12180
>
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