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Archivist/records manager on TV



I'm wondering if others of you who might have watched "Touched by an Angel" last night were disappointed as I was by the very timid man who was a person who filed information about people in the heavenly archives. 
 
For those of you who did not see the program, here is a brief summary.  

Att the start of the program the poor archivist/records manager would hardly speak.  Near the end, however, he was persuaded to be somewhat more assertive when telling a young woman that her father had not died in vain when he rushed into a burning house to save people inside.  He did save a young boy but died in attempting to safe the father.  His daughter, who worked at a roadside cafe, gas station, and garage always thought that it was a fruitless thing to do since she was not aware that a young boy had been rescued.  The night when she learned that a young boy had been saved, that person (now a young man) was given the man of the year award by his local chamber of commerce.
In a way, then, the archivist/records manager was portrayed in a poor light at first but then in a better light at the end.


Charles R. Schultz, CA
Professor and Clements Archivist
Cushing Library
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843-5000
c-schultz@tamu.edu
979-862-1555
FAX 979-845-1441

State-of-the-art automation will never beat the wastebasket 
when it comes to speeding up efficiency in the office.
Ann Landers Gem of the Day, July 27, 1994

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