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Re: Original binders



On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 12:39:19 -0500, Kristen Romano
<kromano@MAIL.PRATT.LIB.MD.US> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a number of three ring binders that are leather and inscribed with
>the name of a person or foundation in my collections.

What is the purpose of the binder? What are the papers? Why were the papers
put into the binders?

 I want to take the
>papers out of the binders to put in acid-free folders and boxes, but I
>also want to keep the binders since they are part of the collection.
>Should I keep the papers in them?  Would people keep the binders?  How
>would you arrange them within the collection?

Personally I would keep them in the binders if the papers are originals.
Aren't original order and provenance still ruling factors within the
archives field? Are the papers found anywhere else?


PeterK
pakurilecz@aol.com

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