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Re: Liberry Skule



I say I work with the stuff of history and leave it at that. 

Michael A. Breedlove, Ph.D.
Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
624 Washington Avenue
P. O. Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36130-0100 
334-242-4452 x238
334-240-3125 Fax
mbreedlo@archives.state.al.us
mbreedlo@archives.state.al.us

>>> Amy Filiatreau <afiliatreau@MAIL.LAW.UTEXAS.EDU> 03/13/02 08:33AM >>>
Daniel, Denise & all,

I'm in agreement with Denise; Barari's explanation of the article, with all
its stated high-mindedness, did not make the article much less annoying. I
was not deeply offended by it, for I assure you I do have both thick skin
and a sense of humor, but I was annoyed 1) because it wasn't AT ALL funny;
2) because I'm just woefully tired of sexist boring old librarian jokes;
and 3) because people are likely to believe what he said. I am glad to
know, however, that he thought he was being funny.

But anyway, what I really want to know from the list is this: Following up
on what Daniel says here...

At 09:15 AM 3/13/02 -0500, you wrote:

>I've gotten that quizzical look when I say "archivist" more times than I can
>count, and then you patiently explain what you do,

I'd like to know what people say when trying to explain what archivists do.
Everyone must have a pat speech put to memory that they drag out at the
doctor's office or cocktail party. How do you explain in 20-50 words or
less what you do?

Amy Filiatreau
Archivist
Tarlton Law Library, School of Law
The University of Texas at Austin

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