[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: universal archival symbol



May 27, 2002

My Canadian colleague Jill ten Cate asked this question on the ARCAN-L list
in 1997 and I responded with a design which I posted on my personal Web site
(no longer active at that address). The design was submitted to the
International Council on Archives (ICA) Secretariat in Paris, France, but I
don't recall receiving a reply.  I subsequently collaborated with another
individual but we did not end up producing a design. This is definitely a
project the ICA should endorse and undertake.

There was also a 1995 e-mail to ARCHIVES about which animal would best serve
as symbolizing an archives.

David Mattison
Non-Government Records Archivist
Access Services, BC Archives
Ministry of Management Services
Phone: 250-387-3401 Fax: 250-387-2072
E-mail: David.Mattison@gems3.gov.bc.ca
Postal: PO Box 9419, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria V8W 9V1
Web: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca
Caveat: opinions in this message do not necessarily reflect those of my
employer

-----Original Message-----
From: Russell James [mailto:youngarchivist@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 7:31 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: universal archival symbol


I was wondering if anyone had ever found a medieval or
other symbol used to designate archivists apart from
others?  Maybe something from the Arabs or Greeks or
Romans?   Or, has someone ever designed one?

A similar thing might be the symbol adopted by the
United Methodist Church.

Russell D. James, M.A.
Milton, Florida
youngarchivist@yahoo.com

A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!

To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.muohio.edu
      In body of message:  SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname
                    *or*:  UNSUB ARCHIVES
To post a message, send e-mail to archives@listserv.muohio.edu

Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at
     http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html

Problems?  Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>