Comments on: Missing Archives http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/07/05/missing-archives/ Informed Amateurs Blog the American Civil War Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Robert http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/07/05/missing-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-5167 Robert Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:08:11 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=6826#comment-5167 P. Swan....Maybe but where is the money going to come from. When you don't even know what you are giving a researcher it's pretty tough to know you are getting it all back. Digitizing would seem to be the answer of course but then we go back to time and money both of which are limited. Your point about supporting NARA is of course on target but I'm not sure most people feel that way. Kind of the same way they look at battlefield preservation: "Yeah it's important but I sure do like the thought of a Walmart." P. Swan….Maybe but where is the money going to come from. When you don’t even know what you are giving a researcher it’s pretty tough to know you are getting it all back. Digitizing would seem to be the answer of course but then we go back to time and money both of which are limited.

Your point about supporting NARA is of course on target but I’m not sure most people feel that way. Kind of the same way they look at battlefield preservation: “Yeah it’s important but I sure do like the thought of a Walmart.”

]]> By: P. Swan http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/07/05/missing-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-5159 P. Swan Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:32:36 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=6826#comment-5159 The folks at the National Archives have a difficult job to do and they have too few employees to do that job, or at least too few who are trained to do that job. They deserve our support and help in assuring that they have the resources they need to carry out their tasks. With mountains of documents to preserve, it's probably no wonder that they lose some. With better support they could reduce that loss even further. The folks at the National Archives have a difficult job to do and they have too few employees to do that job, or at least too few who are trained to do that job. They deserve our support and help in assuring that they have the resources they need to carry out their tasks. With mountains of documents to preserve, it’s probably no wonder that they lose some. With better support they could reduce that loss even further.

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