Great discussion, all...although I sense the inevitable crossing of a
certain threshold, the "event horizon" of archives in a post-modern
world and the death of Jenkinson's much-loved objective appraisal. ;)

Timothy Hunt
Information Administrator
British Columbia and Yukon Region
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Subject: Re: Semi OT RE: NOW Permanent 300 years

Pilar McAdam said:
>Those items whose historical value develops within some context over
time will need to be protected as they are identified.

Pilar, this is why a lot of initial archival assessments are based on
source - the Department head's papers as opposed to the Records
Manager's. The higher up the food chain one is, the greater likelihood
the records have archival potential.

Its also why there is concern in the field about only supporting "great
men/women" historic records.

Dwight Wallis, CRM
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Multnomah County Records Management Program
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Gresham, OR 97233
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