Bill,
Sorry to be late answering, but your question brings to mind a description about using a crematorium for burning records that I read somewhere. I believe in the memoirs of the Grand Duchess George, a Greek-born princess who returned to Greece after her husband was shot during the Russian Revolution. If I remember correctly, as the Germans were moving into Athens during WW II, the British Embassy, caught by surprise at the rapidness of the German advance, decided to destroy their files by burning them in a local crematorium. To their surprise, when the gas jets came on, the draft took many documents straight up the vents, unburned, and secret papers drifted down over the streets of Athens. This may be apocrophal, but it creates a vivid mental image.
Regards,
Tom
J. Thomas Converse, CA, CRM
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Inter-American Development Bank
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Subject: Experience(s) with Crematoriums for Records' Destruction?!?!
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Am interested in knowing if anyone on the listserv has had experience(s) with
utilizing the crematoriums of funeral homes for records destruction? As part
of a 2nd interview with a county government (Liberty County, GA) for a records
manager/archivist, I have proposed to utilize this as a preferred methodology
for records destruction. However, what experience(s) the rest of you
(especially YOU, Peter) would be willing to share would be greatly
appreciated!
If any of you want to respond 'offlist' to me, that would also be greatly
appreciated. My interview is this Monday, May 16th, but my (new) wife and I
are driving to the area this Friday, the 13th to visit the area and prepare
for the interview.
Hope to
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