Subject: RE: Archive vs Reference Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:42:14 -0500 Message-ID: <B46BC0C8F6373F43B0A84089442FE921014D987C@MEWMAD1P0129.enterprise.wistate.us> From: "Seymour, Janet I - WHS" <Janet.Seymour@wisconsinhistory.org>
List Serve Members,
I've asked someone from Library-Archives division at WHS to respond to
the archive vs reference question, so I'm sure you'll see their response
shortly.
I would mention that although the final conference brochure is not
finalized yet, there will be a half-day workshop at the September 26-27,
2008 Annual Conference in Madison that will focus on planning and
managing archival collections. Look for that brochure in your mailbox a
bit later this summer!
Best,
Janet
Janet Seymour
Field Services Representative - Northern Region
Wisconsin Historical Society
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu on behalf of Kathy Laakso
Sent: Thu 6/19/2008 1:22 PM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Re: Archive vs Reference
I've been meaning to ask a similar question about what we have. We have
records that businesses have given us to preserve after they went out of
business. What about our own organization?
As we were cleaning one day, we found several old paid invoices from our
museum shop and from services we used for daily operations. These are
maybe 20 or 30 years old. Do we make sure there's a report stating how
much we paid for merchandise sold in the museum shop or keep the paid
invoice copies? If someone were to research the Douglas County
Historical Society's operations 50 years from now, would the reports be
enough, or will the original "primary reference resource" material be of
use? Or, should we save reports and an example of the bills that came
in? Since our society has been around for over 100 years, you can
imagine how much "stuff" has accumulated.
Kathy Laakso
Director, DCHS
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill & Barb <mailto:pgover@centurytel.net>
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:55 PM
Subject: Archive vs Reference
What is the difference between an archive and reference materials?
Bill Gover
Bayfield Heritage Association
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