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How do archivists package things? The battle of the boxes
It’s been a while since we posted one of our articles pulling back the curtains on archival work. To make up for that, here’s a special edition of our popular Archives FAQs and Facts series. For th…
Thank you also to Penelope Bertrand and Elise Rowsome, collection managers at Library and Archives Canada, and Professor Don Spanner at Western University for helpful conversations. The answer likely lies in the emphasis on vertical storage in the US after the invention of the filing cabinet in the late 19th century – and the fact that many North American archives put down formal roots after this time. A custom-made large shallow box constructed to house an illuminated vellum (parchment) document with an attached seal, shown on the conservation desk at the West Yorkshire Archive Service.
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