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5×7 inches: Biography of a Source, Source for Prosopography. The Permanent Recorder Cards of Rockefeller-Endowed Organizations 1914-1970. Episode 5 (and last).

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Episode 5: Using the Cards When the Rockefeller Archive Center processed its collection of permanent recorder cards in the early 2000s, staff noted many signs of wear: tears, gnawed edges and corners, pencil marks, etc. Far from being pristine or untouched, the card indexes had seen active and daily use by employees of Rockefeller-endowed organizations. Rockefeller Foundation staff began typing "Please return to fellowship departed" at the top of each card in 1928-1929, and the phrase was so...

Source: HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

DOI: 10.58079/12td2

Author: Pierre-Yves Saunier

Language: English

Topic: Digital and Traditional Archives Management

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6974206353

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