tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725067117210511717.post8782388344185051351..comments2021-04-29T01:59:40.276-07:00Comments on Cheese Factories on the Moon: Earmarks and ArchivesScott Frisch and Sean Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05707041103554118556noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725067117210511717.post-38383936645428919992010-08-21T09:37:16.279-07:002010-08-21T09:37:16.279-07:00Thanks for the question.
The reference to "1...Thanks for the question.<br /><br />The reference to "100" is meant to communicate that, when it comes to archives, we know the subject well; we have used these resources, we know their value, and we know what goes into making a collection useful.<br /><br />Do congressional papers collections get "preserved" at university libraries? Yes. They are given a warm, dry place. The question is whether they will be made useful. This is what requires resources for professional staff to organize and describe the collections in a way that makes them useful for students, faculty, and anyone interested in the rich material that is in many of these collections.<br /><br />With regard to preserving "these collections," that refers to the two particular collections that we are talking about here (Kennedy and Murtha), which, in our estimation (and the estimation of others), are collections of considerable importance. Because of the size and scope of these collections significant resources are necessary to prepare them for use by researchers and others.<br /><br />On a final note: It is important to remember that these collections are a small piece of American history, and preserving that history is important for our future.Scott Frisch and Sean Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707041103554118556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725067117210511717.post-65403072187385758632010-08-20T08:44:42.088-07:002010-08-20T08:44:42.088-07:00You say that you and your colleague have used &quo...You say that you and your colleague have used "about 100" of these college archives. Yet, you also say "earmarks in support of congressional papers collections are exceedingly rare; at most there have been a dozen such earmarks in the history of the country.." So most of the archives you've successfully utilized are NOT funded by earmarks, correct? If so, how does this support your argument that earmarks are "the only effective mechanism that the Congress has for preserving these collections" ???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412349316764349246noreply@blogger.com