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Re: History....and we all know Archivists are NOT historians



> The first time I held an eighteenth century letter in my
> hands, I knew I'd
> come home!  There is just something about working with
> original documents
> that can not be had from any other source.

I'll raise ya and call ya. During my first trip to Saudi Arabia for Aramco I
was able to hold the original concession agreement made between Socal (now
Chevron) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that allowed Socal the right to
explore for oil on the Arabian peninsula. Boy talk about getting shaky hands
and wet palms holding that document.

That particular document represents the founding of a modern nation and
company all rolled into one.

> Becoming familiar with a
> person's writing style, you can "see"

The same can be said for a photographer's style, I like to think that I
became pretty good at identifying a photo by its style etc.


Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Manager, Records Management
Woodside Summit Group, Inc
Richmond, Virginia
Tel: 804-744-1247 extension 23
Fax: 804-744-4947
mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com

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