I think making note of it in the finding aid is a good
call, and yes, the prurient are patrons just like
everyone else.  Maybe the note on the finding aid can
serve as both warning to patrons who might potentially
view the materials as well as to you (or any other
staff) who might want to make sure they keep a closer
eye than normal on people viewing these materials.


--- Roy Webb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Should have saved this for Friday, but it is a topic
> worthy of being
> laid bare, so to speak.
>
> So I'm going through this collection of slides from
> the 1970s, all of
> these outdoorsy shots where the folks are hiking in
> southern Utah, and
> there are quite a few shots of them au naturel; the
> guy playing a violin
> on some sandstone slope, wearing nothing but a look
> of concentration; a
> woman swimming in a plunge pool, or laying out on a
> sandstone bench, not
> even wearing that.  I know the guy is long dead,
> which is why we got his
> photos; but I don't know about the woman.  We've run
> across naked folks
> before--the snowboarders are notorious for this--but
> it made me wonder,
> in these post-wardrobe-malfunction days, how does
> this impact archives?
> Should I put a note on the folder and in the finding
> aid, saying
> "nudity," or would that bring only the prurient?
> Then again, aren't the
> prurient our patrons too?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Roy Webb, C.A.
> Multimedia Archivist
> Special Collections
> J. Willard Marriott Library
> 295 South 1500 East
> University of Utah
> Salt Lake City, Utah  84112
> office: (801) 585-3073
> FAX: (801) 585-3976
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