Hello all,
I'm writing about a subject that seems to be generally ignored in the literature; artificial collections, i.e. archival colections of disparate types of materials, from multiple sources, or from unknown sources, but connected topically. Can anyone point me to any scholarly texts on the subject? Are there any? The phrase "artificial collection" appears in glossaries of archival terms, but nowhere have I yet to find writing on the pros and cons or the processing methodologies used in such collections. How do archivists generally approach such "collections?" I would very much appreciate any suggestions or insights on this topic.
Larry Bishop,
California State University, Sacramento
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