I have canvassed others elsewhere about the matter of original subject matter order v. chronological order. The response seems to be dependent on the way it's worded, but obviously the original order is very important.

If the original order is documented in great detail, is it a mortal sin, archivally speaking, to physically rearrange the photographs? They aren't available for anyone to research or look at in the first place, except for staff.

If they were arranged in chronological order by an ignoramus, should they be put back in the original order?

Wouldn't a document that clearly lays out the original arrangement be just as intructive as looking at the physical photographs in their original order?

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