Dear fellow archivists, I agree with all that you are saying. For clarification, though, I would like to emphasize that my main problem wasn't with Mary Beth being described as a "history detective," because I agree that sort of task is certainly part of the job (and a fun one at that). My problem was with the fact that the reporter said that she was "selling herself short" by calling herself an archivist. I hold that this is definitely not the case. Alison A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>