My rule of thumb is about 3 document boxes per cubic feet, since what you need is a rough idea of how many boxes you will need to buy to process a collection. And it is better to order more boxes than not having enough. Good luck! Marisol --- "Kure D. Croker" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello and thank you everybody, > I do recognize the many factors in how an > unprocessed and processed collection can shrink > and/or grow in size, and many of these factors have > been well illustrated and reemphasized by my fellow > listserve-ers... Yet, the query of my original > posting was motivated by a (naïve?) assumption that > there might be some sort rule of thumb to use as a > guide, especially when little to none of said > materials are to be discarded into the dustbin of > the archive’s history… Now, I am all the wiser and > thusly ready to face the unknown... armed with my > linear feet calculator, pencil, and paper… > > Off to count the boxes! > > Wish me luck! > > Thanks again to everyone for their advice, and > guidance. > > Best --Kure > > > "Kure D. Croker" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:34:15 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Kure D. Croker" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: One cubic foot unprocessed becomes how many > cubic feet processed? > To: [log in to unmask] > > Hello All, > I am writing to see if anyone can provide me with > an estimate and/or a standard number used for > translating unprocessed collection size into > processed collection size? For context --the > collection largely consisted of photographic and > paper materials. > > Thank you for your time, > Kure Croker > Project Archivist > New York Transit Museum > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > How have I been able to live so long outside Nature > without identifying myself with it? Everything > lives, moves, everything corresponds; the magnetic > rays, emanating either from myself or from others, > cross the limitless chain of created things > unimpeded; it is a transparent network that covers > the world, and its slender threads communicate > themselves by degrees to the planets and stars. > Captive now upon earth, I commune with the chorus of > the stars who share in my joys and sorrows. > --Gerard De Nerval > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! > Mail Beta. > > > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low > PC-to-Phone call rates. > > 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]> Marisol Ramos, MA. MLIS Librarian Virginia Reid Moore Marine Research Library Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 3720 Stephen M. White Drive San Pedro, CA 90731 [log in to unmask] 310-548-7594 (voice) 310-548-7562 (main office) 310-548-2649 (fax) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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]>