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Volume 15: Number 2: Article 8
Where Do We File 'Flying Saucers'? The Archivist and the Uncertainty Principle
Hilary Evans, Mary Evans Picture Library, 59 Tranquil Vale, London
SE3 0BS, England
Anomalies are matters that are not understood. They are mysteries.
Arguments are carried on about how to explain them. Individuals need
not plump for any particular interpretation; pundits can speculate at
will; but those entrusted with archival responsibilities must make decisions:
artifacts and written commentaries must be put somewhere. The curator
of a Picture Library illustrates the dilemmas that librarians, museum
directors, and other archivists cannot avoid.
Keywords: classification of anomalies, archives, pictures, libraries,
museums
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Where Do We File 'Flying Saucers'? The Archivist and the Uncertainty Principle
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