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<div dir="ltr">As an historian I absolutely see the value of having the original documents, but as a researcher who is always pushed for time, the PDF versions are a Godsend as they are searchable and you can find what you are looking for in a fraction of the
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 16, 2024 5:07:59 AM<br>
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<div class="PlainText"> I presume this is a common situation without an ideal solution. The RWs from Old North (Boston Massachusetts) date back to the late 1970s. They are in plastic tubs in my basement, which might not be perfect storage conditions, but whenever
I suggest getting rid of them, the archivally trained people say that electronic versions are no substitute. Not that anybody ever drops by to look something up…<br>
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Laura Dickerson<br>
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From: "John Harrison" <john@jaharrison.me.uk><br>
To: "Bell Historians Mailing List" <bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk><br>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2024 6:35:15 AM<br>
Subject: [Bell Historians] Ringing worlds and reports<br>
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Our tower has decided to dispose of its old copies of old publications,<br>
including: The Ringing World, OddBob (ODG newsletter) and Sonning Deanery<br>
newsletter. <br>
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Not sure of the exact dates without emptying all the boxes but going back<br>
to at least the early 90s, and probably a decade earlier.<br>
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If anyone is interested in them please let me know.<br>
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-- <br>
John Harrison<br>
Website <a href="http://jaharrison.me.uk">http://jaharrison.me.uk</a><br>
Using 4té and ARMX6, both running RISC OS<br>
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