The archivists

The archivists

Hello, Mariko!

You have done an amazing job and your group mates and others have offered a number of fantastic suggestions that it's clear you have implemented to very good effect. I am too impressed to have much else to add, but the mention of the Stasi records clerks who were stopped by civil rights activists before they were able to finishing destroying records got me to thinking about what likely happened to those records managers, which got me to thinking about how you might be able to talk about the negative consequences faced by archivists for either complying with or not complying with repressive regimes. If you came across anything about this, it could nicely fit into the section about "Archivists Role." You mention that "If they do voice their own opinions, they may be in danger of losing their jobs," but I imagine they face a lot worse than that in some cases. Anyway, if your interested, something to think about!

ChelseaShriver (talk)05:39, 9 April 2013

Hi Chelsea,

Thanks for the suggestion! I will try to look into that in more detail.

Makazuta (talk)05:56, 9 April 2013