Ouch! Phil. I know of other examples of original's being disposed by mistake
because the library was not clear to the microfilmer about returning the
originals - the latter assuming they were to be disposed.  Does anyone know
if there are NY newspapers that have never been microfilmed but were
destroyed?
dr

> From: Phil Lord <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State
> history." <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:33:49 -0500
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cross post from a hard-copy discarder...
>
> This all brings back to mind a story I have heard repeated for the past 25
> years. I believe it is true, but it has taken on some elements of a legend.
> There was apparently a large library (which shall remain nameless) which was
> disposing of bound volumes of Civil War era newspapers, as the process of
> microfilming moved forward. A citizen protested that these were just being
> thrown in the dumpster.
>
> The management apparently misunderstood the nature of the protest and wrote
> back thanking the person for their input, and that the problem had been
> solved. The old newspapers were no longer being put in the dumpsters - they
> were now being shredded!
>
> Often there are rules regulating disposal of collections that prevent the
> common sense thing from being legally done. Often it is the mechanical
> application of these rules across the board, instead of the examination of a
> situation by a thinking human being, that causes the unthinkable to happen.
>
>
>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 11/21/00 12:00PM >>>
> Well I'm not sure if I want to broadcast it :)  But will be happy to reply
> to private email.
> dr
>
>> From: "Joseph A. Cutshall-King" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: "A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State
>> history." <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:37:47 -0500
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Cross post from a hard-copy discarder...
>>
>> What library was that and when?
>>
>> Don Rittner wrote:
>>
>>> Highly commendable for asking since a local library here in the Capital
>>> District decided it was appropriate to discard their entire 19th century
>>> Harper's by placing them curbside for the weekly garbage pickup.
>>> dr
>>>
>>>> From: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Reply-To: "A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State
>>>> history." <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:58:56 EST
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Cross post from a hard-copy discarder...
>>>>
>>>> Subj:    Available material
>>>> Date:   11/16/2000 12:49:48 PM Eastern Standard Time
>>>> From:   [log in to unmask] (Oliver Swift)
>>>> Sender: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Reply-to:   [log in to unmask]
>>>> To: [log in to unmask] (Multiple recipients of list)
>>>>
>>>> The White Plains Public Library is discarding its bound volumes of the New
>>>> York Times Book Review, 1896--1981. If any library is interested in
>>>> receiving
>>>> these, please contact Oliver Swift by e-mail or by calling (914) 422-1496.
>>>>
>>
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