"Let me go get that box of records from the stacks"
"We have vertical files full of ephemera"
Did you find yourself wondering what does "stacks", "vertical files" and "ephemera" mean but were afraid to ask?
Wouldn't it be great to have a handy glossary of terms at your disposal to look up those words that archivist are always using?
Look no further than the Society of American Archivist.
They have a wonderful Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology right on their website. Here is the link:
http://www2.archivists.org/glossary
Now you will know that the term "stacks" refers to "An area where materials are stored, especially an area furnished principally with shelving."
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| The "stacks" at the Stewart County, TN. Archives |
This glossary of terms is a great free resource to all genealogists. Be sure you bookmark it so you can come back to it often.
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