tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post4687285634171101138..comments2015-10-13T07:47:55.469+01:00Comments on The British GENES blog: Documents unfit to produce at TNAChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-84891819311854478232012-04-26T18:08:27.825+01:002012-04-26T18:08:27.825+01:0099% of the time I get nothing but the greatest of ...99% of the time I get nothing but the greatest of assistance from archivists, who usually bend over backwards to be as helpful as possible. I&#39;ve only once had a problem and that was a few years back when I wished to view a particular kirk session record for the parish of West Kilbride at the National Archives of Scotland. I was told I could not get access to the register as it needed some serious conservation work, although the archivist in attendance was merely going by what the catalogue stated.<br /><br />Several months later, still convinced that the register would solve my particular research query, I thought I would try again - and lo and behold I was able to gain access, albeit under supervision. On this visit I was able to persuade the archivist to have a look at the register to see how bad the damage was - and in fact, it turned out that there was very little wrong with it. As such the archivist in question thankfully had the good courtesy to grant me access - and it answered a serious number of questions for my client!<br /><br />Which also goes to show that in some cases the interpretation of the categorisation may be worth querying or at least seeking an explanation for - you may be lucky and find things not quite as bad as at first thought!<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-68371305946181580112012-04-26T17:45:27.230+01:002012-04-26T17:45:27.230+01:00Haven&#39;t had this problem...yet! However the la...Haven&#39;t had this problem...yet! However the last two times I have been to Kew to view original documents, at least one of the sets has been &#39;already in use&#39;. When I have asked about this, it turns out that they were being held by staff who were sorting and preparing them for digitization for their &#39;Documents Online&#39; facility. On both occasions, they very kindly allowed me to look at the documents and even to get copies, under supervision. They have so far been very helpful when this has occured.Catherine Nnoreply@blogger.com
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