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Author: Mary E. Janzen (Chicago Historical Society)
Since the end of World War II, the exponential growth of scientific research and development in universities, industry, and government contract laboratories has had a tremendous impact on American life. Yet only a small fraction of the records of this activity has come under archival control.Contributing to the failure to adequately document a major phenomenon of our time has been a tendency of scientists to regard their correspondence files, laboratory notes, and manuscripts as personal property to be disposed of once its immediate purpose has been served.
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How to Cite: Janzen, M. E. (1980) “Scientific Records in a "General" Repository”, Archival Issues. 5(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.8052