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From:  Ellen Scheinberg <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:  Ellen Scheinberg <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Subject:  Re: Advocacy: United Church Archives
Date:  Thu, 31 May 2007 10:50:18 -0400
>Charlotte,
>
>I agree with you completely. These are our colleagues. If your job was
>eliminated or in jeopardy, what would you expect of the AAO? Perhaps we
>are not the types of people to carry picket signs or feel comfortable
>boycotting the United Church (which isn't really an option for me), but
>we should word these documents strongly, so that the powers that be
>understand that these individuals are an invaluable resource to the
>United Church of Canada for a variety of reasons.  -- which are certainly
>worthy of protection -- than protecting archival positions and our
>colleague's livelihoods.
>
>Ellen Scheinberg
>Director
>Ontario Jewish Archives
>Latner Centre for Jewish Knowledge and Heritage
>UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
>4600 Bathurst St.
>Toronto, Ont.
>M2R 3V2
>416-635-2883 ext. 187
>fax: 416-849-1006
>www.ontariojewisharchives.org
>
>Remember Israel's captive soldiers - Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev  &
>Gilad Shalit.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for discussion for the Archives Assoc. of Ontario
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Charlotte
>Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:36 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Advocacy: United Church Archives
>
>In her letter to the United Church AAO President Liz Mayville wrote, "We
>are reassured by the announcement that the archives will continue to
>exist and that access to their holdings will be maintained."
>
>I'm not sure where in the carefully crafted spin of the dissolution
>announcement the AAO Board finds this reassurance. In my opinion the
>fact that the United Church appears to have no plans for a new location
>for its archival holdings has serious implications for the ongoing
>accessibility of the records. Furthermore, the termination of the
>professional staff will in essence eliminate the valuable corporate
>memory of the archives.
>
>I have personally benefited from the UCCVUA, having used the archives
>during my studies at the Faculty of Information Studies. I also have the
>pleasure of counting a number of the staff as personal friends. In my
>opinion, they deserve better and we as an archival community need to cut
>through the spin in order to fully understand the implications of this
>dissolution.
>
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Charlotte Chaffey
>
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