Nearly off the Record - The Archives of an Archivist

When the author, a retired part-time schoolmaster, was offered the job of School Archivist, he thought it might be a good idea; he had just been told that his teaching services were no longer required. However, he had no experience of archiving, and no formal qualifications for it. He had an office with two lockless filing cabinets, a desk, a chair, and a tiny bookcase. No cupboards, no phone, no computer, no printer, no scanner, and no budget. He likes to think that, after eighteen years i...