When I picked up “Out of the Hollinger Box: the Archivist as Advocate” at Eira Tansey’s recommendation, it was with rather minimal expectations. The piece is from 1984. I was not ready. An informal survey revealed most of my peers haven’t read it either, so I decided to excerpt the parts which I’d describe as blowing. my. mind. Motley’s piece is a strong rejoinder to anyone who gives Society of American Archivists grief for being too political when they bring up global warming or ...
