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The Archivist as detective: The use of “diplomatics” in a municipal archive

May 30, 2019by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel 8 Comments

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur […]

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