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Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 58 Send Message	Dizzy	Report	17 Jun 2005 15:01
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 58 Send Message	Any idea how much information is stored on the archives (1980 ish). I am going to try and track down a specific date, but when you go to the archives for local papers - is the whole paper archived, or just the main stories?? I know it will depend on the paper etc! I am presuming it may turn out to be a fairly big story. ta Liz
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28 837 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	17 Jun 2005 15:22
	Don't know if you mean national or local newspapers. I live in Teesside and our local newspapers are kept on microfilm at the library, and are the complete newspapers. Kath. x
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	17 Jun 2005 16:11
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	All archives should preserve documents as they are, so a newspaper should be kept in its entirety. It's also much easier to microfilm a whole paper in one go, than select specific stories. All parts of a paper are historically of interest, including the adverts. nell
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 58 Send Message	Dizzy	Report	18 Jun 2005 12:53
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 58 Send Message	Just managed to log back on - and wanted to say thanks for your replies! Liz