[meersbrook-house] FW: Re shredding historical documents

[Joyce M Bullivant]

There are those of us that have been asking for this to be done some several years ago. Many of us having been requesting access to the early records for some time. 

From: Isobel.Bowler at sheffield.gov.uk
To: 1duckweed at live.co.uk
CC: Paul.Billington at sheffield.gov.uk
Subject: Re: Re shredding historical documents
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:20:49 +0000






Dear Joy



Please be assured that Parks are working with both SCC archives and SCC information governance in assessing the parks documents. 



I have received the following reply from Peter Evans the archivist.




"The Parks Section have been liaising with both Information Governance and Archives over the documents kept at Meersbrook.  The material has been assessed by Archives and items for permanent
 preservation have been selected and will be transferred to the Archives for  safekeeping shortly.
 
Parks have been advised on retention schedules for semi-current records by Information Governance."
 
Best wishes



Isobel










On 11 Nov 2014, at 21:55, Joyce M Bullivant <1duckweed at live.co.uk> wrote:





Hi,
I have been told that the Parks department is shredding documents from the parks records, some quite old ones. There is likely to be within those documents some of which are immense historical importance, that is the early days of many of the parks, the
 renovations carried out at different periods to Bishops House since the Corporation took it over. The alterations made to Meerbsrook Hall to turn it into the Ruskin Museum. Early staffing records. Plus presumably High Hazels House & Museum, Firth Park, Graves
 Park etc.



We have pleaded for several years and I spoke to the senior Archivist at Sheffield Archives too about my concerns but all has been ignored. Please stop this till at least the Archivists have had time to assess the records.



Yours Sincerely
Joy Bullivant (Timewalk Coordinator, Friend of Meersbrook Hall) 


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