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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Initialed and Dated Post-1954

Question: As the control file was created over the past 55 years, there have been a variety of editors who "signed" each slip with their initials and the date. For example, "LCF, 14 March 1958." Presumably, this measure was taken to track the work if questions arose at the time. Alas, we cannot follow up with Mr. LCF in 2009.

Resolution: This information, usually found at the bottom corner of a slip, will be omitted from the final records and should be marked for deletion in the proofreading process. The project manager will make the deletion to ensure that it is not pertinent to auction sales, etc.

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