Subject Areas

The type of material that should be logged in the Archive includes:

Manuscripts:	Minutes of meetings, letters, race results, race reports, membership lists, yard/owner/designer correspondence, etc.
Print:	Books, magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, etc.
Photo/Film:	Glass plates, negatives, celluloid, original prints, etc.
Artworks:	Paintings, prints, etchings, illustrations, cartoons, etc.
Artefacts:	Instruments, specialist tools, boat parts, prototypes, etc. (especially if associated with significant boats)
Drawings:	Exceptionally important, along with calculations, materials lists, yard lists, etc.
Models:	incl. full models, half-models, designers working models, tank testing models, etc.
People:	Significant contributors, loally and nationally
Events:	Key events connected with the organisation
Initiatives:	such as class development, rating systems, etc.
Boats:	Much of the information needs to be connected to individual boats or class of boat. Some boats are held in collections, although most should be operational and will be in private hands, or will be lost. An "at risk" list will be maintained.
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