Can one of the big names on these boards please post a photo of their “research file” on a particula

Longacre

I was reading the latest issue of Esylum, and this excerpt caught my eye:

“Len Augsburger writes:
Some time ago I translated the obituary of Renier Chalon (1802-1889) which was published in Revue Belge (1889). George Kolbe had previously shared with me his research file on the Count Fortsas affair. …”

Maybe I am mistaken, but I have this grand vision of a “research file” that the big names in numismatics keep. I am not sure if these files are beautifully tabbed and indexed, and succinctly organized throughout the years, or whether they are just a mess of papers stuffed into a manila folder. I am intrigued by what might be hidden in these “research files”, which are no doubt the result of years and years of accumulating information about various numismatic topics.

Does anyone here have a photo they can post of these research files? I would like to see what one looks like.

DaveG

I have to say, this is the first "Longacre Question" that I've found laugh-out-loud funny in a long, long time!

RWB

All of my research files – thousands of photocopy pages and a terabyte of digital data – are stored in a nanofiche. This resides on the toe of a gnat on the finger of an angel on the head of a pin. There 10 to the 20th power angels on the pin head. (Zippy is not one of them.)

Now if I could just find that darned pin!

Longacre

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These boards like to kick Longacre around.

Actually, RWB sent me a wonderful PM which answered the question. It was very interesting to see his approach to how he keeps his research files.

RichieURich

It's a secret. If I told you, the "Men in Black" (great theme song sung by Will Smith!) would have to stop by your house and erase your memory. Then you wouldn't be able to think up any more "Longacre questions".

Hmm, now that I think of it, . . . . .