An early La Boite production for ABC radio. Image via http://90years.laboite.com.au.
Dusty boxes overflowing with old photographs and papers, tucked away in cupboards or basements: every organisation that’s more than a few years old has an archive. But while such collections are of immense cultural and historic value, exploring such archives – let alone preserving them from the ravages of time and silverfish – is a significant challenge.
