Poor Metadata

CTL-E-0766 · Practice · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Unprocessed and underprocessed backlogs, orphaned context, and thin description that make saved Black collections unfindable, unusable, and undefendable - the stage where the chain breaks worst by the numbers.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-009; source research type(s): risk. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

BMRC, '2009-2011 Landmark Survey Initiative' — http://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/programs/survey-initiative/ (primary source)
Bunk History, 'The House Archives Built' — https://www.bunkhistory.org/resources/the-house-archives-built
Shift Collective, 'Needs Assessment to Identify Hidden Collections Documenting America's Diverse Culture and History' (report to NHPRC, 2021) — https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f077037c9ef6a2f026bdd70/t/6068f6de78b53070e6d3d913/1617491685095/Shift-NHPRC+survey+report-2021.pdf (primary source)
Carnegie Museum of Art, 'About the Charles Teenie Harris Archive' (via stores.carnegiemuseums.org) — https://stores.carnegiemuseums.org/carnegie-museum-of-art/current-exhibitions/charles-teenie-harris-in-sharp-focus-/?price_min=0&price_max=14&sort=featured (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0766 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 4 sources (3 primary) · CTL research: PRESERVE-001.
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