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The 'fat file' hypothesis put forth in the Massachusetts Supreme Court cases appraisal . . . suggested that the likelihood of case files having archival value increased with their size. [Citing Michael Stephen Hindus, Theodore M. Hammett, and Barbara M. H

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The 'fat file' hypothesis put forth in the Massachusetts Supreme Court cases appraisal . . . suggested that the likelihood of case files having archival value increased with their size. [Citing Michael Stephen Hindus, Theodore M. Hammett, and Barbara M. Hobson, The Files of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1859–1959: An Analysis and a Plan for Action; A Report of the Massachusetts Judicial Records Committee of the Supreme Court, Boston, 1979 (G. K. Hall, 1980).]

Citation Source: 
Bradsher 1988

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology