[DCRM-L] letter authorship

[Maria Oldal]

Erin,

While I would be delighted to see "sender" added to the list of
relationship designators, I am concerned about the conflict "recipient" has
with the MARC term list.

Addressee [rcp]A person, family, or organization to whom the correspondence
in a work is addressed
UF Recipient

Do you, or anyone else on the list, know the background of the change? The
code remained "rcp." I wonder what exactly necessitated this. Will the RBMS
relator term change as well?

Maria


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On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Erin Blake <EBlake at folger.edu> wrote:

> This is an example of how "sender" can be a useful relationship
> designator. See http://rbms.info/cv-comments/2017/08/07/term-sender/ for
> the current discussion.
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> Proposed term and scope note:
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> *Sender*
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> *Scope note:* Use for the entity from whom correspondence is sent.
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> *Broader Term:* correspondent
> *Related Term:* recipient
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> *From:* DCRM-L [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Lapka,
> Francis
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 26, 2017 1:25 PM
> *To:* dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] letter authorship
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> For manuscript catalogers:
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> When describing a letter composed by one person (frequently a secretary)
> on behalf of another, what is best practice for choosing the author? Here’s
> a shorter example (1937):
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> Dear Madam, In reply to your letter Lord Hambleden says he is glad to give
> a prize and has asked me to send you the enclosed five guineas. He is
> greatly looking forward to seeing the exhibition. Yours faithfully,
> [secretary’s name]
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> In this example, would you treat Hambleden as author? If not, as
> contributor? If treating him as contributor, is there a relationship
> designator that would be appropriate? I have a handful of such letters – of
> varying origination – at my desk now, so advice would be most welcome.
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> Thanks,
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> Francis
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> Francis Lapka  ·  Catalog Librarian
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> Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts
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> Yale Center for British Art
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> 203.432.9672  ·  francis.lapka at yale.edu
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