No, it's not a chain of islands in the South Pacific. It's not a case of painful itching. And archivists are not people who plot rebellion and bloody insurrection. Informally defined, an archives is a collection of unpublished documents and other materials preserved for research use. Yes, there are frontiers left for modern-day adventurers.
Every archives collects something special.
No archivist would be so foolhardy as to try to collect everything that is available on every subject. The Archives at the Billy Graham Center specializes in collecting and preserving unpublished information that tells the story of North American Protestant non-denominational missions and evangelistic activities through the years. John Perkins and Mel Trotter . A barrel of screwdrivers in a hardware store. So, friends and strangers alike were amazed when the missionary took one look and burst into tears.