These kinds of physical files and folders housing collections of business cards are from a bygone era. With all our modern technology we have no need to keep paper information, particularly not contact details. The beauty we miss in a digital collection is being able to gain an insight in to the kinds of people and meetings that this manager might’ve met and had. There is a story for the curious investigator in these kinds of collections, one that will be harder to find as technology continues to progress.
These kinds of physical files and folders housing collections of business cards are from a bygone era. With all our modern technology we have no need to keep paper information, particularly not contact details. The beauty we miss in a digital collection is being able to gain an insight in to the kinds of people and meetings that this manager might’ve met and had. There is a story for the curious investigator in these kinds of collections, one that will be harder to find as technology continues to progress.