How about Executive Records and Retention Distribution Schedule- ERRDS? Rebecca Dobyns Reference Librarian J. Sargeant Reynolds Library ________________________________________ From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Ray Bonis [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VA-HIST] ERRDS - an abbreviation for what periodical? Found in the Freeman File Index. Some of you may be familiar with the Freeman File - a card index of newspaper articles (subject, name) begun by Douglas Southall Freeman and continued by Richmond newspapers staff. The years covered are from the 1920s up through about 1980. The entries list the headline, the publication's name (usually by abbreviation), date of publication, and page number, The cards were filmed and is available on micro-fische at several Richmond area repositories. The Freeman File is primarily an index to the Richmond Times Dispatch and the Richmond News Leader. But there are a few exceptions - I've seen a few entries for the New York Times and the Virginia Cavalcade. Yesterday, a patron using the Freeman File found three references for the topic he was researching that appear to be newspaper articles but we do not know the name of this newspaper or periodical - the initials are: ERRDS Any ideas on what periodical that might be? These articles were from the late 1950s and the subject was an early kind of on demand for movies to be shown on TV - the test run of this was done in Richmond and Hardford, CT. Any info. on that topic would also be helpful. thanks, Ray -- Ray Bonis Archives Coordinator Special Collections and Archives James Branch Cabell Library VCU Libraries 901 Park Ave. VCU Box 842033 Richmond, VA 23284-2033 (804) 828-1108<http://www.multiplemayhemmamma.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/telephone.jpg> [log in to unmask] *www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/*<http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/> ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html