Who was Carman V. Carroll?
Carman retired in 1997 after eleven years as Provincial Archivist. Throughout this time he took a great interest in the development of preservation issues both federally and provincially. As chair of the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) Preservation Committee, he was instrumental in lobbying for, and receiving federal government approval and funding for, the Conservation Plan for Canadian Archival Records (CPCAR) investment program and the publication of the CCA Basic Conservation of Archival Materials: A Guide, commonly referred to as “The Red Book.” As a member of the CNSA Preservation Committee, Carman had been consistently supportive of both the Committee’s endeavours and those of the Council. He had also dedicated resources, both human and monetary to the preservation initiative at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia.
