Recently on Unhelpful File Labels in the Archives:
On-Going Project. Folders were empty.
Well Written Articles, 1999. There were no articles in this folder. There were a lot of budget reports though.
Stuff. You are killing me smalls.
Section 569-055 Knowingly burning or exploding. This was just papers shoved between files, I have a lot of questions and zero answers.
Some previous “winners”
Miscellaneous Old Stuff. *long sigh*
Other Idiocy. Honestly, this one was fitting.
(R) Man Claws. I have so many questions. Like, SO many
Keep for historical reasons. Neat.
Unprocessed Internal Provenance. Or how I answer the question “so what brings you to therapy?”
•••Possibilities for 2005••• you can really feel the optimism, which almost makes up for the pile of nonsense
Dogs Against Drugs. Ok McGruff.
The Lawsuit. Because in a series of legal files for an org over 100 years old, I am sure there is only one.
Other Crazy. Not to be confused with “other idiocy” which is already in this thread.
Okay but “Unprocessed Internal Provenance” is legit chilling.
Some gems from when I worked in the entomology department of a museum:
Bonus calendar appointment in my Outlook:
I forgot these bad boys from a natural history museum I worked at.
Losing my mind with metadata cleanup but found my new favorite folder title:
“Scientific Committee on Problems, etc”
✨✨concepts ✨✨
Ah yes, unanswered emails.
Compelling stories (folder empty)


















