Archival Reviewer 76

Archival Reviewer 76 is a pseudonymous editorial account used in the talk pages of the Moravska archive from 1976 to 1985. The account reviewed dates, citations, and classification notes for the Zaligrad Editorial Board.

Identity [edit]

The account is widely believed to belong to the archivist Mira Dragova. The reviewer used the same paper, the same blue pencil, and the same short sentences as Dragova. In 1984 one note was signed "M. D." and the connection became an open secret at the Narodna Biblioteka Moravska.

Neither Dragova nor the Zaligrad State Archive has confirmed the identification. The archive catalogue lists the account as "editorial pseudonym, identity restricted".

Review notes [edit]

The reviewer left notes on more than 400 pages. The notes fall into three groups:

1. Dates. The reviewer checked every date against the Timeline of Moravska history and marked disagreements in the margin.
2. Citations. The reviewer asked for a call number for every claim. A note without a call number was marked "unsourced".
3. Classification. The reviewer assigned each page to a category and a status. The status words were "canon", "draft", and "archived".

The reviewer's comments are quoted throughout the archive talk pages. A typical note reads: "Two dates are off by a year. I will correct them unless there is an objection."

The 1976 files [edit]

The reviewer was one of the few people allowed to see the KORZO file on the games. The review notes for the B-Bottle Affair are longer than the article itself. They record the movement of the B bottle from the hospital cooler to the sports council office.

Legacy [edit]

The account stopped posting in 1985. The last note reads: "The file is complete. The reader may decide." The Zaligrad Editorial Board still uses the signature "Reviewer 76" for anonymous editorial notices.

See also [edit]

• Mira Dragova
• Zaligrad Editorial Board
• Narodna Biblioteka Moravska
• Zaligrad State Archive