EST. IN THE MARGINS · RECORDS DIVISION

THE DEPARTMENT OF MARGINALIA

“Filed where the official record would not.”

¶ FOOTNOTES — THE DEPARTMENT'S WEEKLY CIRCULARwhat was filed · what was struck · what quietly vanished

ONE ISSUE PER WEEK; QUIET WEEKS PASS UNREMARKED. EVERY COPY CARRIES ITS OWN STRIKE-FROM-REGISTER SLIP. THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT CORRESPOND OTHERWISE, AND NEVER LENDS THE REGISTER OUT.

FIRST VISIT? THE MASTHEAD (ROOM G-03) STATES THE DEPARTMENT'S MANDATE IN ONE SCREEN. EVERYTHING ELSE IS BELOW GRADE — THE READING ROOM IS ONE LEVEL DOWN.