The Beatles, though, could be the first major group to open its archives freely.
Surely, no other government in the world has opened its diplomatic archives as promptly or completely.
More publishers have begun opening their archives 6 to 12 months after publication.
Hoare's Bank, which is still in business, opened its archives to the professors.
When opening existing archives, a strict consistency check can be requested.
Still, if Hanoi opens its archives the case for ending the boycott is strong.
Finally, after its own official history came out, the company relented and opened its archives.
The scientists' aim is to open such out-of-the-way archives to routine analysis.
Lawyers who brought the case called the ruling a triumph and said it could open long-secret archives.
In the spring the Tate plans to open a new library and archives in its basement.