TO read that Mrs Rita Freedman has been suspended from her job in the York city archives is beyond belief.

Obviously the person concerned with this suspension has never called upon Mrs Freedman to use her knowledge of the archives and witnessed her willingness to help. Whenever I have needed her assistance nothing has ever been too much trouble for her. Once, when I visited the archives, searching for a lost ancestor whom I had given up finding, I spoke to Mrs Freedman and she found the relevant information I needed, discovering more about the person I was looking for in half an hour than I had in five years.

She should be reinstated as quickly as possible. Her only fault is that she cares too much about her job, something that is sadly lacking today.

Mrs J Hields,

Irwin Avenue,

Heworth, York.