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Re-order Paragraphs

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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. This shift has made university archives far more central to historical research than they were in the era when access depended entirely on physical proximity.
  2. As a result, researchers anywhere in the world can now examine original letters or manuscripts without risking damage to the physical items or paying for travel.
  3. Digitization projects beginning in the early 2000s gradually changed this, converting fragile documents into searchable, high-resolution scans.
  4. For much of the twentieth century, these materials remained difficult to use, since accessing them required visiting the archive in person and searching through handwritten catalogs.
  5. University archives hold vast collections of institutional records, personal papers, and rare manuscripts that document both the school's history and broader academic developments.