Hi 40 Rod,
Are you saying that there's only one person, Rudi Prusok, working as an Archivist or is there a team working on the material that is being transferred to digital form. I think it would be way to big a job for just one person. 
Sorry to hear that only a little of the material has been transferred to digital form. 

I don't think that it should be a surprise to anyone that in order to have access to the archives site you should be a member, that's the way most associations are run, and it's great that it's one of the privileges of being a member. 

As to it being a burden to some to become a member, you lost me on that, what's the big burden, I was under the impression that all it takes is $$, or is there something more to it than just sending in your dues ?.

I for one think it's great that ASSRA has a place for the items that have been donated to them, and that ASSRA is in the process of going digital.

I'm sure it's a big job just taking pictures of all the memorabilia and artifacts that have been donated since 1948. 

There you go slumlord44, your a member, now all you need is the secret password,  or maybe it's just your membership number to get a look at what's in the archives. May not be much there at this time but at least it's a start, and just looking at what ever pictures of the memorabilia and artifacts they have up loaded may be worth the price of membership.
  ST