Texas Capitol and Visitors Center

 Crossposted from Austin is for Archivists

The Texas Capitol and Visitors Center are worth a visit while you’re in Austin for SAA. The Capitol,built in the Renaissance Revival style,was completed in 1888,and the dome is taller than the national capitol in Washington,D.C. It is the largest state capitol building (360,000 square [...]

March 30th,2009 | Category:History,SAA | Comments are closed

Second verse,same as the first:state archives in trouble

More recent articles about the effects of state budgets on archives and preservation.

An update to the Oregon Historical Society’s situation:

Oregon Historical Society funded to keep research library open through May- Oregon Public Broadcasting

Historical Society spokeswoman Rachel Schoening says it’s important to maintain the library and to allow researchers to use it.

Rachel [...]

March 13th,2009 | Category:advocacy,archives in the news | Comments are closed