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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 [...] A quick roundup of recent articles about the effects of state budgets on archives and preservation. Economy hurts effort to preserve the past- The Columbus Dispatch “Preserving the past is important,but if governments don’t start spending and borrowing less,there won’t be much of a future left for our kids to enjoy,”Sepp said. [...]
One “solution”that I think we’ll be hearing more about as the economic climate gets tougher:attempting to sell parts (or all of) a collection. The General Motors Heritage Collection has announced that they are selling cars from their collection this month,including hundreds of concept and rare vehicles that have been stored [...] Welcome back from the holiday break! The roads are icy here this morning,and classes won’t start for another two days,so campus is a fairly quiet place. I’ve found that this is a great time to get work done in my office. Sadly,the campus Starbucks has restricted hours until the students return…so [...] I’ve been busy with life over the past week or so,and have several half-finished blog posts (and even more ideas) waiting in the wings,but wanted to point out a few archives-related news items in the meantime. Recalling a Mission to Capture an Era’s Misery “Migrant Mother,” Dorothea Lange’s image of a weathered,grimy [...] From a statement by the Society of American Archivists on International Archives Day: The International Council on Archives at 60
Sixty years ago,the archives of Europe were just starting to recover from World War II. Records were destroyed,damaged,and [...]
I’ve been slowly catching up with the rest of the world with regards to watching the John Adams HBO miniseries. While I’m only up to the third episode (Don’t Tread on Me),I’ve become somewhat fascinated by the choices that were made by the producers and directors in the name of storytelling,and I’ve [...] Continuing my thoughts about historical markers in Denver;I noticed something interesting about the front steps of the Colorado State Capitol building. Carved into the fifteenth step (yes,I counted) was the inscription “One Mile Above Sea Level.”Three steps above that on step eighteen,a round,gold-colored marker was embedded in 1969 stating that [...] I’m going to admit something here:I love to read historical markers,and I generally keep one eye peeled for them because they can be so unexpectedly interesting or intriguing. I can’t seem to resist a bronze plaque. I was in Denver last week for a workshop and for the AIC annual meeting,and I [...] On the front page of today’s Dallas Morning News,the discussion continues over whether documents from the Dallas DA’s office that relate to the Kennedy assassination in 1963 will head to the National Archives in Washington D.C. (where the Warren Commission materials and the other assassination-related documents are held),or whether they will be donated [...] |
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