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The National Archivist keeps the Nation’s Heritage There’s an article in today’s New York Times about David Ferriero,the archivist of the US. While the subtitle (“Collector in Chief Hoards Nation’s Irreplaceable Stuff”) betrays stereotypes about the ways that the work of archivists and the contents of archives are viewed,the article has some interesting [...] One of the more exasperating things about travel (and particularly holiday travel) is the dearth of time that I seem to have for sitting down and thinking (and then posting) about things that I want to discuss–and I’ve been doing a lot of traveling over the past few months. Something that I’ve been thinking [...] As I suspect many others are doing,I’m still trying to catch up on sleep and work backlog from my week in San Francisco. I’m hoping to post more about sessions and roundtables later,but for now, some highlights from the Preservation Section meeting on Friday (8/29). Announcements and Updates from consortiums and funding agencies: [...] I’ve been recently reading about copyright law as applicable to libraries and archives. My interest in this was partially sparked by a recent patron request for original drafts of materials that may or may not have been published prior to 1923 (still researching on that point). Under the 1976 US Copyright Act,the “fair use”[...] 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 [...] An article in the LA Times this morning stunned me:Reagan Library unable to fully account for 80,000 artifacts. I’m interested in finding out more about this,because I’m wondering about the status of the Reagan Papers. I think that the museum/artifacts staff and area is separated from the artifacts and donated items,but it [...] NARA announced yesterday that they are opening approximately six million veterans records at NPRC. This is exciting news for veterans,genealogists,and historians. The original records can be viewed at the NPRC reading room in St. Louis. Honestly,understanding which military records reside in various NARA (and other) facilities is somewhat confusing,but there’s a [...] |
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