In 2002 was a milestone for A&SC: the Alaska’s Digital Archives was founded. This collaborative project between the Alaska State Library, the UAF Rasmuson Library, and the Consortium Library (and the archives sections within each), was founded with the assistance of a Congressional appropriation. Always a challenge, always a lot…
This past week we had quite a few winners for our contest. On Monday, Kevin Tripp won with the Chain Bridge, Budapest, Hungary (he even guessed the direction of the photo!) On Tuesday, Christie Ericson identified the photograph as Luxembourg. (The Grand Ducal Palace, as Kevin later pointed out.) Wednesday,…
Thanks to all who participated in this past week’s Where in the World is Jack? contest. Here’s the round-up: Tuesday: Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia Wednesday: Callanish Stone Circle, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, our daily winner: Kevin Tripp Thursday: Togo Friday: Sydney Tower, Sydney, Australia, our daily winner: Ashley Deitrick Thanks…
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Contest time! In 2013 we received a substantial collection of photographs and slides from Betty and Jack Rieur. Mr. Rieur served in the military in WWII and was stationed in the Aleutians. But he also traveled extensively worldwide after that and his collection includes slides from all sorts of international…
Some of you might have spotted this image that we put on our Facebook feed on Thursday 2/27/14. (To see a larger, readable version, you can click on the image.) Now, I don’t like crab so this isn’t a recipe that normally I’d look at twice. Except I’m a bit…
We’re very, very pleased to announce that A&SC is co-sponsoring a week long electronic records training intensive with the Society of American Archivists. A few years ago, in response to professional demand, SAA developed a Digital Archives Specialist certificate that is completed through a series of in-person courses and web…
I was telling somebody this story this morning and since it was way too long for a Facebook posting (you are a fan of our Facebook page, right?) I decided it would make a hopefully not too long blog entry. I’m curious now: do you assume that usually only historians…
Forty-five years ago today, Wally Hickel, just 6 days into his term as Secretary of the Interior, received the following notice: Oil Spill Santa Barbara SITREP One: 29 January 1969. Advised that Union Oil Platform “A” experienced high pressure gas blowout delivering gas and mud from end of drill pipe.…
As much as archivists can try not to become attached to the collections they are working on, it happens. A student asked me (Veronica) the other day what my favorite collection at the Archives is, which one is the most interesting. My first thought was the collection I was currently…
