Guest blogger: Megan
“What are these blue thingies?” That’s a question I’ve heard countless times from interns and volunteers processing photo collections. “Are they supposed to look that way?”
Yep, they sure are. Those “blue thingies” are one of my …
Today’s entry is by Arlene.
I’m feeling a little self-indulgent today as my vacation time is coming to a rapid end. Since Nicole has shared some of her favorite excerpts from the Edwin Glenn diary, I’d like to share mine. …
Today’s guest artist: Nicole.
An early global warming advocate, as recorded by Captain Edwin F. Glenn, Oct 21, 1898:
I told him [Hanmore] of the country traversed by me and particularly of the Madanuska [sic: Matanuska] Valley as an …
Today’s guest artist: Nicole.
Merriam-Webster’s defines talebearer as “one that spreads gossip or rumors; also: tattletale,” while the Oxford English dictionary frames it as “one who officiously carries reports of private matters to gratify malice or idle curiosity.” Captain Glenn…
Today was a day we all spent on long-lived, and in some cases long-overdue, projects.
Mariecris spent the day working on the Commonwealth North records. Commonwealth North deposited some 80 cubic feet worth of records with us about a year …
It’s been kind of a busy week for us here in A&SC, so it’s time for a Friday break. We’re going to share with you a favorite photo from our collections.
This one was taken somewhere along Cook Inlet (we …
Or a day in the work life of, anyhow.
Here’s a sample of the things the archivists in A&SC worked on today:
Nicole: Nicole continued proofing the transcript of the Glenn diary in preparation for bringing it online.
Mariecris: Mariecris …
Today Mariecris Gatlabayan had the great opportunity to work with two groups of fifth and six graders here to attend the UAA-sponsored “I’m going to college” days. They came over to explore what an archives is, what types of things …
In 1898 and 1899 expeditions came up through Cook Inlet to look for inland routes to the gold fields (as well as for other reasons, of course.) These expeditions were commanded by Edwin Forbes Glenn, a captain in the U.S. …
