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Dear Diary,

Dear Diary:

As an archivist I see a fair share of personal papers in the archives: personal letters, poems, lists, annotations on articles or reports people are writing/editing, and diaries! I love the concept of diaries!  Ever since I was …

Put the thinking caps on

So I (Arlene) was writing an email this afternoon to set up a meeting and realized that I really dislike the term “Reading Room.”  Where to start?  First, too passive.  People aren’t just reading, they’re researching.  So I suggested Research …