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Social Gathering, Saturday, July 9, 1932

I recently came across these four photographs, all taken during a social gathering held Saturday, July 9, 1932. Each print has the “7/9/32” date written on the back, but no other identifying information. No buildings or other useful locating features … Continue reading

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CFP: Museum Archives Symposium, “Work in Progress”

Posting on behalf of the SAA Museum Archives Section: Save the Date! The Museum Archives Standards and Best Practices Working Group will hold a “Work in Progress” symposium at this year’s SAA Annual Meeting in Portland. The symposium will take … Continue reading

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The Henry Ford and #MuseumWeek 2016

Several of us at The Henry Ford contributed mightily during 2016 #MuseumWeek on Twitter this past week. I Storifed the results of our efforts here: https://storify.com/a2beachboy/thfmuseumweek2016 Big props to@hayjayjay, @ErisuEEE, and @lish!    

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CFP: Born-Digital Records in Museum Archives

From Ryan Evans, Archivist, Bard College Call for Proposals – SAA 2016: Symposium on Born-Digital Records in Museum Archives (Lightning Round) Born-Digital Records in Museum Archives at the 2016 SAA Annual Meeting Location: SAA Conference Hotel Atlanta, GA Wednesday, August 3, 2016, Morning Session … Continue reading

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2016 Running – Week 3

Tuesday night indoor track session was a nice break.

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A Ford Thanksgiving

This is the good, gladsome time of Thanksgiving When we see life thro’ glasses of Beauty, And man from the pure love of living Worships more from delight than from duty. All the woods have grown golden and mellow, And … Continue reading

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MEDAL Summer 2015 Preconference Symposium

From the Metro Detroit Archivists League (MEDAL): The Metro Detroit Archivists League will host its third Preconference Symposium on Monday, August 3, 2015 in the University of Michigan Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery from 1:00-4:00 PM. Speakers will present preliminary versions … Continue reading

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What I Did This Summer

I gave presentations, that’s what I did this summer. Improving Data Ingest and Preservation at The Henry FordGiven during Museum Archives Section Electronic Records SymposiumSociety of American Archivists Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 13 August 2014Slides available for download in MS … Continue reading

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MEDAL Pre-conference Symposium

Announcement from Casey Westerman, Metro Detroit Archivists League (MEDAL): I’m pleased to announce a pre-conference symposium, organized by the Metro Detroit Archivists League, to be held at the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs on July 30, 2014. … Continue reading

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Museum Archives E-Records Symposium at SAA14

The Society of American Archivists Museum Archives Section Standards and Best Practices Working Group is holding a half-day symposium on museum archives and electronic records at this year’s SAA Annual Meeting. The symposium will feature three case studies, five lightning … Continue reading

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