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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

When most people think of archives, the first thing that comes to mind is Indiana Jones swinging on vines and storing artifacts in giant rooms. While that is an interesting popular image, the archives and archivists here at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) are the protectors of documented history.

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Updated SCA Page in Florida History Research Guide

Archives Blogs

Special Collections & Archives is pleased to announce our new and improved page on the Florida History research guide. We updated an introduction to Special Collections & Archives’ holdings and spaces, as well as information on our databases and how to search them. This post was co-authored by Jennifer Fain.

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Working for the TVA

Unwritten Record

Its goals were to “To improve the navigability and to provide for the flood control of the Tennessee River; to provide for reforestation and the proper use of marginal lands in the Tennessee Valley; to provide for the agricultural and industrial development of said valley…and for other purposes.”

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Visual Cues and Clues: Picking the Right Record Group for Still Pictures

Unwritten Record

Finding a specific photograph within the holdings of the National Archives can be trickier. If you have a specific photograph you found in the course of your research and it is attributed to the National Archives, this “Visual Cues and Clues” guide to picking a Record Group may help you determine where exactly that photo is.

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Mobile Libraries: Culture on the Go

Unwritten Record

Today’s post is written by Joseph Smith, who volunteers at the National Archives at College Park. Selected Papers from the …Annual Conference (2017): 202-210. Occasional Papers (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. National Bookmobile Day is April 22, part of National Library Week (April 19-25). . ProQuest , [link].

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

In the Neolithic Revolution, early humans discovered agriculture, which helped establish early civilizations. Over the millennia, agriculture has used countless technologies to increase production. Before, travellers booked their trips through agents, who issued paper tickets, confirmations, car-rental documents, and so on.

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The Relevance of the Past – Doris Chapman’s Facial Reconstructions in the 1930s.

Archives Blogs

We were delighted to welcome Cherwell School student Jack Evans on a sixth-form work placement here in the archives. One of his assignments was to catalogue a box from the Stuart Piggott archive. Working through the archives was the most interesting time I spent, as I read through the notes and letters of Stuart Piggott.