The Mid-Atlantic Archivist.

2005·1.2 MB·English

by  Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.

ISSN 0738-9396
Volume 34/No. 3 SUMMER 2005
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From the Chair
The Good Fight: Another My letter to the awkwardly The NHPRC provides services that
yclept House Committee on no other branch of the federal gov-
Round of Advocacy
ernment — not even the National
Appropriations, Subcommittee on
Archives itself — provides. The
Treasury, Transportation, Housing
National Archives focuses its atten-
and Urban Development, the tion on federal records, but the
Sometimes, I wonder if the role of Judiciary and District of Columbia NHPRC ensures that non-federal
the archivist is essentially that of an made a few comments that bear records (such as those of corpora-
tions and individuals) are preserved
advocate. In few organizations are repeating:
and made accessible. These records
the archivists the power brokers, so
certainly support the writing of his-
The small budget of the NHPRC has
we often have to use our cunning tory, but ready access to these records
been instrumental in ensuring the
and charm (when available) to con- also ensures that our democracy and
preservation of and access to important
vince people to do what we know is historical records across the country, our economy function as they should.
right. We often have to fight to make including hundreds of grants in the The benefits of the NHPRC may be
invisible to many Americans, but
sure records receive the proper care region covered by MARAC (which
across the country Americans of all
and users gain adequate access to includes seven states and the District
kinds (filmmakers, teachers, journal-
of Columbia). The NHPRC is not a
records. In a broader sense, we often ists, and genealogists, among many
backwards-looking institution inter-
have to advocate for larger goals; we others) benefit from the varied proj-
ested in the pointless pursuit of the
often have to be the voices calling ects supported by the NHPRC.
past. The NHPRC is an institution
for change on a regional or national dedicated to preparing this nation for
Keep these ideas in mind as we con-
stage. As a matter of fact, within a the future by supporting projects that
couple of days of my taking over as create documentary editions of the tinue this fight to keep NHPRC alive
papers of important Americans (such so that it can serve all Americans.
the chair of MARAC, I had to write
as Presidents Woodrow Wilson and We’ve already done a bit more in this
my first advocacy letter.
Dwight David Eisenhower), develop regard. At our last meeting in Albany,
programs that protect the most impor-
This was the right baptism for me. New York, 190 attendees (most of
tant records of our American past, and
The cause we were fighting for conduct research into how to preserve them members) signed a petition
was the existence of the National the vital yet fragile electronic records calling for funding for the NHPRC.
Historical Publications and Records upon which our nation now depends. At the time, that was the highest
Commission (NHPRC). The number of signatures any organiza-
The NHPRC provides direct and
President’s budget called for a budget tion had attached to one of these
indirect service to all Americans.
of $0 for the NHPRC, a good bit petitions, and we should be happy to
Because of the NHPRC, hundreds of
shy of what the agency needs to do thousands of records are now protect- have had that opportunity and made
its important work. What I appreci- ed and accessible, allowing citizens to good use of it.
ate about the fight for the NHPRC find unique information in records
and to benefit from easy access to But this fight isn’t over, and we won’t
is the obviousness of the cause. This
published versions of historical know exactly when it will end. So be
is not a fight for a narrow personal
documents. Because of the NHPRC,
prepared to continue; be prepared to
interest, not a fight we might be
hundreds of institutions across the
help. If your state caucus chair sends
ambivalent about. This is a fight for country have developed or enhanced
a bedrock principle that the federal historical records programs. Because you an email asking you to write a
government has a continued interest of the NHPRC, the United States is letter or make a telephone call, do it.
in and responsibility for support- at the forefront of developing solu- Take the time. It won’t take long, but
ing the care and management of tions to one of the most harrowing the effect you will have can be great.
preservation challenges of our times,
non-federal records, that the federal If another organization or a friend
the preservation of electronic records.
government’s collection management Without this last item, the United comes to you asking for support,
cannot live in a vacuum, divorced States might face an untenable provide some. When the cause is just,
from the other realities about it, future, one in which the important when the question of what makes the
that the preservation of the DNA records of its government, businesses, most sense is so clear, we cannot help
of history (records) is an absolute and individuals are lost for all time, but help.
one in which democracy is more a
requirement for the maintenance of
slogan than a reality because no one
democracy. We should find it bracing will have access to the records that Geof Huth
to face a challenge that is a bit daunt- document the how and why of our
ing but absolutely essential to win. collective past.
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Table Of Contents
C2 From the Chair
2 Steering Committee Minutes — Spring 2005
5 Treasurer’s Report
6 State and Local News
13 Processing Grants for Physics, Astronomy, and Allied Science Collections
14 Business Meeting Minutes — Spring 2005
16 Making the Past Visible: Artist Len Tantillo
18 Passings
19 MARAC in Dover, Delaware — Fall 2005
20 Arline Custer Award: Call for Submissions
C3 Welcome New Members!
Advertisers
2 Eloquent Systems
3 ICIBinding Corp.
6 Archival Products
8 The Hollinger Corporation
17 The Crowley Company
Cover image:
A crowd enjoys Bryant Park behind the New York Public Library, ca. 1930. Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library.

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MARAC
Steering Committee Minutes — Spring 2005
For full Officer, Committee, and with two corrections (Spring instead Catherine is back at the office in the
Caucus reports, please see the of Winter, and Crowne instead of meantime. As a transition step, the
MARAC web site: www.marac.info/ Crown). Motion carried. outgoing Chair, Lisa Mangiafico,
minutes.htm will review the minutes from the
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Spring meeting, but the incoming
April 21, 2005, Crowne Plaza Albany – WINTER 2005 STEERING
Chair, Geof Huth, and the Steering
City Center, Albany, NY COMMITTEE MEETING
Committee will approve them.
John LeGloahec moved to approve.
PRESENT:
Motion carried.
Administrator’s Report
Debra Basham, Lauren Brown,
Written report submitted, which
John Celardo, Rebecca Collier, Tom REPORTS FROM THE ALBANY
Connors, Jeff Flannery, Derek Gray, MEETING PROGRAM AND includes information on the elec-
Charles Greifenstein, Geof Huth, LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS tronic version of the membership
Brian Keough, Joan Echtenkamp COMMITTEE CHAIRS directory. Lisa asked if any negative
Klein, Mike Knies, Ray LaFever, Pre-registration for the meeting was feedback had been reported; no one
John LeGloahec, Susan McElrath, 237, with an additional 13 walk-ins so had heard anything negative about
Richard McKinstry, Lisa Mangiafico, far. The meeting should realize a profit. the new electronic distribution.
Mary Mannix, Ellen Morfei, Rachel There is a good rapport with the hotel.
Onuf, Ben Primer, Gail Redmann, The program slate is full; substitutions Vice Chair (including Meetings
Gary Saretzky, Amy Schindler, Jason for all drop-outs were made. Coordinating Committee)
Written report submitted. A prelimi-
Weishaupt, Geoff Williams, and
OFFICERS’ REPORTS: nary budget for Dover, DE, has been
Valerie Wingfield.
received but not yet approved. John
Chair
CALL TO ORDER LeGloahec will address the reasons
Written report submitted. Lisa
6:30 p.m. for this in his report. The Fall 2006
reported on Catherine and Madeleine
Meeting will be in Morristown, NJ.
INTRODUCTIONS Lamoureux’s health; mother and
The Spring 2007 Meeting will be
new infant doing well. Madeleine is
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA in Scranton or Harrisburg, PA. The
expected to be able to come home
John Celardo moved to approve
from the hospital mid- to late May. SEE STEERING COMMITTEE ON PAGE 3
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STEERING COMMITTEE from page 2 CONTINUING BUSINESS Secretaries of State was reviewed.
Each State Caucus Representative
Strategic Plan
is encouraged to send the letter to
Meetings Coordinating Committee The new Strategic Plan to update the
his or her Secretary of State, ask-
(MCC) is looking at hotels. MCC 1996 Strategic Plan is now in place.
ing for information on community
The Steering Committee discussed
is beginning to explore hotels in organizations whose members may
and identified budget needs in the
Washington, DC, Rochester, NY be interested in joining MARAC, or
new Strategic Plan. There was also
and the Chautauqua Institution those that MARAC might serve as a
discussion about the fact that for
(NY) as possible meeting locations source of information and guidance.
sales tax exemption in some states,
in 2008. The MCC manual will be Outreach to underrepresented com-
e.g. PA, and as a 501(c)3 charitable
updated; MCC is looking for an munities is one of the goals of the
organization we need to serve people
strategic plan.
Assistant Program Editor. MCC has outside our membership. The fiscal
decided that service awards will be considerations identified included a NEW BUSINESS
given to both Local Arrangements focus on advocacy, which may not None
and Program Committee co-chairs, necessarily be a budget consideration;
regardless of the level of service; the sponsorship of an award by MARAC COMMITTEE REPORTS:
rules in the MCC manual for these for History Day; and education Education
workshops and scholarships.
positions will be reinforced. Written report submitted. The
Advocacy Albany electronic records workshop
Secretary (including Report from Public testimony concerning had 28 participants; the Albany
the Ad Hoc Committee on MARAC NHPRC is due on April 26. John preservation workshop had 20. Some
Web Site)
LeGloahec moved that the incom- suggestions for the Dover meeting
Written report submitted. The new ing Chair, Geof Huth, submit public include appraisal, audio-visual/sound,
MARAC website is officially open. testimony on behalf of MARAC. and photos workshops.
Motion carried. Geof will write,
Treasurer and Finance Committee Membership Development
show to Lisa, the outgoing Chair,
Written reports submitted. The Written report submitted.
and then submit.
Pittsburgh meeting realized a profit
Development
of $911. The budget for the Dover, Letter to Secretaries of State in
MARAC Region Written report submitted. Ben
DE, meeting can be passed elec-
The letter drafted by Mike Knies Primer is stepping down as Chair;
tronically at the recommendation of
on behalf of the Membership
the Finance Committee, but must
Development Committee to SEE STEERING COMMITTEE ON PAGE 4
be ratified formally at the Summer
Steering Committee meeting. For the
challenge grant, Old Fogey pledges
are coming in, but donations by
MARAC members are lagging. The
Albany meeting is the one at which
to make a push for donating before
MARAC’s fiscal year ends. Donations
can be made in two fiscal years, so
contributing again is urged. The
Steering Committee is asked to reach
100% contribution by members.
Archivist (including Report
from the Ad Hoc Committee on
Governance)
Written report submitted. Lauren, as
Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on
Governance, is looking for a co-chair.
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STEERING COMMITTEE from page 3 Outreach New York
No written report submitted. The No written report submitted. John
new members and a new Chair for
MARAC website is transitioning Celardo reported that NPR featured
the committee are needed. Writing
to the Outreach Committee from the New York Archival Round Table
acknowledgement letters for dona-
the Publications Committee. Joan in a story.
tions will be built into the next
Echtenkamp Klein will work with the
contract with Catherine Lamoureux. new committee chair. Pennsylvania
Fynette Eaton will update the com- Written report submitted.
mittee information on the website. Arline Custer Memorial Award Charles Greifenstein reported on
There was discussion about mov- No written report submitted. The the “Treasures of the American
ing funds into the market. Metal Committee met today and clarified Philosophical Society” exhibit cur-
Edge has donated $250 annually some issues regarding criteria and rently on display in Independence
for a Distinguished Service Award. dates of submissions. There will now Hall.
Distinguished Service Award crite- be a numerical rating for each crite-
ria will be based on the Southwest rion category. Nominations are now Virginia
Archivists award. The award will being accepted; anything with a 2004 Written report submitted.
be annual, but does not have to publication date is eligible.
West Virginia
be given every year. There was dis-
Finding Aids Award Written report submitted.
cussion about who should decide
Written report submitted. The
the recipients of the award. John
incoming committee chair will
LeGloahec moved that the Steering
update the information on the web- ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
Committee appoint an ad hoc com- site. It was suggested that a form be DETERMINATION OF NEXT
mittee of the last three MARAC MEETING DATE
available for nominations.
Chairs and the Archivist to come up The Summer Steering Committee
with the criteria, form for nomina- Nominations & Elections meeting date in July will be set by
tions, and procedures to award a Written report submitted. e-mail.
Distinguished Service Award, to be
reported to the Steering Committee National Coalition for History
(NCH) and Update on “Taking Care
at the Summer Meeting. This com- ADJOURNMENT
of All Our History” Working Group
mittee will subsequently make John LeGloahec moved that we
Written report submitted for NCH
recommendations to the Steering adjourn. Motion carried. Adjourned
by Jeff Flannery, MARAC’s represen-
Committee for the award. Motion at 8:45 p.m.
tative. Jackie Esposito reported to the
carried. Hollinger has also offered
Chair that there was no update on
$250 annually to be used for educa-
the “Taking Care of All Our History”
tional purposes.
working group.
Publications STATE CAUCUS REPORTS:
Written report submitted. The goal
of the committee is to withdraw or Delaware
find authors to replace aging publica- Written report submitted.
tions. There was some discussion of
District of Columbia
mailing issues with the Mid-Atlantic
Written report submitted.
Archivist. New ad revenues are being
generated. The Mid-Atlantic Archivist
Maryland
will include write-ups of successful
Written report submitted.
sessions from this point forward;
this strategy will be included in the New Jersey
MCC manual. Push technology for Written report submitted. Come to
MARAC publications was discussed. Morristown!
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Treasurer’s Report, Fiscal Year 2005, 2nd Quarter
January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005

CATEGORY Budget 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
REVENUE AND SUPPORT
Membership Dues $36,750.00 $22,857.00 $6,269.00 $0.00 $0.00 $29,126.00
Publication Sales $500.00 $6.00 $118.19 $0.00 $0.00 $124.19
Pub. Advertising $2,000.00 $360.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $360.00
Bank Interest $1,000.00 $163.87 $194.79 $0.00 $0.00 $358.66
Investments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Conferences $16,000.00 $34,329.00 $18,616.50 $0.00 $0.00 $52,945.50
Mailing List Sales $500.00 $0.00 $120.00 $0.00 $0.00 $120.00
Contributions $4,000.00 $6,402.71 $1,712.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8,114.71
Miscellaneous $1,000.00 $1,452.46 $250.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,702.46
Total Revenue — Support $61,750.00 $65,571.04 $27,280.48 $0.00 $0.00 $92,851.52
EXPENSES
General $2,100.00 $0.00 $1,267.90 $0.00 $0.00 $1,267.90
Administrator $26,500.00 $6,798.40 $7,164.67 $0.00 $0.00 $13,963.07
Treasurer $1,000.00 $190.07 $178.24 $0.00 $0.00 $368.31
State Caucuses $1,300.00 $165.00 $292.46 $0.00 $0.00 $457.46
Committees $2,200.00 $528.23 $947.67 $0.00 $0.00 $1,475.90
Publications $19,150.00 $3,049.37 $3,065.40 $0.00 $0.00 $6,114.77
Investments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MARAC Archivist $400.00 $0.00 $400.00 $0.00 $0.00 $400.00
Awards $800.00 $800.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $800.00
Conference Expenses $0.00 $33,076.38 $4,753.33 $0.00 $0.00 $37,829.71
MARAC Scholarship $3,800.00 $1,075.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,075.00
Miscellaneous $4,500.00 $4,731.48 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,731.48
Total Expenses $61,750.00 $50,413.93 $18,069.67 $0.00 $0.00 $68,483.60

Net Income or (Loss) $15,157.11 $9,210.81 $0.00 $0.00 $24,367.92

SUMMARY - FIRST QUARTER FY 2005
Opening Credits Debits Closing
Opening Balance $119,694.12 Operating $17,811.11 $25,123.69 ($18,069.67) $24,865.13
Income $27,280.48 Endowment $40,000.00 $40,000.00
Expenses ($18,069.67) Reserve $61,750.00 $61,750.00
Surplus $133.01 $2,156.79 $2,289.808
Closing Balance $121,746.23
Totals $119,694.12 $27,280.48 ($18,069.67) $128,904.93
Account Balances
Checking $22,919.68
Money Market $75,115.42
Investment Account $30,869.83 (as of 12/31/2004)

Total $128,904.93

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MARAC
State and Local News
Delaware DPA’s website (www.state.de.us/sos/ in nearby Philadelphia, this exhibi-
dpa/100/index.shtml). tion showcases commemorative
textiles made at the fair, engravings
Delaware Public Archives nd stereo views of its buildings and
Hagley Museum and Library
C. Russell McCabe is the new head their interiors, guidebooks, advertis-
Hagley Museum and Library has
of the Delaware Public Archives. ing ephemera, contemporary diaries,
opened a major exhibition featuring
Russ is a graduate of Radford and souvenirs. MARAC member
many archival materials. “Centuries Jeanne Solensky curated the exhibi-
University and has been employed
of Progress: American World’s Fairs, tion. For further information visit
at the DPA since 1978. Among his
1853 to 1982” went on display on www.winterthur.org/calendar/exhibi-
accomplishments, Russ has been
April 8 and will be in place through tions.asp?sub=on_view.
responsible for the supervision of
January 1, 2006. By taking a com-
the Archives’ public research facil-
prehensive look at fairs through Caucus Representative
ity, edited the Archives’ newsletter
photographs, manuscripts, books,
Richard McKinstry can be reached at
Historical Dimensions, served as the
artifacts, and souvenirs from the
DPA’s liaison with the State Records [phone] or
more than 100 fairs represented in
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Commission and the Delaware Hagley’s collections, exhibit viewers [email protected]
Historical Records Advisory Board, will see how fairs shaped Americans’
and was responsible for drafting world views and their own experi-
Delaware’s first comprehensive ences. Complementary programs
public records law. For the last include a day long symposium, D.C.
decade Russ has been responsible for “Utopian Visions and World’s Fairs,”
Caucus Representative
Delaware’s historical markers/monu- a lecture series, a scrapbooking work-
Gail Rodgers McCormick can be
ments program, and he played a key shop, and a book club, where titles
reached at [phone] or
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Delaware’s new state archives facility. of discussion. For more information [email protected]
Russ’ predecessor, Tim Slavin, has point your browser to www.hagley.
assumed the position of Director of org/exhibit-worlds-fair.html.
Historical and Cultural Affairs for
the state of Delaware. Winterthur Museum Maryland
An exhibition entitled “Progress &
As part of a yearlong celebration of Patriotism in Philadelphia: The 1876 University of Maryland
the DPA, the exhibition “100 Stories” Centennial Exhibition” opened in
The UM Libraries will be hosting
was launched. The exhibit showcases the Society of Winterthur Fellows
“The Next 150 Years: The Library in
a wide variety of documents and pho- Gallery at Winterthur Museum on
Bits and Bytes,” a digital symposium,
tographs that tell the story of the First March 23 (closing on July 10). Based
on Sept. 29 in McKeldin Library
State. To view the exhibit, visit the on the 1876 Centennial Exhibition
on the University of Maryland cam-
pus. Speakers will include Deanna
Marcum (Library of Congress),
Sayeed Choudhury (Johns Hopkins
University), Anne Kenney (Cornell
University), and Paul Conway (Duke
University). This all-day symposium
will also feature poster sessions and a
reception. In addition, two workshops
will be offered prior to the sympo-
sia “Introduction to XML and the
TEI” (Sept. 27 and 28, 2005) and
“Demystifying EAD”(September 28,
2005). For registration information
and symposium details, visit: www.lib.
umd.edu/dcr/events/symposium.
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STATE AND LOCAL NEWS from page 6 an educational and artistic resource nent historic Baltimore architects.
not only for the Washington area, but
The UM Libraries is pleased to internationally, as well. WAPAVA’s C. Burr Artz Public Library
archive of performances runs the
announce the launch of ArchivesUM, The Sertoma Club of Frederick
entire gamut of local professional
an online database of finding aids for (known as the Evening Club) recently
production from the Kennedy Center,
manuscript and archival collections at donated to the Maryland Room of
the Shakespeare Theatre and Arena
the University of Maryland Libraries.
the C. Burr Artz Public Library a
Stage to smaller companies and,
In this collaborative effort with indi-
sometimes, more adventurous groups. collection of Miss Frederick Pageant
viduals from the Maryland Institute
Booklets. These booklets, which span
for Technology in the Humanities
For more information about the the years 1978 – 2004, document
(MITH), staff coded finding aids
using Encoded Archival Description WAPAVA collection, contact Vincent this scholarship program, sponsored
J. Novara, Curator, Performing Arts
(EAD). The database currently holds by the Evening Club. Sertoma, which
Media Collections (301-405-9220 or
475 collection abstracts and 125 stands for service to mankind, is
[email protected]).
full finding aids and also includes an international service group with
subject resource guides, as well as an
more than 27,000 members in three
Johns Hopkins University
advanced search feature. For more
The Department of Special countries. The Sertoma Club is one
information, visit: www.lib.umd.edu/
Collections and Archives of the of three clubs in Frederick County.
archivesum/about.jsp.
Sheridan Libraries of the Johns This donation to the Maryland Room
Hopkins University has received preserves an important aspect of
Washington Area Performing Arts
a grant from the Gladys Krieble
Video Archive the Sertoma Club’s activities in the
Delmas Foundation for the pilot
The Washington Area Performing Frederick community. It also docu-
phase of the Baltimore Architecture
Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA) has ments an important part of Frederick’s
Project. The Sheridan Libraries is
signed an unprecedented co-location twentieth century popular culture, as
partnering with Towson University
agreement with the Washingtoniana
and the Philadelphia Athenaeum on well as helps to increase awareness of
Division of the District of Columbia
this project. an aspect of women’s history often
Public Library and the University of
overlooked. Lois J. Coats, shown in
Maryland Libraries that will bring
The pilot will result in a database the photo below with FCPL director,
its growing collection of over 354
containing information on the loca-
recorded live theatre productions Darrell Batson, spearheaded this gift
tion of primary source materials, a
to Michelle Smith Performing Arts to the Maryland Room.
selection of related digital images, and
Library (MSPAL) at the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center. biographical information on promi- SEE STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ON PAGE 8
Under terms of the agreement,
MSPAL becomes primary care-
taker for the archive. Materials from
WAPAVA will be available for use in
the Fall 2005 semester.
Actors’ Equity has authorized only
one other library in the country, the
New York Public Library, to make
recorded live theatre productions
available from archived collections.
With MSPAL’s newly installed
remote video delivery system, the
viewing experience at this four year-
old facility is second to none.
The mission of WAPAVA, celebrating
its tenth anniversary, is to build a pro-
fessional videotape archive of theatre, Lois J. Coats and Darrell Batson. Photo by Elizabeth Cromwell,
dance and other live performance as Public Relations Manager, FCPL.
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STATE AND LOCAL NEWS from page 7 Caucus Representative Coordinator Elsalyn Palmisano
Mary Mannix can be reached at will conduct a presentation on the
Salisbury University
[phone] or benefits of that consulting program
The Salisbury University History
mm002(cid:3)8@ma(cid:4)il.pratt.lib(cid:5).md.us for historical societies and libraries
Department has launched its new
with archival collections. The film
virtual exhibit showcasing seven-
“National Treasure” will be screened
teenth century records available
on October 11.
at the Edward H. Nabb Research
Center for Delmarva History and New Jersey
On October 12, two workshops will
Culture. This site takes the viewer
on a journey back in time to the be offered: Care and Identification
Archives Week
early years of colonization to a time of 19th Century Photographs, pre-
Archives Week will be celebrated
when Maryland’s Eastern Shore was sented by Elizabeth Shepard and Gary
for the 10th consecutive year at
still a wilderness largely untapped by Saretzky; and Teaching the Modern
the Monmouth County Library
European immigrants. Civil Rights Struggle, Workshop
in Manalapan, NJ. Archives and
for Teachers, Grade 4 to 12, taught
History Day—on October 15—will
One of the goals of this virtual by Giles Wright. For additional
feature table displays by more than
exhibit is to assist in dispelling the information contact Gary Saretzky
70 history-related organizations,
myth that incorrectly places New (732-308-3772 or [email protected]
including MARAC members. The
England at the origins of early mouth.nj.us).
keynote address will be by Dr. Alex
American history. Examining the
montage of biographical sketches Magoun on “The RCA Origins
featuring seventeenth century colo- of Everyday Things.” CAPES SEE STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ON PAGE 9
nists, transcriptions of early records
including inventories, court records,
land records, rent rolls, and occupa-
tional roles of early settlers, visitors
may gain a better understanding
of the lifestyles and personalities of
Delmarva’s early settlers.
To visit the Delmarva Settlers Exhibit
please visit the site provided by the
Nabb Research Center: nabbhistory.
salisbury.edu.
History Associates Incorporated
Anita M. Weber was recently pro-
moted to Director of Information
Resources Management Services
at History Associates Incorporated
(HAI). She holds a master of library
science degree from Kent State
University as well as a Master’s
degree in history from Northern
Illinois University. Anita has more
than twenty-five years of experience
with personal and corporate records.
During her eight-year tenure at HAI,
she has managed projects as diverse
as re-housing maps for the Library
of Congress, developing museum
nomenclature, and designing archival
storage facilities.
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