100 years of women’s lives & writings workshop
23 Sep, online – free
The National Library of Scotland will discuss literature & archives in the library that are inspired by the lives of women. The examples chosen are from the NLS’s ‘Dear Library’ centenary exhibition.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/100-years-of-womens-lives-and-writings-workshop-tickets-1003525460667
Asking for a friend:
What’s a good way for a regular person to contribute to archival efforts? I know when I was living in SF, the @internetarchive had #volunteer slots for scanning media, but any ideas that would be good for someone in Florida or Texas?
Thanks!! 🙏
#Archives #DigitalPreservation #PhysicalPreservation
The International Council on Archives / Conseil international des archives was founded #OTD, 9 June, 1948, under the auspices of UNESCO.
To celebrate, here’s Edwin Morgan’s poem “Archives”, published in Centenary Selected Poems (Carcanet, 2020)
https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781784109967
#Scottish #literature #poem #archives #poetry #InternationalArchivesDay #UNESCO #EdwinMorgan
UPDATE: NARA has taken this down/rescinded, and stated that it had "many inaccuracies."
This is NOT GOOD. #archives "
Restricted-Access Federal Facility, Effective July 7, 2025
Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public." https://www.archives.gov/college-park
