(Peer reviewed) Over a decade ago, James O'Toole looked "Back to the Future" from Ernst Posner's pioneering work of the 1970s on “Archives in the Ancient World”, all the way to "Ancient Archives and Archival Traditions,” edited by Maria Brosius in 2003.[1] The following review essay is the first part of a series that attempts... Continue Reading →
iCHORA Bibliography: Works published from iCHORA papers
This iCHORA Bibliography, 2005-2016 compiles over 60 iCHORA presentations which have later taken published form as articles in journals or, as in some cases, within a book. It is compiled with reference to iCHORA 1-6, publication links, and Engaging with Records and Archives: Histories and Theories (Facet Publishing: London, 2016), Table of Contents. Alexander, Ben.... Continue Reading →
Review of “These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath”
Crowther, Gail, and Peter K. Steinberg. These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Fonthill Media, 2017. [191 p. ISBN 9781781555941. $24.95. Illustrations, bibliography, index.] Gail Crowther and Peter K. Steinberg’s These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath positions itself as one of the few books to examine the intersection of Plath... Continue Reading →
Upcoming Events
May 28-30, 2018 i-CHORA 8 (Melbourne, Australia). May 29-June 2, 2018 American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) Annual Meeting (Houston, TX). June 10-22, 2018 Society of California Archivists (SCA) Western Archives Institute (San Diego, CA). Summer 2018 Rare Book School (Charlottesville, New Haven, Amherst, Philadelphia) Summer 2018 California Rare Book School... Continue Reading →
Quotable History from 1898
"...the practical work to be done to secure freedom for the slaves was to circulate petitions through all the Northern States. For months these petitions were circulated diligently everywhere, as the signatures show—some signed on fence posts, plows, the anvil, the shoemaker's bench—by women of fashion and those in the industries, alike in the parlor... Continue Reading →
Retired University Archivist Looks Back 32 Years: An Interview of Anne Turkos
On July 1, 2017, Anne Turkos retired as University Archivist of the University of Maryland, where she had worked for over 32 years. Turkos performed in a variety of professional roles, including as reference librarian, processing archivist, faculty member, historian, teacher, and mentor. On November 8, 2017, Turkos was interviewed by co-editor Eric Stoykovich, currently... Continue Reading →
A Remembrance: Mark Greene’s Intellectual Contributions to Archives
When Mark Greene died last June, the archival profession lost a leader and colleague whose contributions will not soon be repeated. Mark was an archivist’s archivist. It is hardly an exaggeration to say that he lived his profession to the exclusion of most other ordinary activities one could partake. The archival profession was his vocation,... Continue Reading →
“Who Cares?” Houghton Library 75th Anniversary Symposium. October 5-6, 2017
The Houghton Library Symposium, which marked the 75th anniversary of its founding, asked provocatively, “Who cares?” The resulting answers, provided by speakers and attendees, reflected a wide variety of opinions and experiences. The Houghton staff who planned the event were led by a Symposium Committee, which included Emilie Hardman, Dennis Marnon, Leslie Morris, and Ryan... Continue Reading →
A Rare Palace: Houghton Library at 75
Houghton Library at 75: A Celebration of its Collections (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017), xii + 116 pages. Envisioned as an “enchanted palace” by Harvard librarian Archibald Cary Coolidge in 1924, Houghton Library opened in 1942 with steel, bricks, and mortar, as well as a donation of stock in the Corning Glass Works from... Continue Reading →
