Entries Tagged as ‘archives’

February 6, 2007

archives on TV

Our college archives and special collections (not to mention our archivist, Jan Ballard) are really famous now – they’re going to be on TV!
Check out Service Electric 2 tomorrow (Wednesday, February 7) at 6:30 to learn all about the archives and the history that it holds.

January 18, 2007

archives in the news!

Check out the article from Sunday’s Morning Call (front page of the Local section) about the college’s archives and special collections!
“Historical Gems Found at Moravian,” by Daryl Nerl
If you want the full effect with all the pictures, check out the paper copy available on the bottom floor of the library.
And, if you are intrigued and [...]

December 4, 2006

another look at Moravian’s past

If you’re interested in Moravian’s past beyond what’s available in old yearbooks, you need to make a visit to the college’s archives.
Located on the bottom floor of the library, the archives houses materials (letters, photos, scrapbooks, realia, etc.) related to the college’s and seminary’s past. Most materials date from the twentieth century, although there are [...]

February 27, 2006

nara partners with google

The National Archives and Records Administration has announced that they are teaming up with Google in a pilot program to provide free online access to historical films and videos.
Read the press release and view a sampling of the available videos here:
“National Archives and Google Launch Pilot Project to Digitize and Offer Historic Films Online“

February 1, 2006

it’s an e-mess!

What to do, what to do?! No one is creating paper documents anymore. A big concern for government and business organizations.
How are we supposed to remember the past? How can accountability be
documented and traced? Must we have one working example of every
technology so that we can read/listen to everything ever created? Or,
does it make more [...]