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  1. 13 Oct 2021

    It's Day! Do you have any questions about film, scanning, restoration, archiving, color, or something else? Leave them in the replies below and we'll try our best to answer you! :)

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  2. 13 Oct 2021

    It's day, and our archivists are waiting by the proverbial phone to answer your questions. Leave your Archives questions below and we'll be back at 1 pm to answer them. 📷: Astronaut Alan Shepard with a telephone (SI-99-40616)

    Man in spacesuit holding a corded phone receiver.
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  3. 13 Oct 2021

    Hey archivists! What is the best costume photo in your collections? We'll go first.

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  4. 13 Oct 2021

    Truly, how much labor goes into stewardship (processing, conservation, maintenance, public services). Most of this work is time-consuming, intensive, and long-term. Deprioritizing that labor is gonna get you in hot water.

    What parts of your job do you wish the public was more aware of? Borrowing this ? from
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  5. 13 Oct 2021

    Ok, let’s do this. For here is some of the silliest stuff I, an archivist, have put on social media using collections materials. A thread:

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  6. 6 Oct 2021

    Next Wednesday, October 13th is ! Archivists around the country will take to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag . Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you there!

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  7. 1 Mar 2021

    This week I'll be sharing how I got into the world of archives, where it has taken me and where I am now. If you've ever wanted to know something about a career in archives, or about the work of an archivist in general, now's the chance to .

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  8. 13 Oct 2021

    Fellow ! Do you provide public or private tours of your processing rooms, conservation and digital labs, and/or stacks? What questions do you get asked the most?

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  9. 13 Oct 2021

    Join us for a new remote voluntary project! We're seeking volunteers to help transcribe & edit the C19th letters of former Director, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. The project will span Nov 21-Jan 22 and take place from the comfort of your sofa!

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  10. 13 Oct 2021

    To all archivists out there on - What is the most unique skill you had to learn for your job? If you had to present your personal "Golden Rule" in archiving, what would you say?

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  11. 13 Oct 2021

    Q: What's the most unexpected thing you've ever come across in your archives? Definitely this telegram from Alex Haley to Barry Goldwater's campaign manager, asking if the Senator would do an interview for Playboy (because the readers were requesting it!)

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  12. 13 Oct 2021

    ✍🏽✨🧵[THREAD] Today is day. I’ve been dismantling + disrupting want it means to since day one. Here’s some things I’ve learned:

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  13. 13 Oct 2021

    Thanks so much for joining us for day - we're signing off now, but we're always ready for your archives questions at Kennedy.Library@nara.gov!

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  14. 13 Oct 2021
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    Could not resist making a ten minute doodle based on this!

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  15. 13 Oct 2021

    Today is Day! Archivists around the country will take to Twitter to respond to YOUR questions tweeted with the hashtag ! Literally—documents and photo boxes stacked and waiting!

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  16. 13 Oct 2021

    Today is Day! Archivists are here to answer questions large or small about our work, the records, NC history, or something else! Email us at archives@ncdcr.gov or tweet us!

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  17. 8 Oct 2021

    Ever wonder what happened to that costume from your favourite show? Or how many times we’ve staged Hamlet? Or what is the strangest object in our archive? Next Wednesday, Oct 13, the Stratford Festival Archivists will be standing by to answer all your questions!

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  18. 14 Oct 2021

    I just said this elsewhere, but I feel like it needs to be said here- if you are an author, you are also a business. Keeping copies of your writing and documenting your work processes makes good business sense and will help you down the line.

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  19. 13 Oct 2021

    Today is day. Have you any questions you've wanted to ask about archives and what archivists do? Let us know and we'll do our best to answer them!

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  20. 13 Oct 2021

    all your questions about how to preserve melting dildos, answered for : 1. you don't do it 2. seriously just take photos 3. yes the smell will haunt you forever

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