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The MayDay Project of the…
The MayDay Project of the Society of American Archivists is a collaborative campaign to improve professionals’ readiness to respond to disaster. The MayDay project encourages all records and archives professionals to do something on May 1st of each year to help ensure that they are prepared to respond to a disaster.
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On this date in 2006, OCL…
On this date in 2006, OCLC and RLG announced their intention to merge. For research archivists, this brought the more in-depth archival services of RLG to the broader audience of OCLC member libraries around the world.
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On this date in 1945, as …
On this date in 1945, as the American army advanced on Prague, the retreating German commander ordered his forces to destroy the Czechoslovakian National Archives.
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On this date in 1972, thi…
On this date in 1972, thirty-five archivists from Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas met at the University of Texas at Arlington and organized the Society of Southwest Archivists.
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On this date in 1904 was …
On this date in 1904 was born William Kaye Lamb (d. 1999), Dominion Archivist (1948-1968) and National Librarian (1953-1967) of Canada.
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World Information Society Day
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On this date in 1919 was …
On this date in 1919 was born Wilfred Irvin Smith. Dr. Smith served as Dominion Archivist of Canada from 1970-1984. He is often credited with developing the concept of "total archives" by which government archives preserve private records and personal papers as well as official state records.
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On this date in 2003, Eri…
On this date in 2003, Eric Ketelaar, Professor of Archivistics at the University of Amsterdam, was recognized by HM Queen Beatrix in the Queen's Birthday Honour List as an Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau. Ketellar was recognized for "his accomplishments as an inspiring educator and as an eminent scholar and legal expert in the field of archives, both in The Netherlands and abroad."
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On this date in 1790, the…
On this date in 1790, the US Congress enacted the United States copyright law.
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