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#whyilovewomenartists: SHE DOES podcast

Just discovered Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s amazing podcast, SHE DOES! http://www.shedoespodcast.com/?tag=elaine+mcmillion+sheldon 

From website:

She Does podcast features creative minds working in media. Each episode centers around an intimate conversation yet digs deeper into each woman's background, philosophy and process through artful audio documentaries soundtracked by music made by women.

The show is hosted and created by Elaine Sheldon and Sarah Ginsburg, documentary makers who are interested in how their guests got to where they are today.

She Does received a 2016 Communicator Award of Excellence from The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.

Check out the so many amazing interviews including these #5womenartists:

Andrea Sisson: 2017: For HDTS - Musings, copies, items inspired by my "21st Century" Installation, High Desert Swap Meet 2017 | Joshua Tree, CA October 21-22, 2017 | Swap Meet curated by Lydia glenn-Murray, HDTS curated by Aram Moshayedi and Sohrab Mohebbi

Stacy Kranitz: drawing

Lyric Cabral (pictured), producer/director

Cécile Schott, musician and composer

Molly Crabapple (whose art I love, but was protected from copying online so go to https://mollycrabapple.com/ to check it out!)

This is an amazing podcast that I found because Sheldon is coming to Morgantown, WV, where I’m based, to attend the screening of her Oscar-nominated short documentary, Heroin(e), and celebrate the opening of A Knowing Intimacy, which she curated, an exhibit by WV women photographers Meg Ward (featured on LFF!), Lisa Elmaleh and Rebecca Kiger (featured on Boss Babes WV), at WVU Downtown Campus LIbrary, tonight 6:30pm. Details:  https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2018/02/26/libraries-to-host-exhibit-heroin-e-screening-for-women-s-history-month

~

Les Femmes Folles is a volunteer organization founded in 2011 with the mission to support and promote women in all forms, styles and levels of art from around the world with the online journal, print annuals, exhibitions and events; originally inspired by artist Wanda Ewing and her curated exhibit by the name Les Femmes Folles (Wild Women). LFF was created and is curated by Sally Deskins.  LFF Booksis a micro-feminist press that publishes 1-2 books per year by the creators of Les Femmes Folles including the award-winning Intimates & Fools (Laura Madeline Wiseman, 2014) , The Hunger of the Cheeky Sisters: Ten Tales (Laura Madeline Wiseman/Lauren Rinaldi, 2015 and Mes Predices (catalog of art/writing by Marie Peter Toltz, 2017).Other titles include Les Femmes Folles: The Women 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 available on blurb.com, including art, poetry and interview excerpts from women artists. A portion of the proceeds from LFF books and products benefit the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Wanda Ewing Scholarship Fund.https://www.facebook.com/femmesfolles/ instagram: @lesfemmesfollesart femmesfollesnebraska.tumblr.com lesfemmesfollesbooks.tumblr.com

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Created for Undefeated - a group exhibit at West Virginia University on the politics of voter suppression since women’s suffrage. The original will be a 20x20” poster and will also be made into buttons.

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23 of the weirdest, funniest, creepiest, most surprising items found by archivists.

Ever wondered what goes on in a library’s dark corners, where you aren’t allowed to go?

Wonder no more, thanks to The Society of American Archivists’ Ask an Archivist Day.

On Oct. 4, university, corporate, and museum archivists around the world dug out the coolest, rarest, and weirdest items in their collections, photographed them, and put the results on Twitter.

They didn’t disappoint. Here’s just some of what they had in storage.

1. Small items. Very small items. Like a Bible so tiny that it has a magnifying glass with it for reading.

We have this New Testament from 1895 with its case and magnifying glass in our collection. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/NbBsmD5mC5

— Rare N. Manuscripts (@CornellRMC) October 4, 2017

2. And a barely-bigger-than-a-quarter book about birds, published during the deadliest year of the Civil War.

Q: What’s one of the smallest items in our collection? A: This tiny book, “Bird Stories,” published in 1863! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/GmdbmCePwP

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

3. Amazing and rare photos. Like this one of unhappy men preparing a diver to check out the bottom of Loch Tay in 1890.

A very popular print from the #hesarchives @HistEnvScot A Victorian diver and his team https://t.co/lVU9OWVtZF #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/UPlV07guMA

— Niamh Crimmins (@NiamhNiChreimin) October 4, 2017

4. Or this one of three women in West Virginia, rocking the slickest hats of 1908.

We’re partial to hats. West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries https://t.co/VSMTWTQEpU #AskAnArchivist #WVRHC #ArchivesFashion http://pic.twitter.com/FxtyIV2eXJ

— WVU Libraries (@wvuLibraries) October 4, 2017

5. A folding chair used by Barack Obama.

Newest acquisition? That would be this folding chair that @BarackObama sat in during his #Rutgers250 commencement address. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/FLN8C2yCbA

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

6. Dirt from the grave of a well-known American writer.

Q:What’s a spooky item in your collections? A:Here’s a pine coffin owned by Katherine Anne porter & dirt from her grave site #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/7SLoCYBkl8

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

7. A Roman-era coin, depicting either a man in a helmet or a curious understanding of human anatomy.

What is our oldest item? A Didrachm coin minted between 280 B.C.E.-276 B.C.E.#AskAnArchivist #RomanCoins http://pic.twitter.com/yYZ3JDe4dP

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

8. A photo of a sailor whose ship vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Hamilton Beggs is also part of the Gold Star Files. He was on the USS Cyclops when it disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. #askanarchivist http://pic.twitter.com/ABJQs07dtw

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

9. And one of of other World War I sailors giddily posing on top of two ginormous battleship guns.

How many photographs are there in the archive and how can we find these? https://t.co/udBOw9b36d #AskAnArchivistWW1 #AskAnArchivist #WW1 http://pic.twitter.com/8YiLvMngDa

— Today’s Document (@TodaysDocument) October 4, 2017

10. A child’s sketch of a groundbreaking concept car — complete with a built-in kitchen and a 300 mph top speed.

This child’s car drawing sent t @ford from the 1960s has a stove, icebox, seat belts, and can go 300mph! #askanarchivist THF268169 http://pic.twitter.com/xH8b4D2CPf

— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) October 4, 2017

11. A legal document drawn up in 14th century France.

Q: What’s the oldest item in our collection? A: This French legal document dated 1334. Check out that wax seal! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/obif4ulPCS

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

12. A pioneering, ultra-glittery work of feminist art.

What is the most glittery object in our collection? That would be this untitled drawing by Miriam Schapiro. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/xUXZhKhdPl

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

13. A photo of fashion designer Ann Lowe, the woman who designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress.

#ArchivesFashion #AskAnArchivist Did you know that Alabama native Ann Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress? http://pic.twitter.com/aeYHeCeU1c

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

14. A script for a rarely heard “Empire Strikes Back” radio play.

Our #StarWars radio dramatization is an institutional favorite! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/fWDjsZw5qC

— NPR RAD (@npr_rad) October 4, 2017

15. Campus activist fliers from the 1970s.

We also love the Student Activism materials (UARS 259, University Archives). Check these items distributed on campus in 1970 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/gsaK8gq8zs

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

16. And punk zines from the 1980s.

A new fav is our Punk Zines and Ephemera collection (Coll 2276). Pictured are some issues of 60 Miles North covering 1980s Ventura Punk http://pic.twitter.com/1jtZh2e6JY

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

17. An image of rows and rows of classic radiator shells waiting to be installed at a Depression-era Pontiac plant.

Q: What are these? A: Pontiac radiator shells, circa 1937. Q: Where is this photo? A: @HBSBaker #AskAnArchivist https://t.co/UuOV1KJeH6 http://pic.twitter.com/JZGSjUrRc0

— Working Knowledge (@HBSWK) October 4, 2017

18. A handwritten letter from Sigmund Freud.

Cool KSHS collection: Menninger Foundation archives include Sigmund Freud letters. https://t.co/SgKrkCXYZh #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/a9Q12n88zP

— Kansas History (@kansashistory) October 4, 2017

19. Ancient technology.

Q: Do you have floppy discs in the archives? A: Yes! Our e-records archivist helps preserve data on lots of outdated formats #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/wHTUN8fK56

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

20. Proof that Queen Elizabeth II is apparently a secret football fan.

You voted & the results are in! Who’s #UMD‘s most famous visitor? Queen Elizabeth II – shown here at a football game in 1957 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/Kg9SP0C09v

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

21. A memo warning campus police about an upcoming Ozzy Osborne concert, citing the singer’s involvement with “abuse of animals” and “alleged satanic groups.”

Q:What’s the coolest thing you found in the archives lately? A:How about a 1983 police memo when Ozzy Osborne played at UMD! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/aFQIlJ3QYf

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

22. Perhaps most importantly, a visual reminder of the tedious, painstaking work archivists do to preserve these items for random humans to gawk at on the Internet.

What’s the most you’ve sleeved at one time? Mine is 998 trading cards but I’ve only been doing this 3 months! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/CrsKD0ogl8

— Jenn (@j_vvsm) October 4, 2017

23. And why, if you want to see more, you’ll have to visit a library or archive in person.

#AskAnArchivist When people ask “so is everything digitized?” I usually reply with a photo of our caverns, which I hope answers the question http://pic.twitter.com/aYGyUKAjlL

— U of MN Libraries (@umnlib) October 4, 2017

You can happily scroll through dozens more like this using the #AskAnArchivist hashtag.

Q: Describe the role of an archivist in haiku form: Archivists connect us between the record of the past and present #AskAnArchivist

— M+ (@mplusmuseum) October 4, 2017

No appointment necessary.

Update 10/9/2017: The headline was changed to reflect that archivists and librarians differ, in part by the type of materials handled.

Read more: http://ift.tt/2kK8S0e

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Meg Elizabeth Ward, photographer

West Virginia based photographer Meg Ward is exhibiting in A Knowing Intimacy: A photography exhibit by West Virginia Women curated by Elaine McMillion Sheldon, March 8-April 13, 2018, opening March 8, 6:30pm at the WVU Downtown Campus Library in Morgantown, WV with a screening of the exhibition’s curator, Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s, Oscar-nominated film Heroin(e) (watch tonight and cheer her on!), followed by a panel discussion with exhibiting artists Lisa Elmaleh and Rebecca Kiger (stay tuned for an interview with Kiger!), on being a photographer in WV, a woman photographer and documenting the lives of women, in celebration of women’s history month. Ward shares with LFF about gaining appreciation for the state she calls home, collaboration and feminism and much more...

Meg Ward: “Kaleidoscope” Where are you from? How did you get into creative work and what is your impetus for creating? I am from the rural coalfields of the state,  Though beautiful, there isn't a lot of Art or even expression for that matter.  Given the nickname bloody Mingo, it was a location known for a history of violence, coal-wars and oppression. My parents, especially my mother; made it a point to take myself and my siblings hours and even states away to museums, musical events and art galleries. Always encouraging to be more than what surrounded us; yet maintaining empathy and understanding, while gaining appreciation for the beauty despite the thorns. That open-minded encouragement helped catapult and confirm my desire to be an Artist, Musician and Photographer. Tell me about your work in A Knowing Intimacy and why it’s important to you. What do you hope people get out of your work? I'm honored to share a space with these talented women. I'd hope that I can inspire people, especially mothers to continue to make time for their art and evolve as artists and humans.

What's your favorite thing about being an artist in WV? Montani semper liberi. Does collaboration play a role in your work—whether with your community, artists or others? How so and how does this impact your work? A large portion of my art and Photography these days is not only of my surroundings but of those dear to me.   I have found a lot more emotion is present in my work than before now that I am a mother.   Artist Wanda Ewing, who curated and titled the original LFF exhibit, examined the perspective of femininity and race in her work, and spoke positively of feminism, saying “yes, it is still relevant” to have exhibits and forums for women in art; does feminism play a role in your work? Am I a strong independent Female? Yes I believe so. But if I'm completely honest, it pisses me off that we even have to have a title for that, not that I'm against being a feminist. By all standards in how I live, believe and behave, I am.But, I do think it's important not to box myself into a category or label. Just be. Make art. It will speak for you.

Meg Ward: “Wren and Fiona”  Ewing’s advice to aspiring artists was “you’ve got to develop the skill of when to listen and when not to;” and “Leave. Gain perspective.”  What is your favorite advice you have received or given? I always swore that I would continue to create art and images no matter what. My most valued advice was from the talented Lisa Elmaleh, telling me to "keep going" which came at a time when I was struggling with finding a way to make that happen.

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See more of Meg’s work here: https://megelizabethward.wordpress.com/.

A Knowing Intimacy opens March 8, 6:30pm at the WVU Downtown Campus Library in Morgantown, WV. Details here.

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Les Femmes Folles is a volunteer organization founded in 2011 with the mission to support and promote women in all forms, styles and levels of art from around the world with the online journal, print annuals, exhibitions and events; originally inspired by artist Wanda Ewing and her curated exhibit by the name Les Femmes Folles (Wild Women). LFF was created and is curated by Sally Deskins.  LFF Booksis a micro-feminist press that publishes 1-2 books per year by the creators of Les Femmes Folles including the award-winning Intimates & Fools (Laura Madeline Wiseman, 2014) , The Hunger of the Cheeky Sisters: Ten Tales (Laura Madeline Wiseman/Lauren Rinaldi, 2015 and Mes Predices (catalog of art/writing by Marie Peter Toltz, 2017).Other titles include Les Femmes Folles: The Women 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 available on blurb.com, including art, poetry and interview excerpts from women artists. A portion of the proceeds from LFF books and products benefit the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Wanda Ewing Scholarship Fund.https://www.facebook.com/femmesfolles/ instagram: @lesfemmesfollesart femmesfollesnebraska.tumblr.com lesfemmesfollesbooks.tumblr.com

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23 of the weirdest, funniest, creepiest, most surprising items found by archivists.

Ever wondered what goes on in a library’s dark corners, where you aren’t allowed to go?

Wonder no more, thanks to The Society of American Archivists’ Ask an Archivist Day.

On Oct. 4, university, corporate, and museum archivists around the world dug out the coolest, rarest, and weirdest items in their collections, photographed them, and put the results on Twitter.

They didn’t disappoint. Here’s just some of what they had in storage.

1. Small items. Very small items. Like a Bible so tiny that it has a magnifying glass with it for reading.

We have this New Testament from 1895 with its case and magnifying glass in our collection. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/NbBsmD5mC5

— Rare N. Manuscripts (@CornellRMC) October 4, 2017

2. And a barely-bigger-than-a-quarter book about birds, published during the deadliest year of the Civil War.

Q: What’s one of the smallest items in our collection? A: This tiny book, “Bird Stories,” published in 1863! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/GmdbmCePwP

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

3. Amazing and rare photos. Like this one of unhappy men preparing a diver to check out the bottom of Loch Tay in 1890.

A very popular print from the #hesarchives @HistEnvScot A Victorian diver and his team https://t.co/lVU9OWVtZF #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/UPlV07guMA

— Niamh Crimmins (@NiamhNiChreimin) October 4, 2017

4. Or this one of three women in West Virginia, rocking the slickest hats of 1908.

We’re partial to hats. West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries https://t.co/VSMTWTQEpU #AskAnArchivist #WVRHC #ArchivesFashion http://pic.twitter.com/FxtyIV2eXJ

— WVU Libraries (@wvuLibraries) October 4, 2017

5. A folding chair used by Barack Obama.

Newest acquisition? That would be this folding chair that @BarackObama sat in during his #Rutgers250 commencement address. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/FLN8C2yCbA

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

6. Dirt from the grave of a well-known American writer.

Q:What’s a spooky item in your collections? A:Here’s a pine coffin owned by Katherine Anne porter & dirt from her grave site #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/7SLoCYBkl8

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

7. A Roman-era coin, depicting either a man in a helmet or a curious understanding of human anatomy.

What is our oldest item? A Didrachm coin minted between 280 B.C.E.-276 B.C.E.#AskAnArchivist #RomanCoins http://pic.twitter.com/yYZ3JDe4dP

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

8. A photo of a sailor whose ship vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Hamilton Beggs is also part of the Gold Star Files. He was on the USS Cyclops when it disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. #askanarchivist http://pic.twitter.com/ABJQs07dtw

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

9. And one of of other World War I sailors giddily posing on top of two ginormous battleship guns.

How many photographs are there in the archive and how can we find these? https://t.co/udBOw9b36d #AskAnArchivistWW1 #AskAnArchivist #WW1 http://pic.twitter.com/8YiLvMngDa

— Today’s Document (@TodaysDocument) October 4, 2017

10. A child’s sketch of a groundbreaking concept car — complete with a built-in kitchen and a 300 mph top speed.

This child’s car drawing sent t @ford from the 1960s has a stove, icebox, seat belts, and can go 300mph! #askanarchivist THF268169 http://pic.twitter.com/xH8b4D2CPf

— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) October 4, 2017

11. A legal document drawn up in 14th century France.

Q: What’s the oldest item in our collection? A: This French legal document dated 1334. Check out that wax seal! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/obif4ulPCS

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

12. A pioneering, ultra-glittery work of feminist art.

What is the most glittery object in our collection? That would be this untitled drawing by Miriam Schapiro. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/xUXZhKhdPl

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

13. A photo of fashion designer Ann Lowe, the woman who designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress.

#ArchivesFashion #AskAnArchivist Did you know that Alabama native Ann Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress? http://pic.twitter.com/aeYHeCeU1c

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

14. A script for a rarely heard “Empire Strikes Back” radio play.

Our #StarWars radio dramatization is an institutional favorite! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/fWDjsZw5qC

— NPR RAD (@npr_rad) October 4, 2017

15. Campus activist fliers from the 1970s.

We also love the Student Activism materials (UARS 259, University Archives). Check these items distributed on campus in 1970 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/gsaK8gq8zs

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

16. And punk zines from the 1980s.

A new fav is our Punk Zines and Ephemera collection (Coll 2276). Pictured are some issues of 60 Miles North covering 1980s Ventura Punk http://pic.twitter.com/1jtZh2e6JY

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

17. An image of rows and rows of classic radiator shells waiting to be installed at a Depression-era Pontiac plant.

Q: What are these? A: Pontiac radiator shells, circa 1937. Q: Where is this photo? A: @HBSBaker #AskAnArchivist https://t.co/UuOV1KJeH6 http://pic.twitter.com/JZGSjUrRc0

— Working Knowledge (@HBSWK) October 4, 2017

18. A handwritten letter from Sigmund Freud.

Cool KSHS collection: Menninger Foundation archives include Sigmund Freud letters. https://t.co/SgKrkCXYZh #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/a9Q12n88zP

— Kansas History (@kansashistory) October 4, 2017

19. Ancient technology.

Q: Do you have floppy discs in the archives? A: Yes! Our e-records archivist helps preserve data on lots of outdated formats #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/wHTUN8fK56

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

20. Proof that Queen Elizabeth II is apparently a secret football fan.

You voted & the results are in! Who’s #UMD‘s most famous visitor? Queen Elizabeth II – shown here at a football game in 1957 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/Kg9SP0C09v

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

21. A memo warning campus police about an upcoming Ozzy Osborne concert, citing the singer’s involvement with “abuse of animals” and “alleged satanic groups.”

Q:What’s the coolest thing you found in the archives lately? A:How about a 1983 police memo when Ozzy Osborne played at UMD! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/aFQIlJ3QYf

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

22. Perhaps most importantly, a visual reminder of the tedious, painstaking work archivists do to preserve these items for random humans to gawk at on the Internet.

What’s the most you’ve sleeved at one time? Mine is 998 trading cards but I’ve only been doing this 3 months! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/CrsKD0ogl8

— Jenn (@j_vvsm) October 4, 2017

23. And why, if you want to see more, you’ll have to visit a library or archive in person.

#AskAnArchivist When people ask “so is everything digitized?” I usually reply with a photo of our caverns, which I hope answers the question http://pic.twitter.com/aYGyUKAjlL

— U of MN Libraries (@umnlib) October 4, 2017

You can happily scroll through dozens more like this using the #AskAnArchivist hashtag.

Q: Describe the role of an archivist in haiku form: Archivists connect us between the record of the past and present #AskAnArchivist

— M+ (@mplusmuseum) October 4, 2017

No appointment necessary.

Update 10/9/2017: The headline was changed to reflect that archivists and librarians differ, in part by the type of materials handled.

Read more: http://ift.tt/2kK8S0e

from Viral News HQ http://ift.tt/2zCvm9d via Viral News HQ

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23 of the weirdest, funniest, creepiest, most surprising items found by librarians.

Ever wondered what goes on in a library’s dark corners, where you aren’t allowed to go?

Wonder no more, thanks to The Society of American Archivists’ Ask an Archivist Day.

On Oct. 4, university, corporate, and museum archivists around the world dug out the coolest, rarest, and weirdest items in their collections, photographed them, and put the results on Twitter.

They didn’t disappoint. Here’s just some of what they had in storage.

1. Small items. Very small items. Like a Bible so tiny that it has a magnifying glass with it for reading.

We have this New Testament from 1895 with its case and magnifying glass in our collection. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/NbBsmD5mC5

— Rare N. Manuscripts (@CornellRMC) October 4, 2017

2. And a barely-bigger-than-a-quarter book about birds, published during the deadliest year of the Civil War.

Q: What’s one of the smallest items in our collection? A: This tiny book, “Bird Stories,” published in 1863! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/GmdbmCePwP

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

3. Amazing and rare photos. Like this one of unhappy men preparing a diver to check out the bottom of Loch Tay in 1890.

A very popular print from the #hesarchives @HistEnvScot A Victorian diver and his team https://t.co/lVU9OWVtZF #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/UPlV07guMA

— Niamh Crimmins (@NiamhNiChreimin) October 4, 2017

4. Or this one of three women in West Virginia, rocking the slickest hats of 1908.

We’re partial to hats. West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries https://t.co/VSMTWTQEpU #AskAnArchivist #WVRHC #ArchivesFashion http://pic.twitter.com/FxtyIV2eXJ

— WVU Libraries (@wvuLibraries) October 4, 2017

5. A folding chair used by Barack Obama.

Newest acquisition? That would be this folding chair that @BarackObama sat in during his #Rutgers250 commencement address. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/FLN8C2yCbA

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

6. Dirt from the grave of a well-known American writer.

Q:What’s a spooky item in your collections? A:Here’s a pine coffin owned by Katherine Anne porter & dirt from her grave site #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/7SLoCYBkl8

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

7. A Roman-era coin, depicting either a man in a helmet or a curious understanding of human anatomy.

What is our oldest item? A Didrachm coin minted between 280 B.C.E.-276 B.C.E.#AskAnArchivist #RomanCoins http://pic.twitter.com/yYZ3JDe4dP

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

8. A photo of a sailor whose ship vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Hamilton Beggs is also part of the Gold Star Files. He was on the USS Cyclops when it disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. #askanarchivist http://pic.twitter.com/ABJQs07dtw

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

9. And one of of other World War I sailors giddily posing on top of two ginormous battleship guns.

How many photographs are there in the archive and how can we find these? https://t.co/udBOw9b36d #AskAnArchivistWW1 #AskAnArchivist #WW1 http://pic.twitter.com/8YiLvMngDa

— Today’s Document (@TodaysDocument) October 4, 2017

10. A child’s sketch of a groundbreaking concept car — complete with a built-in kitchen and a 300 mph top speed.

This child’s car drawing sent t @ford from the 1960s has a stove, icebox, seat belts, and can go 300mph! #askanarchivist THF268169 http://pic.twitter.com/xH8b4D2CPf

— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) October 4, 2017

11. A legal document drawn up in 14th century France.

Q: What’s the oldest item in our collection? A: This French legal document dated 1334. Check out that wax seal! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/obif4ulPCS

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

12. A pioneering, ultra-glittery work of feminist art.

What is the most glittery object in our collection? That would be this untitled drawing by Miriam Schapiro. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/xUXZhKhdPl

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

13. A photo of fashion designer Ann Lowe, the woman who designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress.

#ArchivesFashion #AskAnArchivist Did you know that Alabama native Ann Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress? http://pic.twitter.com/aeYHeCeU1c

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

14. A script for a rarely heard “Empire Strikes Back” radio play.

Our #StarWars radio dramatization is an institutional favorite! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/fWDjsZw5qC

— NPR RAD (@npr_rad) October 4, 2017

15. Campus activist fliers from the 1970s.

We also love the Student Activism materials (UARS 259, University Archives). Check these items distributed on campus in 1970 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/gsaK8gq8zs

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

16. And punk zines from the 1980s.

A new fav is our Punk Zines and Ephemera collection (Coll 2276). Pictured are some issues of 60 Miles North covering 1980s Ventura Punk http://pic.twitter.com/1jtZh2e6JY

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

17. An image of rows and rows of classic radiator shells waiting to be installed at a Depression-era Pontiac plant.

Q: What are these? A: Pontiac radiator shells, circa 1937. Q: Where is this photo? A: @HBSBaker #AskAnArchivist https://t.co/UuOV1KJeH6 http://pic.twitter.com/JZGSjUrRc0

— Working Knowledge (@HBSWK) October 4, 2017

18. A handwritten letter from Sigmund Freud.

Cool KSHS collection: Menninger Foundation archives include Sigmund Freud letters. https://t.co/SgKrkCXYZh #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/a9Q12n88zP

— Kansas History (@kansashistory) October 4, 2017

19. Ancient technology.

Q: Do you have floppy discs in the archives? A: Yes! Our e-records archivist helps preserve data on lots of outdated formats #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/wHTUN8fK56

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

20. Proof that Queen Elizabeth II is apparently a secret football fan.

You voted & the results are in! Who’s #UMD‘s most famous visitor? Queen Elizabeth II – shown here at a football game in 1957 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/Kg9SP0C09v

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

21. A memo warning campus police about an upcoming Ozzy Osborne concert, citing the singer’s involvement with “abuse of animals” and “alleged satanic groups.”

Q:What’s the coolest thing you found in the archives lately? A:How about a 1983 police memo when Ozzy Osborne played at UMD! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/aFQIlJ3QYf

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

22. Perhaps most importantly, a visual reminder of the tedious, painstaking work archivists do to preserve these items for random humans to gawk at on the Internet.

What’s the most you’ve sleeved at one time? Mine is 998 trading cards but I’ve only been doing this 3 months! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/CrsKD0ogl8

— Jenn (@j_vvsm) October 4, 2017

23. And why, if you want to see more, you’ll have to visit a library in person.

#AskAnArchivist When people ask “so is everything digitized?” I usually reply with a photo of our caverns, which I hope answers the question http://pic.twitter.com/aYGyUKAjlL

— U of MN Libraries (@umnlib) October 4, 2017

You can happily scroll through dozens more like this using the #AskAnArchivist hashtag.

Q: Describe the role of an archivist in haiku form: Archivists connect us between the record of the past and present #AskAnArchivist

— M+ (@mplusmuseum) October 4, 2017

No appointment necessary.

Read more: http://ift.tt/2yu3ncc

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23 of the weirdest, funniest, creepiest, most surprising items found by librarians.

Ever wondered what goes on in a library’s dark corners, where you aren’t allowed to go?

Wonder no more, thanks to The Society of American Archivists’ Ask an Archivist Day.

On Oct. 4, university, corporate, and museum archivists around the world dug out the coolest, rarest, and weirdest items in their collections, photographed them, and put the results on Twitter.

They didn’t disappoint. Here’s just some of what they had in storage.

1. Small items. Very small items. Like a Bible so tiny that it has a magnifying glass with it for reading.

We have this New Testament from 1895 with its case and magnifying glass in our collection. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/NbBsmD5mC5

— Rare N. Manuscripts (@CornellRMC) October 4, 2017

2. And a barely-bigger-than-a-quarter book about birds, published during the deadliest year of the Civil War.

Q: What’s one of the smallest items in our collection? A: This tiny book, “Bird Stories,” published in 1863! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/GmdbmCePwP

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

3. Amazing and rare photos. Like this one of unhappy men preparing a diver to check out the bottom of Loch Tay in 1890.

A very popular print from the #hesarchives @HistEnvScot A Victorian diver and his team https://t.co/lVU9OWVtZF #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/UPlV07guMA

— Niamh Crimmins (@NiamhNiChreimin) October 4, 2017

4. Or this one of three women in West Virginia, rocking the slickest hats of 1908.

We’re partial to hats. West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries https://t.co/VSMTWTQEpU #AskAnArchivist #WVRHC #ArchivesFashion http://pic.twitter.com/FxtyIV2eXJ

— WVU Libraries (@wvuLibraries) October 4, 2017

5. A folding chair used by Barack Obama.

Newest acquisition? That would be this folding chair that @BarackObama sat in during his #Rutgers250 commencement address. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/FLN8C2yCbA

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

6. Dirt from the grave of a well-known American writer.

Q:What’s a spooky item in your collections? A:Here’s a pine coffin owned by Katherine Anne porter & dirt from her grave site #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/7SLoCYBkl8

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

7. A Roman-era coin, depicting either a man in a helmet or a curious understanding of human anatomy.

What is our oldest item? A Didrachm coin minted between 280 B.C.E.-276 B.C.E.#AskAnArchivist #RomanCoins http://pic.twitter.com/yYZ3JDe4dP

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

8. A photo of a sailor whose ship vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Hamilton Beggs is also part of the Gold Star Files. He was on the USS Cyclops when it disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. #askanarchivist http://pic.twitter.com/ABJQs07dtw

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

9. And one of of other World War I sailors giddily posing on top of two ginormous battleship guns.

How many photographs are there in the archive and how can we find these? https://t.co/udBOw9b36d #AskAnArchivistWW1 #AskAnArchivist #WW1 http://pic.twitter.com/8YiLvMngDa

— Today’s Document (@TodaysDocument) October 4, 2017

10. A child’s sketch of a groundbreaking concept car — complete with a built-in kitchen and a 300 mph top speed.

This child’s car drawing sent t @ford from the 1960s has a stove, icebox, seat belts, and can go 300mph! #askanarchivist THF268169 http://pic.twitter.com/xH8b4D2CPf

— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) October 4, 2017

11. A legal document drawn up in 14th century France.

Q: What’s the oldest item in our collection? A: This French legal document dated 1334. Check out that wax seal! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/obif4ulPCS

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

12. A pioneering, ultra-glittery work of feminist art.

What is the most glittery object in our collection? That would be this untitled drawing by Miriam Schapiro. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/xUXZhKhdPl

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

13. A photo of fashion designer Ann Lowe, the woman who designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress.

#ArchivesFashion #AskAnArchivist Did you know that Alabama native Ann Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress? http://pic.twitter.com/aeYHeCeU1c

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

14. A script for a rarely heard “Empire Strikes Back” radio play.

Our #StarWars radio dramatization is an institutional favorite! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/fWDjsZw5qC

— NPR RAD (@npr_rad) October 4, 2017

15. Campus activist fliers from the 1970s.

We also love the Student Activism materials (UARS 259, University Archives). Check these items distributed on campus in 1970 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/gsaK8gq8zs

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

16. And punk zines from the 1980s.

A new fav is our Punk Zines and Ephemera collection (Coll 2276). Pictured are some issues of 60 Miles North covering 1980s Ventura Punk http://pic.twitter.com/1jtZh2e6JY

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

17. An image of rows and rows of classic radiator shells waiting to be installed at a Depression-era Pontiac plant.

Q: What are these? A: Pontiac radiator shells, circa 1937. Q: Where is this photo? A: @HBSBaker #AskAnArchivist https://t.co/UuOV1KJeH6 http://pic.twitter.com/JZGSjUrRc0

— Working Knowledge (@HBSWK) October 4, 2017

18. A handwritten letter from Sigmund Freud.

Cool KSHS collection: Menninger Foundation archives include Sigmund Freud letters. https://t.co/SgKrkCXYZh #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/a9Q12n88zP

— Kansas History (@kansashistory) October 4, 2017

19. Ancient technology.

Q: Do you have floppy discs in the archives? A: Yes! Our e-records archivist helps preserve data on lots of outdated formats #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/wHTUN8fK56

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

20. Proof that Queen Elizabeth II is apparently a secret football fan.

You voted & the results are in! Who’s #UMD‘s most famous visitor? Queen Elizabeth II – shown here at a football game in 1957 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/Kg9SP0C09v

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

21. A memo warning campus police about an upcoming Ozzy Osborne concert, citing the singer’s involvement with “abuse of animals” and “alleged satanic groups.”

Q:What’s the coolest thing you found in the archives lately? A:How about a 1983 police memo when Ozzy Osborne played at UMD! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/aFQIlJ3QYf

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

22. Perhaps most importantly, a visual reminder of the tedious, painstaking work archivists do to preserve these items for random humans to gawk at on the Internet.

What’s the most you’ve sleeved at one time? Mine is 998 trading cards but I’ve only been doing this 3 months! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/CrsKD0ogl8

— Jenn (@j_vvsm) October 4, 2017

23. And why, if you want to see more, you’ll have to visit a library in person.

#AskAnArchivist When people ask “so is everything digitized?” I usually reply with a photo of our caverns, which I hope answers the question http://pic.twitter.com/aYGyUKAjlL

— U of MN Libraries (@umnlib) October 4, 2017

You can happily scroll through dozens more like this using the #AskAnArchivist hashtag.

Q: Describe the role of an archivist in haiku form: Archivists connect us between the record of the past and present #AskAnArchivist

— M+ (@mplusmuseum) October 4, 2017

No appointment necessary.

Read more: http://ift.tt/2yu3ncc

from Viral News HQ http://ift.tt/2yNOj6w via Viral News HQ

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Colson Hall, WVU, Morgantown WV . . . #cindieharper #wvulibraries #wildwonderfulwv #wvucampus #colsonhall #historicalplace #architecture #school #research #author #morgantownwv