Category Archives: Staff News
2020 American Archives Month
October is American Archives Month, a time to raise public awareness about the importance of historic documents and records, and honor the work of archivists across the country. As one of our colleagues succinctly stated, “Archivists bring the past to the present. They’re records collectors and protectors, keepers of memory. They organize unique, historical materials,…
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An Archivist’s COVID-19 Journal, Part IV: The New Normal
The first three posts in this thread have focused on how the pandemic has altered my work routine. If you will indulge me, I would like to provide some random thoughts on how this has dramatically affected my time away from the office. With coronavirus ravaging New Mexico and the state’s economy in freefall, it…
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An Archivist’s COVID-19 Journal, Part III: Groundhog Day?
Working from home never appealed to me. As an archivist, working temporarily from my apartment presents many complications. For many professions that is doubtlessly true. I do not wish to discount those fields but rather reflect on the only employment I have known for the past 20 years. I pursued a career in the archival…
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An Archivist’s COVID-19 Journal, Part II: No Longer Essential
The week of March 16th proved to be unlike any other in my working career. Normally changes in large bureaucratic organizations occur over weeks, months, even years, yet the rapidity with which new directives rolled-out proved stunning.  By that Friday, I was packing up needed files, paperwork, and other material to begin working from home…
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Getting to know the ASC Staff during a time of Social Distancing
We sure miss you Aggie Nation! Please know we are still available to help you with your research needs even if Branson Library is currently not open to the public. Get to know our staff as they each briefly tell how they came to work at ASC and why they are so passionate about…
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An Archivist’s COVID-19 Journal, Part I: A Brave New WorldÂ
I was blissfully unaware that Cowboy Days would be the last public event I attended.  Actually, I spent little time among the ranch animals and unique activities on Saturday, March 7, so I suppose it is another grudge I harbor against COVID-19, however I had come to work at the event. My colleague and I staffed a table inside the New Mexico…
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