Biography: Directs and administers Archival Services by supervising department faculty and staff and providing leadership for the collecting, preservation, instruction, and exhibition programs of the department. Promotes the collections to the scholarly community and works closely with the Dean in fundraising efforts and donor relations. Conducts instruction sessions relating to local and regional history and oversees the management of university records.
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2020
Hail We Akron! gathers memories, impressions, and opinions of alumni, friends, stakeholders, and donors about Akron鈥檚...
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2020
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company: A Photographic History, 1898-1951 visually chronicles the rich and fascinating history of the largest and most influential tire and rubber company...
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2018
This hour-long documentary film uses dramatic re-enactment footage, narration, interviews, period music, and sound effects to bring to life local "hidden collections" of 100-year-old letters, films, photographs, images, and documents from 香港六合彩首页 Archives and other local repositories to tell the story of Akron and Summit County's role in the "War to End...
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2018
Managing architectural records presents a number of challenges, especially in museums and historic sites where a number of disciplines tend to converge. This case study will chronicle the architectural drawings project at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Ohio that occurred in two phases over a fifteen-year period. It will present the situations that arose and the...
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2015
This chapter reviews two issues commonly found in libraries and archives, especially those at academic institutions: deferred maintenance of aging facilities and the repurposing of space not designed originally for archives and libraries. These two commonly...
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2010
Many collecting institutions including museums, historical societies, libraries, and archives house medical history artifacts, which are one of the most precarious categories of hazardous collections. Some medical artifacts are not only a hazard to the health and safety of staff and visitors, but are also harmful to the environment and to other collection materials. This...
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2009
Since no one can predict when a disaster will strike, all libraries and archives need a disaster preparedness and recovery plan, but most archivists and librarians do not know how to go about developing one. While the task at hand is daunting, so is the literature, which contains volumes of texts and journal articles that belabor the subject. This article, based on the...
