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What Does That Label Mean?
The archive boxes, holding countless photographs, documents, student and administrative files, publications, ephemera, and more, are fascinating, often telling a story as intriguing as their contents. The 70-year history of the University Archives is reflected in the evolution of box labels. The boxes vary in shapes and sizes, each bearing a variety of labels that…
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Archivists in Action – March 2025
This Work Diary for Edmund Blacket’s Architectural Business, dated 1843 to 1897, required extensive conservation as the cover had completely come away from the pages of the notebook and the pages were in four separate bundles. The item was too fragile to issue to researchers. Here, we unpack and check the item after its conservation…