Today I present an interesting mix of archives and library news along with a couple of articles on historical topics from the U.K. and the U.S. Let me know what you think!
The Internet Archives has a new project to digitize 78 rpm records (created between 1898 and the 1950s).
Here’s a detailed look at the work of an archivist as she examines a journal from the California gold rush.
This week the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec hosted a scan-a-thon of archives focused on First Nations.
A piece of news from Toronto’s science fiction library.
Would you like your local library to install bike desks?
Check out these photos that document life in Spruce Grove, Alberta in the early 1900s.
How should Confederate statues be treated? This is an interesting debate.
What should happen to health care records after people die?
Dylan Harris has been collecting posters and other objects from North Korea for ten years. (He also runs a travel company that will take you to “unique destinations [like North Korea] at budget prices.”)
Have you heard of the Anglo Dutch Wars of the 17th century?
The “Silent Protest Parade” of 1917 “marked a watershed moment in the history of the civil rights movement.”
Lonely Courage: The True Story of the SOE Heroines Who Fought to Free Nazi-Occupied France looks at six female spies who served in World War II.
Last but not least, “Art Imitates Art: Here’s Why Museums Make Brilliant Settings in Fiction.” (If you haven’t read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler yet, what are you waiting for?!)