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Records/Archives in the News Part 01 01/12/00



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There are 6 stories in this posting

The Globe Citizen (Iowa) 1/10/00
Mason City archive project grows into internationally known archive

The Nation (Nairobi) 1/9/00
Blaze destroys railway records

Morning Call (Pa) 1/10/00
Judges in Bucks contemplate need for more space

The Glenwood Post (Co) 1/07/00
Larimer County puts records online raising privacy concerns

Wichita Eagle (Kansas) 1/08/00
Graves, Stovall change public records proposal

Deseret News 1/10/00
Are police charging too much for copies


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The Globe Citizen (Iowa) 1/10/00
Mason City archive project grows into internationally known archive

by Peggy Senzarino
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MASON CITY - Have a question about Mason City history? Call Terry Harrison. 
As the historian/archivist at the Mason City Public Library, Harrison 
presides over a treasure trove of historical archives, including 100,000 
photographs of Mason City, newspapers dating back to the 1850s and rare 
books, like an autographed copy of Charles Lindbergh?s autobiography. 
The Sedalia, Mo., native, who has degrees in classical archeology and 
American history, took over this ?local history project? in 1991 at the 
urging of his friend and Mason City library director Andy Alexander. 
?This originally started out as four months worth of work,? Harrison said. 
?Then they kept asking me to stay around for another couple months and then 
another.? 
Alexander said under Harrison?s tutelage, the ?local history project? has 
grown into a true archive. 
?He?s done an excellent job building it, getting it organized and recruiting 
volunteers to help with various projects,? Alexander said.