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>   1. Museum Worthy of Ham called Spam, Preserved Corpses Exhibit, Moses in
>      Restoration on the Web, Adopt an Animal Mummy, Scantily Clad Saints
>   2. Archive jobs- April update
>   3. RAI 04/04: Serbian bank records
>   4. Deadline Extension-Grad Student Poster Session
>   5. NARA seeks Truman Library Director
>   6. Francis Plaisted King bio info
>   7. academic verification question. (2)
>   8. Texas Electric Railroad (5)
>   9. Thanks for Exhibition Advice
>  10. 1903 Locomotive (5)
>  11. Head Special Collections Processing and Metadata Services
>  12. Civil War Bullets (5)
>  13. FW: Civil War Bullets (5)
>  14. Security and Locks (3)
>  15. Neander Montgomery Woods, Jr. -- Elusive Architect
>  16. MARAC NOMINATIONS
>  17. Uno mas was RE: Civil War Bullets
>  18. Wyoming Archives History
>  19. Exhibit Announcement
>  20. Attn: MAC Members
>  21. Arcadia Publishing/Images of America series
>  22. RAIN: Medici family archives (3)
>  23. question
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> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 19:51:10 +1200
> From:    Roger Smith <jollyroger@WAVE.CO.NZ>
> Subject: Museum Worthy of Ham called Spam, Preserved Corpses Exhibit,
>          Moses in Restoration on the Web, Adopt an Animal Mummy,
>          Scantily Clad Saints
>
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> The international headlines in this week's (for the full story visit the
> webzine) edition include:
>
> **  London museum offered parts of Afghanistan Buddha
> London's Victoria and Albert Museum has been offered pieces of the ancient
> giant Buddha destroyed by the Taliban in Afghanistan
>
> **  A museum worthy of ham called Spam
> Spam has been called the "most universally maligned food product," except
> maybe for the U.S. military's C-rations
>
> **  Brazil to host four Guggenheim museums
> The Guggenheim Museum plans to build arts facilities in four different
> Brazilian cities, Brazilian officials said Monday
>
> **  Two Swiss architects share prestigious Pritzker prize
> Two Swiss architects who converted an abandoned London power plant into a
> soaring museum of modern art were named Sunday as this year's recipients
of
> the Pritzker Architecture Prize
>
> **  FBI finds baseballs with presidential signatures
> FBI agents and baseball security personnel have closed a 29-year-old case
of
> four missing baseballs signed by presidents and collectively worth more
than
> $1 million
>
> **  Museums launch free entry
> Visitors to eight National Museum and Galleries of Wales sites will be
able
> to do so free from Sunday
>
> ** New boss at Louvre's helm
> Henri Loyrette, currently chief of the Musée d'Orsay, is an expert on the
> French artist Degas, and is expected to begin work at the illustrious
museum
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> **  Michelangelo's Moses in Restoration on the Internet
> For what experts say is the first time ever, people the world over will be
> able to watch the entire project minute by minute over the Internet as web
> cameras capture each delicate touch of restorers' hands
>
> **  Doctor defends Berlin exhibition of preserved corpses
> Korperwelten (Bodyworld), which opened on Feb. 10, is expected to attract
> one million visitors during its five-month run in the city's old postal
> depot
>
> **  This Week's Horoscopes
> Sagittarius: (Nov. 22--Dec. 21)
> A word of advice: Though drywall cement is a substance, it is not the kind
> that can be abused.
>
> **  After the Storm: Bob Walker and the Art of Environmental Photography
> "Find something outside yourself that is yourself. Then devote yourself to
> it with all your heart."  Bob Walker, 1991
>
> **  Egyptian museum goes online to find adopters for animal mummies
> People who adopt cats, snakes, crocodiles of even the extinct sacred ibis
> bird, get an information pack on their adopted animal
>
> **  New Canberra museum highlights our unease
> By contrast, New Zealand's public history is often characterised by a
sense
> of unease, disapproval, and even guilt about our past.
>
> **  New museum would display artifacts most never see
> California is treating some of its greatest historical treasures like many
> people treat an old pair of shoes - storing them in boxes or on shelves
far
> out of sight
>
> **  Queen honours her ancestor
> The Queen has opened a major exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of
> Queen Victoria's death - and viewed a newly-restored portrait of her
> great-great grandmother
>
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> **  'Pompeii' salamanders fill fossil gap
> A collection of petrified Chinese salamanders is giving scientists
valuable
> new information about amphibian evolution
>
> **  Art museum's scantily clad saint causing outrage in Santa Fe Members
of
> the Catholic community are demanding the city's Museum of International
Folk
> Art remove a piece of artwork that offends them
>
> **  In contrast with Taliban, Tajikistan restores ancient Buddha statue
> While soldiers in Afghanistan labored to destroy two immense statues of
> Buddha, art historians in neighboring Tajikistan were meticulously
restoring
> an enormous reclining Buddha from the same era
>
> **  Neanderthals, Modern Humans Interbred, New Study Says
> A University of Tennessee anthropologist has found new evidence that
> Neanderthals and emerging modern humans were not distinct species, but
> evolved together and probably interbred
>
> **  Historic US Civil War graffiti uncovered
> A team refurbishing a Virginia courthouse have found eloquent graffiti
> dating from the American Civil War
>
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> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:32:40 +0100
> From:    David Clough <david@KILMARTIN.ORG>
> Subject: Archive jobs- April update
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> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:14:00 -0400
> From:    "Kurilecz, Peter" <peter.kurilecz@WOODSIDESUMMITGROUP.COM>
> Subject: RAI 04/04: Serbian bank records
>
> Daily Yomiuri 04/03/01
> Supreme Court allows disclosure of some files
> http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20010403wo33.htm
>
> The Supreme Court has decided to only disclose on request documents on
> personnel and budgetary information at all the nation's courts in line
with
> the enforcement of the Freedom of Information Law, which allows people to
> demand disclosure of the central government's administrative documents.
> Courts began accepting information-disclosure requests on Monday.
>
>
> Daily Yomiuri 04/03/01
> Many seek information under disclosure law
> http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20010403wo31.htm
>
> Government offices Monday started accepting information-disclosure
requests
> following Sunday's enforcement of the Freedom of Information Law, which is
> meant to increase government transparency by preventing bureaucratic
> monopolization of information.
>
>
> Boston Globe 04/02/01
> Bank records breathe life into history of freed slaves
>
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/092/wash/Bank_records_breathe_life_into:.sht
> ml
>
> by Darlene Superville
> Associated Press
> WASHINGTON (AP) A young boy is stolen away from Africa, sold into slavery,
> left to fend for himself after winning his freedom in the Civil War.
> Buried in the 1870 bank record for 20-year-old George Thompson is much
more
> than the dry stuff of deposits, withdrawals, dollars and cents.
> His life story unfolds in a new collection of records from the Freedman's
> Bank that offers glimpses into a period in America's history when blacks
> moved from slavery to citizenship.
>
>
>
> Mobile Register 4/2/01
> Colony records sent Virginia for preservation
> http://www.al.com/news/mobile/?Apr2001/2-a400724a.html
>
> by Lori Moore
> FAIRHOPE - Rapid deterioration is the main reason records, letters and
> documents of the Fairhope's Single Tax Corp. the group that is carrying on
> the philosophy of the Eastern Shore town's founders have made their way to
> the University of Virginia to be archived and preserved.
> Not only is the paperwork itself deteriorating, Single Tax leaders said,
but
> so is the financial health of Alabama's colleges and universities.
>
>
>
> Nando Times 4/2/01
> Gay Activist, Yale end dispute over gay and lesbian studies program
>
http://www.nando.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500469936-500719362-504008805-0,0
> 0.html
>
> by Donna Scarponi
> Associated Press
> NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 2, 2001 7:32 p.m. EDT) - Gay activist Larry
Kramer,
> ending his dispute with Yale University, agreed to donate some of his
papers
> to the school while his brother decided to donate $1 million toward gay
and
> lesbian studies at their alma mater.
> Four years ago, Kramer accused Yale of homophobia after it rejected his
plan
> for a gay studies program as too narrow a focus for a permanent
> professorship. Writer Calvin Trillin, a classmate of Kramer's, helped work
> out the reconciliation.
>
>
>
> The Ledger 4/3/01
> Doctor fined for bad records
> http://www.theledger.com/local/local/01med.htm
>
> by Robin Williams Adams
> JACKSONVILLE -- The Florida Board of Medicine on Saturday imposed a $1,000
> fine on Dr. Martha Pilapil, a retired Bartow obstetrician-gynecologist,
for
> keeping incomplete records on her treatment of a woman who came to her
about
> irregular bleeding and later was diagnosed with cervical cancer by another
> doctor.
> If she decides to return to practice, she also will be on three years of
> probation, the board said.
>
>
>
> Honolulu Star-Bulletin 3/31/01
> Memos marshaled in suit against DOE
> http://www.starbulletin.com/2001/03/31/news/story15.html
>
> by Lisa Asato
> The former personnel director for the state Department of Education has
new
> evidence on his side in a lawsuit against the department.
> He alleges he was removed from his job after objecting to schools
> Superintendent Paul LeMahieu's use of expanded powers to improve
> special-education services.
>
>
>
> New York Times 4/2/01
> National Archive spotlights events
>
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Washington-Yesterday.html?search
> pv=aponline
>
> Associated Press
> WASHINGTON (AP)-- Harry Truman heard the rustlings of White House ghosts.
> Mary Lincoln went on a shopping spree. John Wayne tried to give American
> spies the benefit of his combat experience on the big screen.
> That unlikely trio of lives and events gets a documentary moment in papers
> gleaned recently from the stacks of the National Archives. They're on
> display in the Archives rotunda, just feet from the Constitution and the
> Declaration of Independence.
>
>
>
>
> New York Times 4/2/01
> Patents: Patent Application on Web sends inventor to the drawing board
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/02/technology/02PATE.html?searchpv=nytToday
>
> by Sabra Chartrand
> It might seem only a modest modification to a Web site. But it represents
> one of the most radical changes in United States patent law in a century.
> A few weeks ago, the Patent and Trademark Office altered its Web page
> devoted to searching the patent database to make way for new links that
> permit searches of patent applications that are published 18 months after
> filing. So far, only 84 applications have been published, but the
> significance is much greater.
>
>
>
> Pantagraph.com 4/1/01
> Police struggle to find space
> http://www.pantagraph.com/news/news0401-04.html
>
> by Steve Silverman
> Livingston County is running out of room for contraband.
> The police evidence room, located at the 135-year-old jail, is brimming
with
> guns, drugs, stolen property and various other items from criminal
> investigations. With a new law requiring evidence to be preserved for
longer
> periods of time -- sometimes permanently -- Livingston County Sheriff
Marvin
> Rutledge is concerned that space will be exhausted.
>
>
>
>
> Chicago Tribune 4/3/01
> Critical bank papers to Milosevic to scam
> Board records could bolster corruption probe
>
http://www.chicago.tribune.com/version1/article/0,1575,SAV-0104030208,00.htm
> l
>
> by Tom Hundley
> BELGRADE She called herself "Mother Dafina" and she guaranteed a
glittering
> monthly interest rate of 15 percent.
> The credulous lined up by the thousands to invest their money in her
> Dafiment Bank. In less than a year, nearly every town in Serbia had a
> branch. With admiring news stories about how she was using her fortune to
> buy medical equipment for hospitals and orphanages, state-run television
> burnished her image as a kind Mother Teresa with a golden touch.
> It was, of course, just another pyramid scam, one of many that swept
> post-communist Eastern Europe in the 1990s. When Dafiment Bank collapsed
in
> 1993 and Dafina Milanovic fled the country, the bank had bilked depositors
> of about $650 million.
> But there's a twist to the story. A box of documents found in the vaults
of
> the Yugoslav Central Bank last week indicate that the person pulling the
> strings behind the scam was former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic,
> who now resides in Belgrade's Central Prison.
>
>
>
> Topeka Capital-Journal 4/3/01
> CURB's fight to see Western records heats up
> http://cjonline.com/stories/040301/bus_western.shtml
>
> by Jim McLean
> The battle between consumer advocates and Western Resources over access to
> potentially sensitive business records intensified Monday.
> Walker Hendrix, chief attorney for the Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board,
a
> small state consumer agency, charged that records detailing Western's use
of
> corporate jets and compensation paid to its top executives may contain
> evidence of mismanagement.
>
>
>
>
> Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 4/3/01
> Court details require privacy, clerk says
> State considers making more records available on Internet
> http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/apr01/net03040201.asp
>
> by Tom Kertscher
> Hoping to head off a potential privacy problem, the court clerk in
Milwaukee
> County has ordered his staff to protect the names of jurors and crime
> victims so that they won't one day end up on the Internet.
> John Barrett concedes that his move may only stave off the problem
> temporarily because the trend is to make more and more public records
> retrievable by via the Internet.
>
>
>
>
> Newsday 4/3/01
> Official blast planned move of documents
> http://www.newsday.com/coverage/current/news/tuesday/nd7553.htm
>
> by Dionne Searcey and Irving Long
> Nassau County Clerk Karen Murphy urged officials yesterday to scrap plans
> for transferring thousands of archived court documents to a new warehouse
to
> avoid extra costs and the risk of damaging the decades-old papers.
>
>
>
> New York Times 3/29/01
> A comeback for writing, but not necessarily for eloquence
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/technology/29CIR-WRIT.html
>
> by Bonnie Rothman Morris
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/technology/29CIR-WRIT.html
> FOR all the cultural upheavals being wrought by new technology, the spread
> of writing may be one of the biggest. Everybody, it seems, is writing
these
> days.
> The catalyst is e-mail messages and Web chat. In electronic messages and
> conversations, millions of people who thought that after their schooling
> ended they would never have to worry about a semicolon again are spending
> time, lots of it, writing.
>
>
>
> New York Times 4/2/01
> E-commerce: Borders returning to the Internet
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/02/technology/02ECOMMERCE.html
>
> by Bob Tedeschi
> FOR years, Internet marketers and retailers have been on a quest for
> so-called one-to-one marketing. That is, they want to know consumers so
well
> that they can pitch the right product to a person the instant he shows up
at
> a specific Web site. But that pursuit has devolved into a bushwhacking
trek
> for executives, who are either knee-deep in customer data that they cannot
> process quickly, or are unable to find critical bits of information.
>
>
>
>
>
> New York Times 3/29/01
> Putting your John Hancock onto scribble e-mail notes
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/technology/29GEE3.html
>
> by Ian Austen
> Ilya Schiller, president of Digital Ink, likes to call the n-scribe
wireless
> pen "probably the only electronic device with no button." That makes it,
Mr.
> Schiller said, the easiest system to use for scrawling out messages, even
on
> ordinary paper, and sending them off as e-mail notes. The catch is that a
> message will arrive at its destination as an image of the original pen
> scrawl rather than as tidy computer text.
>
>
>
>
> Poughkeepsie Journal 3/31/01
> View rare manuscripts at Newburgh museum
>
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/saturday/lifeentertainment/stories/li0331
> 01s2.shtml
>
> by Lee Park
> One of the four remaining manuscripts of the original Magna Carta, John
> Hancock's cover letter of the Declaration of Independence and Copernicus'
> Solar System will be residing in Newburgh for the next few months for
anyone
> to see.
> The Karpeles Manuscript Library in Newburgh is presenting "The Millennium:
> The Most Significant Events of the Past 1000 Years" today through June 30.
> The California-based Karpeles Manuscript Library was founded in 1983 by
> David and Marsha Karpeles to preserve original manuscripts from across the
> world that directly relate to significant events in history.
>
> (click here to see a comment from the Archivist listserv concerning this
> story
>
<http://listserv.muohio.edu/SCRIPTS/WA.EXE?A2=ind0104a&L=archives&O=A&P=7460
> >
>
>
>
> Information Today April 2001
> Reuters releases free news archive
> http://www.infotoday.com/it/apr01/news6.htm
>
> Reuters has announced that it is, for the first time, making available
free
> of charge large quantities of archived Reuters news stories for use by
> research communities around the world. The first Reuters Corpus archive
> includes over 800,000 English-language news stories, equivalent to
Reuters'
> annual global news output.
> According to the announcement, the Reuters Corpus offers researchers a
> unique body of static information upon which to research, test, and
> benchmark emerging technologies such as language processing, speech
> synthesis, voice recognition, indexation, search, and information
retrieval.
>
>
>
>
> Reno Gazette Journal 4/3/01
> That's Nevada: Students lead way in creating state symbols
> http://www.rgj.com/news2/stories/news/986278100.html
>
> by Jennifer Crowe
> Georgia has a state butterfly, Idaho a state horse and Florida a state
> marine mammal, a saltwater mammal and a shell.
> In relation to what other states have done, proposals in the Nevada
> Legislature this year to add a state tartan, state soil, state animal and
> state marching song may not seem excessive.
>
>
>
> The Star 4/3/01
> Ruling offers key to secret cabinet papers
> Information commissioner crusaded for change
>
http://www.thestar.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=thes
>
tar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=986182426721&call_page=TS_Canada&call
> _pageid=968332188774&call_pagepath=News/Canada&col=968350116467
>
> by Allan Thompson
> OTTAWA - Thousands of pages of secret cabinet documents could now be
> available to the public after a Federal Court decision yesterday peeled
away
> a layer of government secrecy.
> The court ruled in favour of Information Commissioner John Reid's argument
> that federal cabinets have been keeping secret for 17 years a raft of
> documents that should have been available to the public all along.
>
>
>
>
> U.S. News 4/9/01
> High Tech, Old Papyrus
> Recovering the ancients
> http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/010409/scrolls.htm
>
> by Andrew Curry
> The people of Herculaneum hardly had a chance. In the early-morning August
> darkness of A.D. 79, the rumbling volcano belched a river of mud and ash,
> burying the terrified residents and one of the Roman Empire's most
luxurious
> communities under 75 feet of debris.
> Entombed along with the unlucky citizens was one of the empire's premier
> philosophy libraries. Ironically, the disaster that buried Herculaneum and
> neighboring Pompeii actually preserved the collection of some 1,500
papyrus
> scrolls for almost 2,000 years. Badly charred, compressed by tons of rock,
> and damaged by water, the fragile scrolls are largely unreadable to the
> naked eye. But thanks to space-age technology, classics scholars are
finally
> getting a look at the long-lost lectures and commentaries.
>
>
>
>
> Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 4/3/01
> Editorial: How FOIA affects you
> http://www.ardemgaz.com/week/Tue/edi/wopFellone3.html
>
> by Frank Fellone
> A sure cure for insomnia is to write about the Arkansas Freedom of
> Information Act.
> See, heads are already nodding. Eyelids are drooping.
> Look out! Someone grab that feller before he hits the floor. Too
late--fast
> asleep.
> Sorry about that. Freedom of information is one of those topics that
exists
> in parallel universes. Working newspaper stiffs and other journalists care
> about freedom of information. No one else seems to.
>
>
>
> Edmonton Journal 4/3/01
> Judge rules feds must release more papers
> http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news1/stories/010403/5025362.html
>
> by Janice Tibbetts
> Southam Newspaper; Southam News
> The Canadian public could gain insight into the reasons behind federal
> cabinet decisions following a court ruling Monday in which Canada's
> information commissioner won a bid to pry open files that have been kept
> secret.
> Federal Court of Canada Justice Edmond Blanchard declared the government
> tried to circumvent the will of the Trudeau government of the early 1980s
by
> refusing to release papers explaining the reasons behind one of cabinet's
> environmental decisions.
>
>
>
> Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
> Manager, Records Management Group
> Woodside Summit Group Inc
> Midlothian, Virginia
> Office: 804-744-1247 x23
> Fax: 804-744-4947
> mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:13:57 -0400
> From:    Jeannie Sklar <jsklar@UMICH.EDU>
> Subject: Deadline Extension-Grad Student Poster Session
>
> Thanks to all of those grad students who submitted poster proposals for
the
> SAA Annual Conference Student Poster Session! Since we know that there are
> more of you who want to participate, the deadline for submissions has been
> extended to May 1, 2001.
>
> Think about using student chapter annual reports, class papers or
projects,
> a dissertation prospectus, or an interesting finding aid you wrote and
> create a poster of findings, points of interest, or analyses. Posters are
> welcomed from individuals, groups, or student chapters.
>
> Please send a description of your poster topic, your name, affiliation,
and
> contact information to Jeannie Sklar (jsklar@umich.edu) and Kalpana
Shankar
> (kshankar@ucla.edu). Feel free to email us if you have questions about the
> session, too.
>
> For poster guidelines (including format and size) and additional details,
> see the website the UCLA SAA Student Chapter created, at
> http://skipper.gseis.ucla.edu/orgs/saa/HTML/saa_poster_session.htm
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:53:15 -0400
> From:    Lori Lisowski <lori.lisowski@NARA.GOV>
> Subject: NARA seeks Truman Library Director
>
> The National Archives and Records Administration has an opening for the =
> position of Director of the Harry S Truman Library in Independence, MO.  =
> This Program Management Officer position is in the Civil Service at the =
> grade 15 level.  For more information about the position and instructions
=
> on how to apply, please go to
> http://www.nara.gov/employ/all/NLHST01-02B.txt.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:52:56 -0600
> From:    Carol A Edwards <cedwards@USGS.GOV>
> Subject: Francis Plaisted King bio info
>
> Hello group -
>
> A patron is looking for additional biographical information for Francis
> Plaisted King, b. 1867 in Portland, Maine, received bachelor's degree from
> Colby University in 1890, received PhD from Johns Hopkins University in
> 1897.
> He was an assistant geologist with USGS geologists Arnold Hague and
> Thomas Jaggar on their 1897 trip to Yellowstone National Park.
>
> He has been checking in the regular biographical sources, and has visited
> Yellowstone.  I've checked the new inventory to USGS records at the
> National
>  Archives in College Park, MD with nothing found.  Via GOOGLE.com I did
> find
> a Francis P. King, Assistant Geologist, as coauthor of an article on the
> history
> of gold in Georgia, published in Bulletin 4-A of the Georgia Geologic
> Survey in 1896
> and, listed in GeoREF -  Francis Plaisted King published a bulletin on
> corundum deposits for the Georgia Survey in 1894.
>
> Any suggestions and/or information would be appreciated.
> Thanks
>
> Carol Edwards
>
> Carol A. Edwards
> USGS Field Records Library
> MS 914, Box 25046, Federal Center
> Denver, CO 80225-0046
> email: cedwards@usgs.gov
> phone: 303-236-1005
> fax: 303-236-0015
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 07:51:12 -0800
> From:    Vickie and Tom Travis <tomnvic@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Subject: academic verification question.
>
> Hello:
>
>      For several months I have been attempting to verify whether an
> individual did in fact graduate from the Ohio State University College
> of Medicine.
>
>      Previously the Admissions Office had informed us that he never
> attended said college.  This morning I again contacted the admissions
> department for the Ohio State University College of Medicine to verify
> yet again that they had not made an error with their records.  My
> intention was to then request in writing verification of their
> statements as this matter is very serious.
>
>      I have now been informed that unless this individual provides
> written authorization to release this information the college is unable
> to verify attendance as per the attorney of the Ohio State University
> College of Medicine.
>
>      My question is:  As this is verification of an M.D.'s college
> attendance and graduation only that is being requested and he has
> publicly posted this information at numerous locations why is it a
> privacy issue to verify said statements?
>
> Vickie Travis
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:11:34 -0500
> From:    Gerrianne Schaad <GSchaad@UTSA.EDU>
> Subject: Texas Electric Railroad
>
> Is any repository collecting images of the Texas Electric Railroad?  Or
> collecting railroad materials about Texas?
>
> Gerrianne Schaad, CA
> UTSA Archives
> 801 S. Bowie
> San Antonio, TX 78205
> 210-458-2385
> Fax 210-458-2386
> gschaad@utsa.edu
> http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/index.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:59:35 -0400
> From:    Fernanda Perrone <hperrone@RCI.RUTGERS.EDU>
> Subject: Thanks for Exhibition Advice
>
> I would just like to thank everyone who replied to my request for advice
> about workshops on exhibitions.  The consensus seemed to be that the
> Campbell Center in Mt. Carroll, Illinois was a good place.
>
> With best wishes,
> Fernanda Perrone
>
> --
> Fernanda Helen Perrone
> Project Archivist
> Special Collections and University Archives
> Rutgers University Libraries
> 169 College Avenue
> New Brunswick, NJ 08901
> 732 932-7006  FAX: 732 932-7012
> email: hperrone@rci.rutgers.edu
> http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rulib/spcol/spcol.htm
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:18:40 -0500
> From:    Catherine Bruck <bruck@IIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Texas Electric Railroad
>
> Try Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University in Lubbock
> http://www.lib.ttu.edu/swc/.
>
> Catherine Bruck
> University Archivist
> Illinois Institute of Technology
> Paul V. Galvin Library
> 35 W. 33rd St.
> Chicago, IL  60616
> 312/567-6840
> 312/567-5318 (FAX)
> bruck@iit.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Gerrianne Schaad
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:12 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Texas Electric Railroad
>
>
> Is any repository collecting images of the Texas Electric Railroad?  Or
> collecting railroad materials about Texas?
>
> Gerrianne Schaad, CA
> UTSA Archives
> 801 S. Bowie
> San Antonio, TX 78205
> 210-458-2385
> Fax 210-458-2386
> gschaad@utsa.edu
> http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/index.html
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:16:22 -0500
> From:    Jan Hart <jhart@IRVINGLIBRARY.ORG>
> Subject: 1903 Locomotive
>
> We have been asked to find out what kind of locomotive came to Irving,
> Texas, the day the town was founded, December 19, 1903.  It was a special
> train from Dallas.  The track belonged to the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf
> Railway.  We have begun looking for this, but no luck so far.  Any
pointers?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts you may have.  Best wishes!
>
> Jan Hart, CA, CRM
> Irving Archives, Irving Public Library
> P.O. Box 152288
> Irving, Texas 75015-2288
> Voice: 972-721-3729
> Fax: 972-721-8056
> E-mail:  jhart@irvinglibrary.org
> www.irving.lib.tx.us
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:28:46 -0400
> From:    Laura Smith <Laura.Katz.Smith@UCONN.EDU>
> Subject: Re: 1903 Locomotive
>
> Hi, Jan.  I recommend you pose your question on a www.railroad.net/forums/
> forum, specifically the one for Southwest railroads
> (http://www.railroad.net/forums/swrail/.  I've found that railroad fans
have
> a good grasp of this kind of information.  Also, if you know the successor
> to the CRI&GRy you might want to go to that specific railroad (again, see
> listing at www.railroad.net/forums.
>
> Good luck to you.
>
> Laura Smith
>
> Laura Katz Smith, CA
> Curator for Business, Railroad, Labor and Ethnic Heritage and Immigration
> Collections
> Archives & Special Collections
> Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
> 405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
> University of Connecticut
> Storrs, CT  06269-1205
>
> Phone: (860)486-2516
> Fax: (860)486-4521
> Email: Laura.Katz.Smith@UConn.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Hart [mailto:jhart@IRVINGLIBRARY.ORG]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:16 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: 1903 Locomotive
>
>
> We have been asked to find out what kind of locomotive came to Irving,
> Texas, the day the town was founded, December 19, 1903.  It was a special
> train from Dallas.  The track belonged to the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf
> Railway.  We have begun looking for this, but no luck so far.  Any
pointers?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts you may have.  Best wishes!
>
> Jan Hart, CA, CRM
> Irving Archives, Irving Public Library
> P.O. Box 152288
> Irving, Texas 75015-2288
> Voice: 972-721-3729
> Fax: 972-721-8056
> E-mail:  jhart@irvinglibrary.org
> www.irving.lib.tx.us
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:41:04 -0500
> From:    Denise Weintraub <dead@MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU>
> Subject: Head Special Collections Processing and Metadata Services
>
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>
> THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY
>
> Head, Special Collections Processing and Metadata Services,
>
> The Department of Special Collections, University of Chicago Library,
seeks=
>  an
> experienced and creative librarian to provide leadership, technical=
>  expertise
> and management of processing and metadata services for the department=92s
> archives, manuscripts, rare book, and digital collections. The
department=92=
> s
> collections constitute an administratively integrated body of research
> resources
> of 250,000 printed books and more than 25,000 feet of manuscript and=
>  archives
> materials. Special Collections is actively involved in retrospective
> digitization projects, working within the Library's new structure for=
>  digital
> library development.  Directly supervises a staff of 4, including 3=
>  librarians;
> supervises additional project staff as appropriate. This position reports
to
> the Curator of Special Collections.  Responsibilities include:=20
>
> Processing services:=20
> =B7       Coordinates physical arrangement and description, processing,
> cataloging, and metadata services for the archival, manuscript, and rare=
>  book
> collections in the Department of Special Collections, including ongoing
> activities and gift- and grant-funded projects:=20
> Oversees librarians responsible for arrangement, description, and
cataloging=
>  of
> archives and manuscripts.=20
>
> Oversees staff who provide bibliographical support services for rare books
> acquisitions and cataloging, which are performed in the Library=92s
central
> Information Resources Management Division; and for editing rare books=
>  records
> in conjunction with shelf-processing, circulation, and retrospective=
>  conversion
> record enhancement activities, which are located in Special
Collections.=20
>
> =B7       Works closely with the Associate Curator and the Processing
> Archivist to
> develop processing plan for collections. Insures effective utilization of=
>  staff
> for processing and cataloging activities.=20
>
> =B7       Works closely with the department's Collection Development unit
> responsible for developing physical and digital collections and the Reader
> Services unit responsible for public services, exhibitions, and
preservation=
>  to
> develop processing priorities and identify specialized access needs.
>
> =B7       Manages grant- and gift-funded processing and cataloging
projects.=
> =20
> Metadata services:=20
> =B7       Works collaboratively with unit staff and colleagues in the=
>  Library's
> Intellectual Resources Management Division, including the Digital Library
> Development Center and the Cataloging and Preservation Departments, to=
>  develop
> schemes for descriptive, administrative and structural metadata for
> digitization projects drawing on Special Collections materials in all=
>  formats.=20
>
> =B7       Provides leadership in devising metadata structures and search
> interfaces for representing relationships between digital surrogates and
> primary sources and digitized parts of larger collections of originals.
=20
>
> =B7       Works collaboratively with unit staff and colleagues in the=
>  Library's
> Intellectual Resources Management Division, including the Digital Library
> Development Center and the Cataloging and Preservation Departments, to=
>  develop,
> test and implement search interfaces for Special Collections materials.
> Provides leadership in projects to extract records and information from
> existing metadata for departmental holdings to create specialized
databases;
> and for maintenance and further development of standards and policies for
> online finding aids, metadata and access tools, including EAD, Dublin
Core,=
>  and
> CORC.=20
>
> =B7       Works collaboratively with the Library=92s Information Resources
> Management Division, including the Cataloging Department and the Digital
> Library Development Center, to coordinate cataloging policies and
practices=
>  and
> develop proposals for projects to enhance intellectual access to Special
> Collections holdings.=20
>
> Department-wide responsibilities:
> =B7       Contributes information on technical specifications, staffing
and=
>  other
> needs to grant and gift proposals for processing and cataloging projects.
>
> =B7       Serves as a resource for intellectual access issues within
Special
> Collections, insuring that staff are informed of developments within the
> Library and profession pertinent to their work.=20
>
> =B7       Serves as a member of the Special Collections Council, the=
>  department=92s
> management group. Participates in Special Collections public services,
> including the department=92s exhibition program and web site development.
> QUALIFICATIONS:
>         Graduate degree in library science, three years=92 experience with
> special
> collections cataloging and processing in an academic research library.
>         Knowledge of MARC-21, AACR2rev, LC classification, LCSH, EAD/DTD,=
>  APPM,
> DCRB, Dublin Core, CORC, and other metadata standards and access tools,
>
>         Working knowledge of a range of Western European languages,=
>  preferably
> including Latin; supervisory experience.=20
>
>         Library automation experience and strong computer skills,
including
> familiarity with OCLC; working knowledge of Microsoft Office; skill in
use=
>  of
> the Internet and related cataloging resources.=20
>
>         Demonstrated strong commitment to continuing education in=
>  cataloging,
> technical services, and library issues.
>         Initiative in the approach to responsibilities, effective problem
> solving and decision making skills, judgment and discretion, excellent
> communication skills including ability to interact with donors, as well
as=
>  the
> ability to work effectively and collegially across units and
departments.=20
>
>         Project management and grant-writing experience preferred, as is a
> strong background in the humanities or social sciences.
>
> SALARY AND BENEFITS: Appointment salary based on qualifications and
> experience.=20
> Benefits include retirement plan, health and life insurance, and paid time
> off.  There is tuition plan for college age and younger children.
>
> APPLICATION should include resume and names, addresses, e-mail addresses,=
>  and
> telephone numbers of three references.  Review of applications will begin=
>  upon
> receipt and continue until the position is filled.  Applications received
by
> June 1, 2001, will be assured consideration.  Preliminary interviews may
be
> scheduled at the annual American Library Meetings in San Francisco.=20
> Applications may be sent by e-mail to personnel@lib.uchicago.edu,
attention=
>  of
> Denise Weintraub.  Applications may also be sent to the Personnel Office,=
>  The
> University of Chicago Library, 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois=
>  60637.=20
>
> For further information about the University of Chicago Library and
Special
> Collections see: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/
> EOE
>
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> and experience.&nbsp; Benefits include retirement plan, health and life
> insurance, and paid time off.&nbsp; There is tuition plan for college age
> and younger children.<br>
> <br>
> <b>APPLICATION </b>should include resume and names, addresses, e-mail
> addresses, and telephone numbers of three references.&nbsp; Review of
> applications will begin upon receipt and continue until the position is
> filled.&nbsp; Applications received by June 1, 2001, will be assured
> consideration.&nbsp; Preliminary interviews may be scheduled at the
> annual American Library Meetings in San Francisco.&nbsp; Applications may
> be sent by e-mail to
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> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:19:23 -0000
> From:    Butcher Sharon L Contr AEDC/ACS <Sharon.Butcher@ARNOLD.AF.MIL>
> Subject: Re: academic verification question.
>
> Although I cannot solve this dilemma for you, I will share with you some
bit
> of insight which might explain the roadblocks you're experiencing.
> Ironically I am currently reading "Blind Eye", by James Stewart, about the
> circumstances surrounding Michael Swango, the OSU medical grad, who is
also
> a serial killer. He has been on telly and has a most interesting career,
> eventually finding a job in Africa when things started looking bad in this
> country for him. He killed off patients there as well.  It is an
> interesting/shocking/disappointing case from many angles, and I imagine
that
> OSU medical school and legal departments will for a long time have
> repercussions, and react accordingly, because of the way that entire
matter
> was dealt with.   Frankly, OSU has a doggone fine hospital there, but in
> this litigous world we live in, things sometimes go awry.  I am an OSU
> undergrad, worked at OSU hospital as a ward secretary for some time after
my
> undergrad, and I feel it is still one of the best hospitals in the midwest
> you will find. Unfortunately, a bad apple like Swango comes along, rarely,
> and the damage control mechanisms sometimes overshadow proper
investigation
> and common-sense handling of the matter.  The Swango matter and it's
> handling, by OSU, along with some other places,  is an unfortunate thing
and
> one reflecting poor investigation, diligence, and judgment on behalf of
OSU.
> Unfortunately, cover-ups like that are not unique to OSU. My ward
secretary
> experience there is one I would not trade for anything. Such interesting
> cases, always something happening, a real insight into human nature, as
well
> as some of the grand people who devote themselves to medicine, doctor and
> nurse alike....    That aside, have you checked the American Medical
> Association Directory of Medical Specialists? Is this individual in there?
I
> would hope AMA requires something from the graduating university that
indeed
> the individual did graduate from whatever university. I do not know what
> that policy is. The blurb in that multi-volume set (also there's a
website,
> but I don't think it is as complete as the hardcopy) reflects when born,
> when/where attended undergrad and med school, if stint in military,
> residency/internships, etc. Also where currently practicing, at least at
> time volume composed. Also indicates if board-certified, yet I do not know
> if information could be falsely represented. (It is always a professional
> concern of mine the authoritativeness of info I provide, especially in
areas
> of sci/tech/med). It seems to me that MD's must register somehow in the
> state in which they get a medical degree, yet I am not sure on that point.
> Each state operates differently, too, I imagine. I think some of the
charges
> against Swango were for fraudulently representing himself, but then some
> places he worked NEVER checked back with former employers.......go
> figure.....Seems to me plenty of red flags went up around this guy, yet
what
> I and a lot of other folks might deem appropriate action, was not done,
not
> only by OSU ut by other employers. Enough said about Swango, who had even
> changed his name, attempting to continue a medical career.
> Somehow, I smell a snake in the grass here.
>
>
> Sharon Lee Butcher
> Reference Librarian
> AEDC Technical Library
> 100 Kindel Drive, Ste C212
> Arnold AFB, TN  37389-3212
> 931-454-4430
> Fax:  931-454-5421
> sharon.butcher@arnold.af.mil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vickie and Tom Travis [SMTP:tomnvic@EARTHLINK.NET]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:51 AM
> > To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > Subject:      academic verification question.
> >
> > Hello:
> >
> >      For several months I have been attempting to verify whether an
> > individual did in fact graduate from the Ohio State University College
> > of Medicine.
> >
> >      Previously the Admissions Office had informed us that he never
> > attended said college.  This morning I again contacted the admissions
> > department for the Ohio State University College of Medicine to verify
> > yet again that they had not made an error with their records.  My
> > intention was to then request in writing verification of their
> > statements as this matter is very serious.
> >
> >      I have now been informed that unless this individual provides
> > written authorization to release this information the college is unable
> > to verify attendance as per the attorney of the Ohio State University
> > College of Medicine.
> >
> >      My question is:  As this is verification of an M.D.'s college
> > attendance and graduation only that is being requested and he has
> > publicly posted this information at numerous locations why is it a
> > privacy issue to verify said statements?
> >
> > Vickie Travis
> >
> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!
> >
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:38:23 -0500
> From:    Steve Johns <SJohns@GWGATE.LIB.IASTATE.EDU>
> Subject: Civil War Bullets
>
> A colleague has asked me to forward a question to the list. =20
>
> He's assisting a local historical society with an exhibit that includes =
> Civil War artifacts.  The artifacts include a number of cap & ball style =
> bullets, some of which appear to be intact - cap, ball, cartridge, & all.
=
>  Could such old ordinance still be live and pose any safety risk?   Are =
> these bullets safe to display, or could they be if special precautions =
> were taken?   Do any members of the list have experience with this sort of
=
> exhibit?  Thanks.=20
>
> Steve Johns   CA
> Reference & Instructional Services Librarian
> Iowa State University
> sljohns@iastate.edu=20
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:54:55 -0600
> From:    "Scott, Kim A." <kascott@MONTANA.EDU>
> Subject: FW: Civil War Bullets
>
> Is old black powder dangerous?  Didn't any of you ever see "Journey to the
> Center of the Earth"?  When old Pat Boone and the professor found some old
> powder and blew it off, it started a massive volcanic eruption...sending
the
> hapless explorers out into the statosphere...
>
> Seriously, Steve, if your local historical society wants to exhibit
bullets,
> let them just put the lead projectiles on display.  You can't be sure if
the
> powder within a brass casing is safe, period, so just display the bullets.
> If they want to show what a bullet looks like in a paper cartridge, let
them
> wrap it up with some cotton wadding and cigarette paper.
>
> (By the way, did you know that the Zig Zag man is actually a Zouave type
> soldier, and that the practice of rolling cigarettes may have come from
> soldiers whose pipes were broken, needed some way to inhale their tobacco,
> and in desperation turned to their ammunition?)
>
> Kim (fount of irrelevant factoids) Scott
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:12:30 -0500
> From:    Catherine Bruck <bruck@IIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: 1903 Locomotive
>
> The Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway may now be part of the Chicago &
> North Western Railroad.  Try their historical society.
> http://www.cnwhs.org/
>
> Catherine Bruck
> University Archivist
> Illinois Institute of Technology
> Paul V. Galvin Library
> 35 W. 33rd St.
> Chicago, IL  60616
> 312/567-6840
> 312/567-5318 (FAX)
> bruck@iit.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Jan Hart
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:16 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: 1903 Locomotive
>
>
> We have been asked to find out what kind of locomotive came to Irving,
> Texas, the day the town was founded, December 19, 1903.  It was a special
> train from Dallas.  The track belonged to the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf
> Railway.  We have begun looking for this, but no luck so far.  Any
pointers?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts you may have.  Best wishes!
>
> Jan Hart, CA, CRM
> Irving Archives, Irving Public Library
> P.O. Box 152288
> Irving, Texas 75015-2288
> Voice: 972-721-3729
> Fax: 972-721-8056
> E-mail:  jhart@irvinglibrary.org
> www.irving.lib.tx.us
>
> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:17:36 -0500
> From:    Michael Miller <mmiller@DALLASLIBRARY.ORG>
> Subject: Re: Texas Electric Railroad
>
> We have a couple of RR collections:
>
> Texas & Pacific Land Trust Records
> Missouri & Pacific Letterbook (1 volume, 1886).
>
> We also have many RR photos scattered in various photo collections -
mostly
> Southern Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, T&P, and Houston-Texas Central. I
> found 1 "Texas Electric" image from the 40s.
>
> We also have many TX RR maps, including a few Texas Electric maps of North
> Texas from 1938.
>
> Michael C. Miller
> Special Collections Librarian
> Dallas Public Library, Texas/Dallas History & Archives
> 1515 Young St.
> Dallas TX 75201
> 214-670-1440
> mmiller@dallaslibrary.org
> Visit us at http://dallaslibrary.org
> Online Catalog: http://catalog.dallaslibrary.org
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gerrianne Schaad [SMTP:GSchaad@UTSA.EDU]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:12 AM
> > To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > Subject:      Texas Electric Railroad
> >
> > Is any repository collecting images of the Texas Electric Railroad?  Or
> > collecting railroad materials about Texas?
> >
> > Gerrianne Schaad, CA
> > UTSA Archives
> > 801 S. Bowie
> > San Antonio, TX 78205
> > 210-458-2385
> > Fax 210-458-2386
> > gschaad@utsa.edu
> > http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/index.html
> >
> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 13:36:27 -0400
> From:    Lynn Stewart <lstewart@NAL.USDA.GOV>
> Subject: Security and Locks
>
> Hello all,
>
> We are fortunate to be well into the planning stages for renovating a
whole
> stack floor for materials (such as rare books and manuscripts) which most
> need special environmental conditions.  One of the many issues that we are
> considering is the type of locking mechanisms we want for the doors into
the
> "controlled" area.  Our wish list includes:
>
> 1.  An electronic card key and/or key pad entry, preferably one that
records
> who entered when.
>
> 2.  The ability to use a manual key override when the power is out or the
> electronic system fails.  (This has already been a problem in other areas
in
> our building which use a card key.  When the system went on the blink they
> couldn't get into their space until it was repaired.)
>
> We are currently using Medco mechanical locks but we are looking for
> something more sophisticated for the renovated space.  Does anyone have
any
> recommendations or experiences along these lines that they would share?
>
> Many thanks,
> Lynn Stewart
> ***********************
> Lynn Jones Stewart
> Special Collections
> National Agricultural Library
> 10301 Baltimore Avenue
> Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
> Phone:  301-504-6835
> Fax:  301-504-7593
> lstewart@nal.usda.gov
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 13:53:03 -0400
> From:    Daniel Sokolow <DSokolow@NSHS.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Security and Locks
>
> Lynn,
>
> Dare I ask why you want something more sophisticated?  Given the
increasing
> complexity of modern technology, and therefore its increasing propensity
to
> break down, I don't see any great benefit to having electronic access as
> opposed to keys.  A few concerns:
>
> 1) the system goes down, as you already mentioned;
> 2) people forgetting the pass code (how many computer passwords have we
all
> got these days);
> 3) arranging to permit access - somebody has to program the system when
your
> new employee/intern/volunteer shows up;
> 4) removing access from former employees/interns;
> 5) said people giving the passcode to unauthorized users
>
> There are probably other issues I'm not thinking of.  My feeling is, if it
> ain't broke...  You can control access better with regular keys (i.e. only
a
> set person has keys, and one set left at a reference desk so you know
who's
> got 'em), and simple mechanical items tend to be more reliable than
> computers of any sort.
>
> You didn't mention much beyond keeping track of who enters the space - are
> there any other issues that make the electronic locks more valuable?  Much
> like our discussions on digitization, I think it's a good idea to clarify
> why you want to move into technology before jumping in.
>
> Just my 2 cents, as always.
>
> DS
>
> ______________________________________
> Daniel Sokolow, Archives Coordinator
> David Taylor Archives
> North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
> 155 Community Drive
> Great Neck, NY 11021
> mailto:dsokolow@nshs.edu
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 13:11:39 -0500
> From:    Ed Frank <efrank@MEMPHIS.EDU>
> Subject: Neander Montgomery Woods, Jr. -- Elusive Architect
>
> Greetings, all!
>
> A patron of mine is looking for information (preferably personal papers)
>
> on one Neander Montgomery Woods, Jr., b. 1876 in Norfolk, Virginia,
> and d. 1956 in Wilton, Connecticut.  We know that he designed homes
> in Memphis (circa 1900-12), was architectural editor of the "Pictorial
> Review" (c. 1918-21) and apparently practiced architecture in
> Connecticut,
> New York, and New Jersey before his demise.
>
> We checked NUCMC without result; the patron has contacted the American
> Institute of Architects, but he was not a member.
>
> Any bright ideas (or even w-a guesses)?
>
> Ed Frank
> University of Memphis Libraries
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:01:36 -0400
> From:    Tom Berry <tberry@WCNET.ORG>
> Subject: Re: 1903 Locomotive
>
> Jan, Catherine and all,
>
> While I don't know what became of the mighty CRI&G, whatever parts of it
> served Irving most certainly didn't end up as part of C&NW. The closest
the
> C&NW came to Texas was Kansas City and St. Louis.
>
> My guess is that, based on the similarity of names, it was affiliated with
> the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (as in "The Rock Island Line is a
mighty
> fine line . . ."). In the olden days, most - if not all - the railroads
> reaching Texas from out of state operated within the state through
> subsidiaries or other such arrangements. The Rock Island went out of
> business in the 1970s, and I think the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) and
> Southern Pacific took over their operations in northern Texas.
>
> The St. Louis & San Francisco (a.k.a. Frisco), Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific
> (Texas & Pacific in Texas), Southern Pacific (through subsidiaries Texas &
> New Orleans and St. Louis Southwestern, a.k.a. Cotton Belt) and Fort Worth
&
> Denver/Colorado & Southern (both affiliated with the Chicago, Burlington &
> Quincy) also served the Dallas/Irving area in the latter 20th century.
CB&Q
> and its affiliates became part on Burlington Northern in 1970, and around
> 1980 BN merged with the Frisco.
>
> After the megamergers of the 1990s, all that remain are Burlington
Northern
> Santa Fe (created by merger of BN and Santa Fe) and Union Pacific (which
> entered Texas by merging with MP and then the Katy, then went on to
swallow
> everything else whole, including the former Rock Island and - ironically -
> the C&NW).
>
> Of course, there's always the possibility that the CRI&G train used a
> locomotive from another railroad altogther, such as from one of their
> connecting railroads in the area.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Thomas Berry, Archivist
> Historical Construction Equipment Association
> 16623 Liberty Hi Road
> Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
> Phone 419-352-5616
> Fax 419-352-6086
> tberry@wcnet.org
> http://www.hcea.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Catherine Bruck" <bruck@IIT.EDU>
> To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:12 PM
> Subject: Re: 1903 Locomotive
>
>
> > The Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway may now be part of the Chicago &
> > North Western Railroad.  Try their historical society.
> > http://www.cnwhs.org/
> >
> > Catherine Bruck
> > University Archivist
> > Illinois Institute of Technology
> > Paul V. Galvin Library
> > 35 W. 33rd St.
> > Chicago, IL  60616
> > 312/567-6840
> > 312/567-5318 (FAX)
> > bruck@iit.edu
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
> > Behalf Of Jan Hart
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:16 AM
> > To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > Subject: 1903 Locomotive
> >
> >
> > We have been asked to find out what kind of locomotive came to Irving,
> > Texas, the day the town was founded, December 19, 1903.  It was a
special
> > train from Dallas.  The track belonged to the Chicago, Rock Island &
Gulf
> > Railway.  We have begun looking for this, but no luck so far.  Any
> pointers?
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts you may have.  Best wishes!
> >
> > Jan Hart, CA, CRM
> > Irving Archives, Irving Public Library
> > P.O. Box 152288
> > Irving, Texas 75015-2288
> > Voice: 972-721-3729
> > Fax: 972-721-8056
> > E-mail:  jhart@irvinglibrary.org
> > www.irving.lib.tx.us
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 13:25:43 -0500
> From:    "Scott, Paul (FPM)" <paul_scott@FPM.CO.HARRIS.TX.US>
> Subject: FW: Civil War Bullets
>
> Let's quibble about black powder and related subjects for a while.
>
> I'm not as nearly as familiar with black powder as Kim, (but a lack of
> knowledge is no bar to submitting postings to this list).
>
> Recently, I did a bit of research on Civil War pistol cartridges and
suspect
> that genuine Civil War cartridges (powder, ball, paper, and string) are
rare
> and have enough intrinsic value to make a curator think twice about before
> deactivating one.  The Time-Life book on Confederate equipment includes an
> illustration of a particularly bedraggled pistol cartridge.  If that's the
> best example they could find, they must be rare indeed.  Also, as memory
> serves, the Union equipment book had no illustrations of pistol cartridges
> at all.  Another book did have illustrations of packages of cartridges but
> it was published some 50 years ago and I wasn't sure if they were genuine
> Civil War ordnance.
>
> Also, I doubt that individual cartridges would be particularly dangerous
> (unless inserted into a weapon).  The powder would still be combustible
but
> that would make it more of a fire hazard than anything else.
>
> Steve, before doing anything you can't undo, I suggest that you contact an
> antique firearms dealer or two and get their opinions.  You'd better do it
> quick, however.  HR 1112, pending in the House of Representatives, would
> extend to antique weapons and replicas (and ammunition?) the same
> restrictions that are now in place for modern firearms.  Meaning that Kim
> and his fellows couldn't be hauling their Springfields across state lines
to
> give living history demonstrations as he did last year in Fayetteville.
>
> Peter, I guess that it is now your turn to weigh in on this topic.
>
> Paul (no kin to Kim) Scott
> Records Management Officer
> Harris County, Texas
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:27:04 -0400
> From:    Mark Walsh <gmw@EXECULINK.COM>
> Subject: Re: FW: Civil War Bullets
>
> A point to consider...
>
> As an historical re-enactor who keeps black powder (although fairly
> recently produced) I can tell you that its presence on-site makes
insurance
> companies VERY nervous.
>
> Before considering displaying it in any fashion, check your policy...and
> you might want to consult with your insurance agent just to make things
> chrystal clear about coverage.
>
> Mark (War of 1812 British Indian Department) Walsh
>
> At 10:54 AM 04/04/2001 -0600, Scott, Kim A. wrote:
> >Is old black powder dangerous?  Didn't any of you ever see "Journey to
the
> >Center of the Earth"?  When old Pat Boone and the professor found some
old
> >powder and blew it off, it started a massive volcanic eruption...sending
the
> >hapless explorers out into the statosphere...
> >
> >Seriously, Steve, if your local historical society wants to exhibit
bullets,
> >let them just put the lead projectiles on display.  You can't be sure if
the
> >powder within a brass casing is safe, period, so just display the
bullets.
> >If they want to show what a bullet looks like in a paper cartridge, let
them
> >wrap it up with some cotton wadding and cigarette paper.
> >
> >(By the way, did you know that the Zig Zag man is actually a Zouave type
> >soldier, and that the practice of rolling cigarettes may have come from
> >soldiers whose pipes were broken, needed some way to inhale their
tobacco,
> >and in desperation turned to their ammunition?)
> >
> >Kim (fount of irrelevant factoids) Scott
> >
> >A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List!
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 13:27:49 -0500
> From:    Tony Black <tblack@TSL.STATE.TX.US>
> Subject: Re: Texas Electric Railroad
>
> The DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas has an
> outstanding collection of Railroadiana.  See
> http://www.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/
> especially the link to Collections.  And of course we here at the Texas
> State Archives have many (soon, most) of the archival records of the Texas
> Railroad Commission.
>
> Tony Black
> Appraisal Archivist
> Archives and Information Services Division
> Texas State Library and Archives Commission
> Voice mail:  (512) 475-3799
> e-mail:  tblack@tsl.state.tx.us
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerrianne Schaad [mailto:GSchaad@UTSA.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:12 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Texas Electric Railroad
>
>
> Is any repository collecting images of the Texas Electric Railroad?  Or
> collecting railroad materials about Texas?
>
> Gerrianne Schaad, CA
> UTSA Archives
> 801 S. Bowie
> San Antonio, TX 78205
> 210-458-2385
> Fax 210-458-2386
> gschaad@utsa.edu
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> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:35:15 -0400
> From:    POWERS MICHELLE M <mp7524@CSC.ALBANY.EDU>
> Subject: MARAC NOMINATIONS
>
> Dear MARAC members,
> You only have 2 weeks left to make nominations for the MARAC service
> award. If you know a MARAC member who deserves to be recognized for their
> hard work towards MARAC please contact me, Michelle Powers to nominate
them
> for a Service Award.
>
> The award is granted only to MARAC members who have worked on behalf of
> MARAC in some capacity, i.e. served as a chair or member of committee,
> helped organize meetings, etc.
>
> Please email me at <mp7524@albany.edu> with the subject heading "MARAC
> SERVICE AWARD". **Warning-if you reply to the archives list I will NOT
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>
> This award is given by the Outreach Committee. Nominations will be
> considered at the upcoming meeting in Philadelphia and if approved given
> at the Fall 2001 meeting.
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle Powers,
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:29:56 -0700
> From:    "Charles V. Mutschler" <cmutschler@MAIL.EWU.EDU>
> Subject: Re: 1903 Locomotive
>
> As Tom Berry noted, the Chicago Rock Island & Gulf Railway (CRI&G) was
indeed
> part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific (CRI&P), rather than the Chicago
&
> Northwestern.  The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) valuation docket
for the
> CRI&P includes the CRI&G with the other companies associated with the Rock
> Island system as part of the system-wide valuation.  See Valuation Docket
No.
> 152, in ICC Valuation Reports, vol. 24, pp. 709 - 1084.  Pp. 1066 - 1075
> specifically deal with the CRI&G.
>
> The ICC reports are held by many research libraries, and unfortunately,
they
> won't do much to provide information about the specific locomotives used
by the
> railroad.  However, the raw data is probably at the National Archives,
since the
> ICC turned over much of the inactive records from its valuation office.
Copies
> of the carbon copies of equipment lists for most of the major common
carrier
> railroads have been available from the Railway & Locomotive Historical
Society
> for many years.  I've found these to be very helpful for this sort of
research.
> If you have the locomotive number (from a newspaper or other first-hand
> account), you might be able to check the CRI&P valuation lists, and find
out
> more about the type of locomotive that pulled the first train into town.
The
> ICC list shows the wheel arrangement, builder, and date of construction.
You
> may be able to get a builder's photo of that type of locomotive from one
of the
> archives that holds collections of builder's photos.  Or even a photo of
the
> specific locomotive in question.  Otto C. Perry, a Denver, Colorado mail
man,
> took something like 10,000 photos of railroads around the world, circa
1918 -
> 1965.  Denver Public Library has his photos, and has cataloged them.  If
you
> know the railroad and locomotive number, it will be easy to see if he took
a
> photo of it.
>
> Good Hunting!
>
> Charlie "Mikados 'r' Us"
> Charles V. Mutschler, Ph.D.
> University Archivist
> Eastern Washington University
> -30-
>
> Jan Hart wrote:
>
> > We have been asked to find out what kind of locomotive came to Irving,
> > Texas, the day the town was founded, December 19, 1903.  It was a
special
> > train from Dallas.  The track belonged to the Chicago, Rock Island &
Gulf
> > Railway.  We have begun looking for this, but no luck so far.  Any
pointers?
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts you may have.  Best wishes!
> >
> > Jan Hart, CA, CRM
> > Irving Archives, Irving Public Library
> > P.O. Box 152288
> > Irving, Texas 75015-2288
> > Voice: 972-721-3729
> > Fax: 972-721-8056
> > E-mail:  jhart@irvinglibrary.org
> > www.irving.lib.tx.us
> >
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>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:40:06 -0400
> From:    "Kurilecz, Peter" <peter.kurilecz@WOODSIDESUMMITGROUP.COM>
> Subject: Re: Civil War Bullets
>
> Well as Paul so aptly stated "lack of knowledge is no bar to posting on
this
> site" So I have no direct knowledge about black powder or any other
> ordinance or munitions, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn once. that said.
>
> You might want to contact Pamplin Park The National Museum of the Civil
War
> Soldier in Petersburg, Va. http://www.pamplinpark.org/ They may be able to
> help you. I believe that they have some cartridges on display.
>
> Never let it be said that I couldn't find some useful information for this
> group
> http://www.aaamunitions.com/
>
>
>
> Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
> Manager, Records Management Group
> Woodside Summit Group Inc
> Midlothian, Virginia
> Office: 804-744-1247 x23
> Fax: 804-744-4947
> mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:42:20 -0700
> From:    "Bunker, Kevin" <kbunker@SS.CA.GOV>
> Subject: Re: Texas Electric Railroad
>
> OY! Two railroad history questions in one day!
>
> Gerrianne,
>
> Because TERY (still operating in San Antonio) is considered a "traction"
> railroad, being powered by electricity/overhead trolley wire, it falls
under
> a special collecting sector by railroad enthusiasts.
>
> You might do best narrowing your search and query to those traction
> railroad/trolley museums around the country. These tend to have electric
> railroad photo and archival documentary collections to greater and lesser
> extents. Most are owned/run by private/non-profit groups.
>
> To my knowledge, there are no traction or electric railroad museums, per
se,
> in Texas. However, you might try contacting the Western Railway Museum in
> Suisun City, CA (owned/run by the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association).
> They have an extensive archive which is just settling into a new research
> and visitors center. I'm sorry that I do not have their phone or email
> address handy, however, the phone area code is 707.
>
> [Paul Hammond: Perhaps you can provide the Association of Railroad Museums
> contact for Gerrianne? Thanks!]
>
> Kevin V. Bunker
> Student Assistant
> California State Archives
>
>
>
>
> Student Assistant
> California State Archives
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Gerrianne Schaad[SMTP:GSchaad@UTSA.EDU]
> > Reply To:     Gerrianne Schaad
> > Sent:         Wednesday, April 04, 2001 8:11 AM
> > To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > Subject:      Texas Electric Railroad
> >
> > Is any repository collecting images of the Texas Electric Railroad?  Or
> > collecting railroad materials about Texas?
> >
> > Gerrianne Schaad, CA
> > UTSA Archives
> > 801 S. Bowie
> > San Antonio, TX 78205
> > 210-458-2385
> > Fax 210-458-2386
> > gschaad@utsa.edu
> > http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/index.html
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:46:16 -0400
> From:    "Kurilecz, Peter" <peter.kurilecz@WOODSIDESUMMITGROUP.COM>
> Subject: Uno mas was RE: Civil War Bullets
>
> actually more than one but who's counting
>
>  http://www.powderboy.com/content.html
>
> http://www.leclairdavis.com/ld_home_page.htm
>
> Antique Ammunition Webring
> http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=antiqueammo&list
>
> And if you have cartridges you gots to have something to use them in.
> http://www.phgsinc.com/Catalog%2037/Cat37.htm
>
> http://www.civilwarguns.com/index.html
>
> Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
> Manager, Records Management Group
> Woodside Summit Group Inc
> Midlothian, Virginia
> Office: 804-744-1247 x23
> Fax: 804-744-4947
> mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott, Paul (FPM) [mailto:paul_scott@FPM.CO.HARRIS.TX.US]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:26 PM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: FW: Civil War Bullets
>
>
> Let's quibble about black powder and related subjects for a while.
>
> I'm not as nearly as familiar with black powder as Kim, (but a lack of
> knowledge is no bar to submitting postings to this list).
>
> Recently, I did a bit of research on Civil War pistol cartridges and
suspect
> that genuine Civil War cartridges (powder, ball, paper, and string) are
rare
> and have enough intrinsic value to make a curator think twice about before
> deactivating one.  The Time-Life book on Confederate equipment includes an
> illustration of a particularly bedraggled pistol cartridge.  If that's the
> best example they could find, they must be rare indeed.  Also, as memory
> serves, the Union equipment book had no illustrations of pistol cartridges
> at all.  Another book did have illustrations of packages of cartridges but
> it was published some 50 years ago and I wasn't sure if they were genuine
> Civil War ordnance.
>
> Also, I doubt that individual cartridges would be particularly dangerous
> (unless inserted into a weapon).  The powder would still be combustible
but
> that would make it more of a fire hazard than anything else.
>
> Steve, before doing anything you can't undo, I suggest that you contact an
> antique firearms dealer or two and get their opinions.  You'd better do it
> quick, however.  HR 1112, pending in the House of Representatives, would
> extend to antique weapons and replicas (and ammunition?) the same
> restrictions that are now in place for modern firearms.  Meaning that Kim
> and his fellows couldn't be hauling their Springfields across state lines
to
> give living history demonstrations as he did last year in Fayetteville.
>
> Peter, I guess that it is now your turn to weigh in on this topic.
>
> Paul (no kin to Kim) Scott
> Records Management Officer
> Harris County, Texas
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:47:48 -0400
> From:    Neil Carmichael <neil.carmichael@NARA.GOV>
> Subject: Re: FW: Civil War Bullets
>
> I have to jump on the wagon with Kim.  We are not talking about a lot of =
> black powder.  If you are displaying only several cartridges then you are
=
> at best talking about only ounces of powder.  The only way that it will =
> cause a problem is if you have a fire, then those few ounces of black =
> powder are the least of you worries.
>
>
>
> Neil Carmichael
> Archivist
> Initial Processing and Declassification Division
> National Archives and Records Administration
>
> >>> Mark Walsh <gmw@EXECULINK.COM> 04/04/01 02:27PM >>>
> A point to consider...
>
> As an historical re-enactor who keeps black powder (although fairly
> recently produced) I can tell you that its presence on-site makes =
> insurance
> companies VERY nervous.
>
> Before considering displaying it in any fashion, check your policy...and
> you might want to consult with your insurance agent just to make things
> chrystal clear about coverage.
>
> Mark (War of 1812 British Indian Department) Walsh
>
> At 10:54 AM 04/04/2001 -0600, Scott, Kim A. wrote:
> >Is old black powder dangerous?  Didn't any of you ever see "Journey to =
> the
> >Center of the Earth"?  When old Pat Boone and the professor found some =
> old
> >powder and blew it off, it started a massive volcanic eruption...sending
=
> the
> >hapless explorers out into the statosphere...
> >
> >Seriously, Steve, if your local historical society wants to exhibit =
> bullets,
> >let them just put the lead projectiles on display.  You can't be sure if
=
> the
> >powder within a brass casing is safe, period, so just display the =
> bullets.
> >If they want to show what a bullet looks like in a paper cartridge, let =
> them
> >wrap it up with some cotton wadding and cigarette paper.
> >
> >(By the way, did you know that the Zig Zag man is actually a Zouave type
> >soldier, and that the practice of rolling cigarettes may have come from
> >soldiers whose pipes were broken, needed some way to inhale their =
> tobacco,
> >and in desperation turned to their ammunition?)
> >
> >Kim (fount of irrelevant factoids) Scott
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:50:30 -0400
> From:    Melanie Francis <melaniefrancis@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Wyoming Archives History
>
> I am currently engaged in an investigation of the development of Wyoming
> Archives and Historical Preservation since our Statehood in 1890, plus our
> unique situation as the Women's Suffrage State.
>
>
> I am finding a strange, indeed, tense paradox between those men and many
> women--concerned with saving Wyoming's records, manuscripts, and historic
> artifacts--in conflict with those (mainly men) in positions of power at
the
> local, county, and state level of government and other state funded
> institutions. As Wyoming's citizenry wanted to archive and preserve our
> history, Wyoming's established institutions said, "Fine, but not on our
> nickle."
>
> I see curious hierarchical relationships in conflict as well as gender
> related conflict with regard to archives and historic preservation.  Are
> women generally ready to "scrap" for archives and records preservation
more
> than men in Wyoming?  In any state?
>
> Is this the case for other states, or is it peculiar to Wyoming?
>
> My immediate concern is for Wyoming's neighboring states--Colorado, Utah,
> Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and  Nebraska.  However, any leads on
whether
> or not this existed (or still exists) for any other state would certainly
> be welcome, and totally quotable in my own research.
>
> Thank you for your feedback.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 13:56:36 -0500
> From:    Carole Prietto <Carole-Prietto@LIBRARY.WUSTL.EDU>
> Subject: Exhibit Announcement
>
> Forthcoming exhibit at Washington University in St. Louis
> Carole Prietto
>
> ==================================================================
> The Department of Special Collections wishes to inform you of an upcoming
> exhibition entitled, "Architectonic Fixations:  Photographs From the
> Collection of Russell Sturgis."
>
> Join us as we examine select 19th century photographic prints of
> architectural and sculptural gems from cities and archaeological sites
> across the world from a remarkable collection of over 15,000 items.
>
> Celebrated American architect, architectural historian, and critic Russell
> Sturgis (1836-1909) amassed perhaps one of the most thoroughly exhaustive
> collections of 19th century architectural photographs from the most highly
> praised photographers and photographic editors of his time.
>
> A new selection of prints will be on display every two weeks.
>
> 25 May to 31 July 2001
> Department of Special Collections
> Olin Library, 5th Floor
> Monday Through Friday, 8:30 to 5:00
>
> 340 images from the collection can be seen on our web site:
> http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/archives/guides/sturgis.html
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:09:40 -0500
> From:    Dean DeBolt <ddebolt@MAIL.UWF.EDU>
> Subject: Re: FW: Civil War Bullets
>
> By the way, should you want some "black powder" on display,
> go to a model railroader shop.  The little black plastic "coal" is
> perfect to convey "gunpowder" in an exhibit.
>
>
> Dean
>
> Dean DeBolt
> University Librarian
> Special Collections and West Florida Archives
> John C. Pace Library
> University of West Florida
> 11000 University Parkway
> Pensacola, FL  32514-5750
> Tele:  850-474-2213;   Fax:  850-474-3338
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:32:48 -0500
> From:    "Thies, Cheri" <cheri.thies@MNHS.ORG>
> Subject: Attn: MAC Members
>
> Due to a problem at our mailing service, the April issue of the MAC
> Newsletter was mailed without the member's first name appearing in the
> address (example, mine read Thies, not Cheri Thies).  If you think this
will
> cause a problem with your institution's mail service, we ask you to please
> contact them and try to work it out so that you get your original copy.
If,
> however, you haven't received your newsletter by April 20th (there is a
> large variance in the dates they are delivered due to bulk mail) or if all
> of the other members in your institution have received their issue and
your
> mail service denies any knowledge of your copy, please contact Barbara
> Floyd, MAC's secretary, at lbr0008@uoft01.utoledo.edu and we will send you
> another copy.
>
> Or for those who will be attending the Spring Meeting in Chicago and wish
to
> wait for their copies (and save MAC the extra postage), we will have a few
> extra copies available at the registration table.
>
> We apologize for any confusion this may cause our members.
>
> Cheri Thies
> MAC Newsletter Editor
>
>
> Cheri Thies
> Minnesota Historical Society
> 345 Kellogg Blvd. West
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>
> cheri.thies@mnhs.org
>
> (651) 296-1082
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:56:47 -0700
> From:    "Lisa A. Plato" <lisaplato@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Arcadia Publishing/Images of America series
>
> Has anyone dealt with Arcadia Publishing? They publish the Images of
America
> series. Any and all feedback is appreciated. Please email me at this
address
> (lisaplato@yahoo.com) and I will summarize for the list.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Lisa
>
> Lisa A. Plato
> Archivist/Records Manager
> Burlington Archives
> 29 Center St.
> Burlington, MA 01803
> Phone 781.270.1604/1660
> Fax   781.270.1608
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:14:02 -0400
> From:    "Kurilecz, Peter" <peter.kurilecz@WOODSIDESUMMITGROUP.COM>
> Subject: Re: Security and Locks
>
> Daniel wrote:
> >A few concerns:
> >1) the system goes down, as you already mentioned;
> Generally there is a manual override or the security system operates on a
> separately powered circuit. If power goes out your facilities should have
> some sort of back up power system available.
>
> >2) people forgetting the pass code (how many computer passwords have we
all
> got these days);
> Most access systems operate on a keycard system either one using a
magnetic
> stripe similar to a credit card or a system that reads the card without
> having to "swipe" the card. This system can even read the card through a
> purse. Seen it happen. So no password is required. Policy is that all must
> wear their badge which should also be a photo ID.
>
> >3) arranging to permit access - somebody has to program the system when
> your
> new employee/intern/volunteer shows up;
> Systems are easily programmed and all varieties of access levels are
> available. Adding someone new only takes a few minutes and should be part
of
> the new staff orientation program. Most institutions have a security force
> on staff it would be their responsibility.
>
> >4) removing access from former employees/interns;
> Much easier to do than to try and collect keys. "oh I lost the keys". Also
> keys are easily copied unless they are marked "do not copy."
>
> >5) said people giving the passcode to unauthorized users
> Don't use a system that requires a keypad. That prevents the passing on of
> that information.
>
> The advantages of an electronic system is that it can track who entered a
> secure area.. In today's archives the material being held is increasing in
> value everyday. I just finished reading a book about a map thief and the
> value of the materials he stole. Christine mentioned another book
yesterday
> "A Gentle Madness" which also contains information on book and manuscript
> thefts.
>
> A RAIN posting within the last 60 days concerned thefts from archives and
> libraries. Finally you must look at your organization. What level of
> security will your material require? How secure do you wish your facility
to
> be? don't totally depend upon the security system as a thief will find a
way
> around it somehow?
>
>
>
> Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
> Manager, Records Management Group
> Woodside Summit Group Inc
> Midlothian, Virginia
> Office: 804-744-1247 x23
> Fax: 804-744-4947
> mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:55:44 EDT
> From:    Holly Hodges <FHHodges@AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Civil War Bullets
>
> Steve,
>
>  I see you've gotten alot of suggestions but I thought I'd address a
relate a
> similar experience of my own.  (I can only address my own experience with
> this stuff, and it wasn't a bullet.)
>
>
> My family's from northern Virginia where the fighting was constant for the
> entire length of the war, and we still find bullets, etc, when the fields
get
> plowed.  For as long as I can remember there was an artillery shell used
as
> the doorstop in the kitchen.  When I was about thirteen someone got to
> looking at it and realized that it had never been deactivated (or
> whatever...) so we just took it to the military installation about forty
> minutes away and got it checked out.  As we figured, it was a dud, but it
> still felt good knowing so.  Yes, they gave us our doorstop back and it
> wasn't a big hassle or anything.
>
> My suggestion would be to have it checked out.  It wasn't a big deal, but
it
> was a relief!
>
> Holly Hodges
> (at home in Virginia, where we still plow the fields without blowing up
and
> the house may have a bit of "lean" -- but that's normal for an old frame
> house with only half a foundation!)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:46:46 -0700
> From:    Michael Tarabulski <tarabuls@UIDAHO.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Civil War Bullets
>
> HOT SHOTS AND CHEAP SHOTS
>
> Back in my days with the Corps of Engineers, when we were tracking down
> ordnance old and new, we often heard of black powder munitions being
found,
> and sometimes found some ourselves. Cartridges and cannonballs would turn
> up. We were looing in the ground, though, and paper cartridges would long
> since have dissolved. Brass cartridges and cannonballs, however old, could
> still go off if mistreated. We learned of cases where cartridges fired
when
> being placed in a vice and beaten with a hammer. We heard of cases where
> people used cannonballs, or more sophisticated, modern ordnance, as
> doorstops or andirons...seemingly the two favorite uses for such items.
> Sudden bangs and heat being things one should avoid applying to an old
> shell, this was generally in a report by someone else who had heard the
> actual artifact from a considerable distance and rushed in to aid the
wounded.
>
> The oddest item turned up after I'd left the Corps: a live, and
> radioactive, Civil War cannonball. It came, I think, from the grounds of
> the Malinckrodt Plant, near St. Louis. No, it was not a tactical nuclear
> weapon. It happended that cannonballs had been stored at a site taken over
> by a company that works with nuclear materials. Some of nuclear waste got
> dumped (Aren't you shocked?) on the spot where this cannonball lay buried.
> In remediating the contaminated soil, the contractors found the
cannonball.
>
> "A lack of knowledge is no bar to submitting postings to this list."
>
> Right. If ignorance is no bar to more important work, why get fussy here?
> In both cases it can be fun watching reactions to terribly ill-informed
> statements. Moreover, as with the doorstops and andirons, it can be
> instructive. Think of the lessons learned here in examples of the latter.
> As for the former, I was born way too late to see those notable duds
Warren
> "GathersBestMinds" Harding and Calvin "BusinessofAmerica" Coolidge in
> action. I appreciate this reenactment. And if you can't stand the heat, or
> the banging of the door against that shell, get out of the kitchen.
>
> All the usual disclaimers,
> Michael "Atheist in a foxhole" Tarabulski
> Univsersity of Idaho
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 15:54:03 -0700
> From:    Roy Webb <rwebb@LIBRARY.UTAH.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Civil War Bullets
>
> Reminds me of the time we went out to do a historical survey of the
> bombing range west of Salt Lake (the UTTR; Utah Test and
> Training Range, also--if incorrectly--known as the Dugway Proving
> Ground.  Two different places, even if they border on each other.)
> We had to have a safety briefing beforehand which said, basically,
> don't touch ANYTHING!  It didn't stop me, I must admit, from
> securing as a souvenir a .50 cal. bullet and cartridge case,
> because there were zillions of them laying everywhere, and I knew
> from my own experiences in basic training that they don't carry a
> charge but are just a projectile; but I sure didn't pick anything else
> up!   Except some nasty mono-like fever which I had for years;
> shouldn't have had that hamburger at the Ditto Diner when we
> landed the helicopter for gas at Dugway!  What we all really wanted
> was the V-1 rocket we spied from the air, laying in the mud about a
> quarter mile south of I-80.  Still there, I imagine.
>
> I just heard on the news, or read in the paper, about a group of
> people getting blown up from WW II shells.  Which brings me to
> the main point, an absolutely fascinating book I read, and whose
> name nor author I can never remember, about the French
> government's department of Demineage, which is a whole
> government agency devoted to nothing else but picking up old
> artillery shells that the French countryside--and, one suspects,
> much of Europe--is littered with to this day, and disposing of.
>
> Just ramblin',
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Roy Webb, C.A.
> Multimedia Archivist
> Special Collections
> J. Willard Marriott Library
> 295 South 1500 East
> University of Utah
> Salt Lake City, Utah   84112
> (801) 585-3073  //  fax (801) 585-3976
> rwebb@library.utah.edu
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:04:39 -0700
> From:    Roy Webb <rwebb@LIBRARY.UTAH.EDU>
> Subject: RAIN: Medici family archives
>
> A friend was telling me that this morning on Morning Edition on
> NPR he heard some story about the Medici family archives; if Peter
> noted this I missed it, so excuse duplication.  Here's the URL:
>
> http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2001/apr/010406.medici.html
>
> Three million letters in the archive; talk about job security!
>
>
>
>
> Roy Webb, C.A.
> Multimedia Archivist
> Special Collections
> J. Willard Marriott Library
> 295 South 1500 East
> University of Utah
> Salt Lake City, Utah   84112
> (801) 585-3073  //  fax (801) 585-3976
> rwebb@library.utah.edu
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 15:46:35 -0700
> From:    Russell James <solanus27@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: question
>
> So which of us who have smelly feet is "Mr. Archives"?
>
>
> --- Herb Tronic <herbtronics@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > Hello Mr. Archives.  My name is Susan and I am
> > writing
> > from Herbtronics a California based herb wholesaling
> > company.  As you know strict California laws limit
> > our
> > ability to sell anything but totally natural,
> > organic
> > and pure food products.
> >
> > Mr. Archives, have you ever been plagued with a lack
> > of energy, a lack of virility, an overabundance of
> > foot hair, the growth of geriatrically enhanced male
> > breasts or an inability to stand up straight?
> >
> > If so they perhaps you need to take advantage of
> > some
> > of the herbs and herb food products which
> > Herbtronics
> > of California offers to the public.  This month we
> > are
> > offering specials of three of our most popular
> > herbs.
> >
> >
> > You probably wonder why we would discount our most
> > popular products.  The answer Mr. Archives is
> > simple,
> > we at Herbtronics of California care about our
> > customers and potential customers more than we care
> > about growing wealthy.
> >
> > Now, Mr. Archives, these three herbs, offered at
> > less
> > than 40% of their regular price are:  our
> > Whistle-Smooth Foot Hair Removal Creme,  our John
> > Wayne Standing Tall Vertigo De-Enhancing Drink, and
> > finally our most popular herb, the Buster Crabbe
> > Male
> > Breast Reduction Herb.
> >
> > I know, Mr. Archives, you are thinking, 'sure, I
> > might
> > need one of these herbs, maybe two, but not all
> > three,' right? Well, even though they do all come in
> > our virility pack we are for the first time in this
> > special offer able to sell them individually to
> > select
> > herb savvy customers.  You, Mr. Archives, are one of
> > these special customers.
> >
> > Now, I just need your mailing address.  The herbs
> > will
> > be rushed to your home immediately, COD.  Please hit
> > the reply button, type your address below and your
> > herbs will be on the way.  Offer void where void.
> >
> >
> > Susan Butler
> > Herbtronics
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:55:39 -0700
> From:    Claude Zachary <czachary@USC.EDU>
> Subject: Re: RAIN: Medici family archives
>
> This story was given very good coverage in the Chronicle of Higher
> Education in the February 16th edition.  Worth looking for.  A couple of
> excerpts below:
>
> He's Got Mail: a Scholar's Campaign to Unearth the Writings of the Medicis
> Millions of unknown letters offer a window into the 16th century
> By JENNIFER K. RUARK
> Florence, Italy
>
> On a weekday afternoon, throngs of tourists pass right by the
> brown-concrete Archivio di Stato di Firenze, just off Piazza
> Beccaria.  They're headed toward the Duomo or the Uffizi Gallery, the
> Palazzo Vecchio or the Boboli Gardens. But as far as Edward Goldberg is
> concerned, this nondescript library is just as intriguing as any
> Renaissance cathedral. Sitting in a study off the main room, he seems
> oblivious to the incessant ring of a nearby telephone. He is doing what he
> loves best: reading other people's mail.
>
> (snip)
>
> In 1993, after turning his back on American academe, he and some friends
> founded the Medici Archive Project, a not-for-profit effort to excavate
> what he likes to call the equivalent of an Egyptian pyramid or a Mayan
> temple. Virtually all of the mail sent or received by Florence's ruling
> family between 1537 and 1743 has been preserved -- three million letters,
> along with thousands of maps, drawings, orders, and bills of lading,
> filling a kilometer of shelf space here in the archives. "It's the most
> complete documentary record of any princely regime in early modern
Europe,"
> says Mr. Goldberg. "Yet we don't know what's in there, except in very
broad
> outline."
>
> If he has his way, we will. The archive will be fully cataloged and
> indexed, allowing scholars to search electronically by artist, patron, or
> subject -- be it "fountains and hydraulics" or "toys, games, and sports."
> And scholars may someday be able to read the complete documents online
from
> anywhere in the world. Already, Mr. Goldberg and his research team have
> created a guide to thousands of them, providing sample reports on many of
> the volumes, background information, and a feature called "Document of the
> Month" at a World Wide Web site (http://www.medici.org).
> _____________________________________________________________________
> Claude B. Zachary                        |          ISD - Special
Collections
> University Archives & Manuscripts    |  East Library Building 227
> czachary@usc.edu                          | University of Southern
California
> (213) 743-2435                  |    Los Angeles, CA  90089-0182
> fax:  (213) 740-2343
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 20:40:33 -0400
> From:    Peter Kurilecz <pakurilecz@AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: RAIN: Medici family archives
>
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:55:39 -0700, Claude Zachary <czachary@USC.EDU>
wrote:
>
> >This story was given very good coverage in the Chronicle of Higher
> >Education in the February 16th edition.  Worth looking for.  A couple of
> >excerpts below:
>
> Unfortunately the Chronicle of Higher Education is one of the few websites
> around that truly requires a subscription to access even current articles.
> They do have some interesting articles, but sad to say I have no access to
> them. The best bet is to find a hardcopy edition at the library
>
> Peterk
> Richmond, VA
>
> ------------------------------
>
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