While circulation librarians interact with the public daily, archivists and special collections managers work diligently behind security doors and climate-controlled vaults to preserve the tangible artifacts of human history.
The Science and Art of Archival Work
From deacidifying fragile paper manuscripts and organizing historical photographs to managing digital preservation archives, archivists battle the slow decay of time, humidity, and light.
Finding Aids: The Maps of History
Creating detailed finding aids and establishing provenance ensures researchers, genealogists, and historians can locate primary source documents centuries after they were created.
Archivist Humor and Pride
Celebrate the preservation craft with our Preservation in Progress Archivist T-Shirt and our Vintage Data Center Librarian T-Shirt.
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