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Thursday, February 18th, 2010

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Two new archival items now available in ScholarsArchive!

Eyes to the Future is a 1949 publication of addresses given at the 75th anniversary of OSU in 1943.

The Golden Jubilee basketball program is a souvenir basketball program celebrating the 50th anniversary of the men’s basketball at Oregon State in 1951. It includes information about the “new” Coliseum and the history of Oregon State basketball. The cover of this program will be scanned and added to Best of the Archives.

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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New Williams set in Flickr Commons!

Another mainstay of the Gerald Williams Collection, the images of Native Americans throughout our state in this set are wonderful!

Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

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Connecting to Collections site live!

And hiring a project manager…

In 2006, the Heritage Health Index identified millions of items in the nation’s museums, libraries and other cultural institutions that were in danger due to neglect, poor environmental conditions, lack of training, and other causes. As a result of the findings, the federal Institute for Musem and Library Services made funds available to states wanting to develop plans that combat for these heritage collections.

The Oregon Museums Association, on behalf of a collaboration of Oregon museums, libraries and other cultural institutions, is spearheading the Oregon preservation training planning effort. This website contains information about the grant.

Want to learn more? Check it out