The Alabama Department of Archives and History recently received three ledgers of Jefferson County cosmetology licensing examination rosters, dating from 1943 through 1977, transmitted from the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. As Alabama cosmetology examinations remained segregated until 1971, the results from 1946 through 1970 were recorded separately as "colored examination" and "white examination." … Continue reading Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering Ledgers
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Meet the Staff Feature: Mary Clare Johnson
For the Record’s “Meet the Staff” feature is an opportunity for our archivists to connect directly with the community which we serve. Name: Mary Clare Johnson Title: Collections Archivist Specialties: Arranging, describing, and preserving archival collections How did you end up working at the Alabama Department of Archives and History? I became interested in a … Continue reading Meet the Staff Feature: Mary Clare Johnson
It’s Time to Submit Your Required Annual Records Disposition Authority Implementation Report for FY 2022
All state agencies, district attorneys, public colleges, and public universities in Alabama must report their records management activities annually through the submission of an Annual Records Disposition Authority (RDA) Implementation Report to the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH). The Annual RDA Implementation Report supplies information for the previous fiscal year. The implementation report … Continue reading It’s Time to Submit Your Required Annual Records Disposition Authority Implementation Report for FY 2022
Put a UV filter on that Limelight, Please! : Archivists in Popular Culture
I had just watched The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo when my supervisor asked me to write a blog post about depictions of archivists in popular culture. If you’ve never seen it, the film features an icy, unhelpful corporate archivist whose presence suggests she’s never assisted a researcher before; this portrayal of my profession left … Continue reading Put a UV filter on that Limelight, Please! : Archivists in Popular Culture
Meet the Staff Feature: Charles Johnson
For the Record’s “Meet the Staff” feature is an opportunity for our archivists to connect directly with the community which we serve. Name: Charles Johnson Title: Collections Archivist Specialties: Digital Processing and Preservation, Relational Database Systems, Web Technologies and Data Formats How did you end up working at the Alabama Department of Archives and History? It’s … Continue reading Meet the Staff Feature: Charles Johnson
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