How did you end up working at the Alabama Department of Archives and History? While finishing my doctoral program at Auburn University, one of my professors directed me towards a Records Management Archivist job posting at the Archives. I was familiar with archivists’ work, but I was trained as an historian and was unsure if … Continue reading Meet the Staff Feature: Chase Stephens
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Meet the Staff Feature: Kevin Nutt
For the Record’s “Meet the Staff” feature is an opportunity for our archivists to connect directly with the community which we serve. Name: Kevin NuttTitle: Collections ArchivistSpecialties: Audio/Visual Media, Folklife How did you end up working at the Alabama Department of Archives and History? I became an archivist by a delayed and circuitous route. As a … Continue reading Meet the Staff Feature: Kevin Nutt
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
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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