Archival Management
Margot Note
Archival Leadership in the Digital Age

Leadership should take center stage in the archival profession. The essence of leadership lies in embracing change and fostering innovation.

Archival Leadership in the Digital Age
Archival Management
Margot Note
Archival Collections Management: From ...

A unique challenge arises in the intricate world of archives—the risk of archivists being perceived as self-promoters.

Archival Collections Management: From Stewardship to Advocacy
Archival Management
Margot Note
The Organizational Impact of Archives

In archives, leadership is not merely a role but a proactive stance transcending the archival domain’s boundaries.

The Organizational Impact of Archives
Archival Management
Margot Note
The Role of Technology in Archives

Digital preservation is crucial to safeguarding cultural and historical heritage for future generations.

The Role of Technology in Archives
Archival Management
Margot Note
The Archivist’s Tech-Powered Journey

Archivists play a crucial role in safeguarding the past and extracting valuable insights using cutting-edge technology.

The Archivist’s Tech-Powered Journey

Letter #2: Getting Settled

Letter #2: Getting Settled

I'm continuing my series of scanning, transcribing, and annotating my grandfather's love letters to my grandmother leading up to their marriage in June 1940. chronologically organized and preserved in archival-quality folders, using the methods I discuss in detail in my book, Creating Family Archives: How to Preserve Your Papers and Photographs. 

In this letter, Grandpa is getting settled in Scranton during his first week there. When he's not working at the factory, he's eating out, playing pool, shopping, and going to the movies. He also attends church, which he made sure to include in his letter because my grandma would've approved. Nice play, Grandpa!

Letter #1: Arriving in Scranton

Letter #1: Arriving in Scranton

From January to June 1940, my paternal grandparents corresponded with each other until they were married. I only have the letters that my grandfather sent my grandmother, which have been chronologically organized and preserved in archival-quality folders, using the methods I discuss in detail in my book, Creating Family Archives: How to Preserve Your Papers and Photographs. 

Organizing a Zine Collection

Organizing a Zine Collection

A zine (short for magazine or fanzine) is a small-circulation, self-published work. Zines come in a variety of styles: photocopied, printed on cheap paper, or professionally printed. They could and were about any topic imaginable. My favorites were the punk and true crime-related ones. Extreme Noise in Minneapolis had a free zine bin that I happily dig through every time I visited and I'd leave with the most interesting ones. Zines were particularly popular in the mid- to late-1990s, and were later replaced by blogs and social media. 

Celebrate the Festival of Lights

Celebrate the Festival of Lights

Families gather together to celebrate the Festival of Lights because it brings warmth, hope, and coziness to our lives. Hanukkah is traditionally celebrated by lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, and eating foods like latkes, or potato pancakes. Chocolate gelt, a candy that gets its name from the Yiddish word for money, is another popular treat.