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My wonderful film student Max recently processed, described, and preserved three professionally created moving image films, a departure from the usual Channel 9&10 News films. The Rupp collection is mostly composed of paper- and photographic-based materials documenting Michigan history and tourism, Ernest Hemingway, and part of the Louise Obermiller papers concerning fights over Indigenous land rights, granted by treaties, in Northern Michigan. In the above image you see Max with the Rupp collection, including the three films in blue, archival film cannisters. The films include: "When Michigan was Young," 1964, 16 mm Black and White, optical soundtrack, polyester base, 1,000 ft. "My Old Man" [about Ernest Hemingway],1970,16 mm, Color, Optical Soundtrack, Polyester base, 450 ft. Hemingway-Heroes-DuPont Hemingway Act I Reel I [about Ernest Hemingway], 1961, 16 mm, Black and White, Optical Soundtrack, Polyester base, 1,800 ft. For more information please see the ca...

  The Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan is hiring for an Archivist for Instruction.  Learn more and apply to this full-time, faculty status position by April 27 .   The successful candidate will t ake a leading role in working with faculty and fellow archivists to design and execute meaningful archival instruction sessions for a range of audiences and lead the Bentley's instruction committee. Full details at the link above.  Appointment is anticipated as an Assistant Archivist or Associate Archivist. Salary and rank are dependent on the candidate's qualifications and experience. The salary range for this position is $61,000 - 70,000.  

  Delta College library is seeking applications for the position of Archives Intern. The internship will engage graduate students looking to develop professional skills in archival work including appraisal, arrangement, description, conservation, and digitization.  The archives intern will assist in making collections available for use by Delta College faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community.   Delta College is committed to providing students pursuing a graduate degree with a concentration in archives an excellent opportunity to participate in a comprehensive internship program.   For more information and to apply please visit:  full job posting

 From snowy CMU comes a job posting.  The Clarke has a new summer student employment posting. We are seeking a student to work 25 hrs/wk for 12 weeks on a special project. The project revolves around researching Michigan’s contributions to American democracy for a 2026 Clarke exhibit to mark the 250 th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here is a link to the job announcement:   https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/42573

 Grand Valley State University Archives is hiring a part time adjunct for the spring/summer 2025. It's open to MLIS grads or students who've completed at least 50% of their coursework. The posting closes on April 4. See  https://gvsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Adjunct-Lemmen-Library-and-Archives-support_R102530?q=library

  Mark "the Bird" Fidrych was one of my favorite Detroit Tigers when I was a kid. Channel 9 & 10 News filmed him at spring training in 1979. We saw him yesterday while processing and describing 9&10 moving image film. What a rush from the past! He took off his cap for an interview and all his curls popped out and I immediately recognized him. The rest of the film segment is mostly of him throwing. I recall fondly the iron on Fidrych decals in the newspaper that you ironed onto your dad's undershirts. We had to buy two newspapers to do two shirts. The washer ruined them, but they were fun while they lasted. This was before today's variety of shirts with company brands, political statements, Disney images, and rock band names. It's hard for current college students to imagine this. No, dinosaurs were not roaming the earth then. Fidrych energized baseball. He pitched at one of the few Tiger games I attended. We loved him and his antics on the mound! He was so...