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2 MI archivist jobs

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  The Archives of Michigan, located in Lansing, MI, is hiring two full-time archivist positions. Postings are open until October 7, 2025.   Digital Acquisition Archivist (Historian 9-P11) The Digital Acquisition Services Archivist position will communicate with state agencies, local governments, and private donors to identify, appraise, acquire, and accession digital archival/historical records and facilitate public records access.  This position is responsible for writing and running scripts to package digital records for ingest into the Preservica preservation system.  The digital acquisitions archivist also works with the collections services digital archivist to maintain, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues in Preservica.  This position works on a team to implement and migrate to the ArchiveSpace collections management system.  The digital acquisition archivist also participates in fieldwork projects, provide reference services for the public, and s...
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Bicknell & Co. Store, Clare, MI

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Students and 10-month faculty return to campus this week and classes begin next week. So far this week I had to re-add part of my HST 583 course materials to my Ultra Blackboard page. I also have a nasty drip in the processing room radiator which has twice soaked a chunk of carpet despite turning off the water valve and my putting a large plastic bowl beneath the drip. While processing a collection, I found this business advertising card with a weird image for Bicknell's, Clare. So I'm focusing on the positive today-the business advertising card.  Small business advertising cards like this were common in the 19th-early 20th century. They advertised all kinds of businesses and goods. Most sported colorful images of cute children and pretty women so people would want to take and keep the card, increasing the possibilities of product sales.   Bicknell's department store was still operating when we moved to Clare over 25 years ago. That building store is now a successful wedd...
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CLIR digitization grants program info.

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                                                       Amplifying Unheard Voices Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices  Call for Applications Opens August 5   The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) will begin accepting initial applications for the fourth cycle of Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices  on August 5, 2025. This regranting program supports the digitization of rare and unique materials that deepen the public understanding of underrepresented communities, including people of the global majority, disabled populations, indigenous voices, LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants, displaced persons, the ...
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CMU floral sights this week

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  Here are some pics of Bio flowers, which had bees, and Ed Building's pollinator garden, which did not. 
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The Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan needs an Archivist for University Collections (3 yr)

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    This is the third major job posting for the Bentley this year.  The Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan is currently recruiting for the position of Archivist for University Collections, a three-year, term-limited role. As part of the Curation Team, this position will focus on processing records of U-M units, executive officers, student organizations, and other university-related materials. The full job posting is available  here . 
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CMU gardens this summer

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Enjoy these images of CMU gardens, including a rock garden, on campus. 
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1979 AuSable Canoe Race Marathon

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  Recently, while processing and describing Channel 9 & 10 News film footage we found a segment of the 1979 AuSable Canoe Race Marathon showing some other race activities, and some of the top finishers. Here are a few images from that segment. The last two images are, I believe, Butch Stockton (brunette) and his partner Bob Welsh (blonde)  heading towards the bank and being briefly interviewed about how sick Butch was all night. They finished fourth that year according to the race statistics. You can Google a longer video online of the end of the race at https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Ztpi6xRtZqE.  For the stats see https://www.ausablecanoemarathon.org/stats-and-history/past-race-results/.
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