Contests and Construction

This blog is in two parts –

First – the contest

The Society of American Archivists is currently running a contest for the best essay on the topic “I Found It In the Archives” and are seeking votes for the best one.  Voting is open to the public – there are links to the finalists below (they are only 400 words each) but to vote go here:

http://www2.archivists.org/initiatives/i-found-it-in-the-archives/i-found-it-in-the-archives-2011-national-competition

Deadline to vote: July 1, 2011.

• Atlanta University Center, Woodruff Library: Gayle W. Hanson (Essay)
• Atlanta University Center, Woodruff Library: Tracey Ferdinand (Video)
• East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University: Archie Rison (Essay)
• Emory University, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library: Velma Fann (Essay)
• Ohio Historical Society: Linda Carew Ejzak (Essay)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wilson Library: Katy Simpson Smith (Essay)

 

Second – since the library is undergoing a bit of construction, it seemed appropriate to share some campus construction history.  Can you identify the buildings under construction (or in one instance under destruction?) Answers below

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Answers: 1. Ovens Union, 2. Chambers, 3. Little Library (that’s Sam Spencer pouring the concrete), 4. Martin Chemistry, 5.Vail Commons