#OhioArchivists it's #OhioArchivesMonth poster time again! Seeking archival images related to the theme “America 250: Unique Ohio.” Due by April 4.
Details: ohioarchivists.org/archives-mon... #ArchivesMonth #Archives
This #archivesmonth we’re also celebrating the CLA's archives interns, who are a key part of our team. One of our current interns, Madison, says she enjoys her work because “each collection is different and brings something new and interesting to the table.”
Keep up the great work, interns! 👏
Halloween is around the corner! Check out these vintage Halloween-themed window displays at Lubbock's Hemphill-Wells Company department store from 1943.
- Winston Reeves Photograph Collection
#archivesmonth #texasarchivesmonth #americanarchivesmonth #southwestcollection #Halloween
Get your free tickets today! We're closing out #ArchivesMonth with a fun witchcraft talk!
See you this Thursday at the State Archives.
Black and cream graphic titled Sunday Signal — The Imprint. The subtitle reads The Right to Be Boring. The featured quote says, “The best response is not a louder performance; it is a steadier practice.” Footer text: Read issue 3 on Substack now. and Signal Dispatch — Signals from the field.
THE IMPRINT
“The best response isn’t a louder performance.
It’s a steadier practice.”
This week’s Imprint celebrates the quiet, repetitive labor that keeps freedom ordinary.
www.torchandtinder.org/p/sunday-sig...
#Boredom #ArchivesMonth #FreedomIsAPractice
Black title card reading ‘Sunday Signal — Issue 3 · October 26, 2025.’ Body text: ‘This week we map the quiet capture of election security, share tools you can use tomorrow, celebrate archives doing the work, and practice “slow heat” in a fast feed.’ Tagline: ‘Read it now on Substack.’ Faint Torch & Tinder crest in background.
Section header ‘THE FRONT MATTER’ with subhead ‘The Quiet Capture of Election Security.’ Large pull quote: ‘The wiring changed before the headlines did. A timeline of how federal election security was quietly rerouted in 2025.’ Dark theme with Torch & Tinder crest watermark and footer ‘Signal Dispatch — Signals from the field.’
Section header ‘THE IMPRINT’ with essay title ‘The Right to Be Boring: Dull Work That Saves Democracies.’ Pull quote: ‘Democracy’s most reliable work is quiet, repetitive, and (if we’re honest) boring.’ Dark background, crest watermark, and footer ‘Signal Dispatch — Signals from the field.’
Table of contents for ‘Sunday Signal — Issue 3 · October 26, 2025.’ Sections listed: THE FRONT MATTER; THE IMPRINT; ECHOES FROM THE ECOSYSTEM; KINDLING & COMPASS; THE ADVANCE SHEET; MARGINS & MARKUP; SHARED HEAT. Bottom tagline: ‘Freedom is a Practice. Resistance is an Ecosystem.’ Footer: ‘Signal Dispatch — Signals from the field.’
🔥Signal Dispatch—Sunday Signal · Issue 3
This week we map the quiet capture of election security, share tools you can use tomorrow, and celebrate archives doing the work.
torchandtinder.org/p/sunday-signal-issue-3-october-26
#Embers #SundaySignal #ElectionSecurity #ArchivesMonth
❗Less than one week away! Join us at the State Archives for a spooky lecture about the history of witchcraft in New England. #ArchivesMonth 🎃
Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-sha...
Archives Month has nearly come to an end, but archival work continues! If you want more information about the SWC, here's a copy of our brochure which describes our mission, collecting scope, and other aspects of the collection.
#archivesmonth #southwestcollection #specialcollections #manuscripts
You never know what you're going to find when processing archival collections! Here are some examples of interesting items that our archivists have come across while processing.
#archivesmonth #texasarchivesmonth #americanarchivesmonth #southwestcollection #specialcollections
This #archivesmonth, you can also explore our incredible archival collections at congregationallibrary.org/finding-aids
For students (ages 17-22) interested in learning about archives, the #Compton Art & History Museum’s Community Archive Fellowship applications are due October 22. #ArchivesBazaar #ArchivesMonth
#CommunityArchives
Here at the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar at Cal State LA! There are a few organizations sharing their archives for the first time at the #ArchivesBazaar, including El Pueblo Historical Monument. #LosAngeles #ArchivesMonth
Event poster with abstract background reads: "Archival Oddities: Misfits & Mysteries in Collections. Free to the public, October 20, 4:30 PM." Organized by New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.
Join MOIFA's Bartlett Library & Archives and over a dozen other institutions at Meow Wolf as we show off bizarre objects at Archival Oddities: Misfits and Mysteries in Collections on Monday, Oct. 20, 4:30-7pm.
Tickets: tickets.meowwolf.com/events/santa-fe/nm-archi...
#ArchivesMonth
Any family members out there of Pfc. John Fenesy of Caldwell, N.J., or and Cpl. Dick Armstrong of Williston Park, N.Y.? Because that’s who those lucky guys are! #ArchivesMonth
Image of the web page on the website of the National Archives titled “Request Military Service Record,” with links to requesting such records, requesting replacement medals, military medical and health records and other records and information related to one’s military service.
#ArchivesMonth: Here's a question we got from #AskAnArchivist Day!
“I would like to know my grandfather’s service record and where he was in WW2.” ——Robert Lee Quinlan of Detroit, Mi.
Thanks, Robert! We often get this question so we’re happy to answer it here.
#ArchivesMonth | Do you know that the American Library in Paris has a series of digital files of images taken by S&S photographers and digitized by us? We digitized them and shared the files with the library so they would be easier accessible to researchers.
#ArchivesMonth: Do you know that the American Library in Paris has a series of digital files of images taken by S&S photographers and digitized by us?
We digitized them and shared the files with the library so they would be easier accessible to researchers.
A car is stuck behind a delivery truck as the delivery driver unloads in a narrow street in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. The Pyrenees mountains can be seen looming in the background. (Stars and Stripes archives)
#ArchivesMonth: Our reporters have roamed Europe and the Pacific for decades, to tell you the best places to visit on your R&R, such as this scene S&S photographer Gus Schuettler stumbled upon on Sept. 27, 1962 in Andorra la Vella, Andorra.
Boxer Muhammad Ali is photographed from below as he stands in his corner of the boxing ring, holding the ropes, sweat pouring down his torso. (Stars and Stripes archives)
#ArchivesMonth: We have a lot of well-known individuals in our archives!
➡️Boxing legend Muhammad Ali in a title fight against German boxer Karl Mildenberger.
Ali would remain world champion after referee Teddy Waltham would call the fight in minute 1:30 of the 12th round in a technical knockout.
Man in uniform, holding a little girl by her arms and a women holding a toddler in her arms admire the couch and chairs and other furnishings in an apartment. Several people can be seen behind them. (Stars and Stripes archives)
#ArchivesMonth: The depth and breadth of the Stars and Stripes photo archives is vast!
We have photos of U.S. military life in Europe and the Pacific from the 1940s, such as this image of Capt. Cecil V. Steed, his wife Eunice, and their daughters in Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 13, 1949.
Actor James Stewart, sitting behind several microphones, checks the time on his wrist watch at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 27, 1955. Photo by S&S photographer Neal E. Callahan. S&S file No. SSP00007Xx001 (Stars and Stripes archives)
We hope you enjoyed yesterday's #AskAnArchivist Day!
We weren't able to answer all your questions, but do not despair! We'll be posting answers throughout the rest of October for #ArchivesMonth.
Photograph of a sign with the Stars and Stripes logo featuring two American flags and the word Bookstore on it. (Stars and Stripes)
#ArchivesMonth: The Stars and Stripes Archives mostly houses photo and newspaper print collections, but we do have the odd artifact as well.
Who remembers buying their books and magazines from our bookstores!??!
Black text on white paper, war poetry (Stars and Stripes archives)
#ArchivesMonth: Recently Stars and Stripes archivist stumbled upon a sweet little poem in the Jan. 11, 1944 Sicily edition titled "Ode to a Mess Kitt,” published in the paper’s Puptent Poets column which featured submissions from GI poets.
Stars and Stripes digitized version of a frontpage from WWI
Happy #ArchivesMonth! Did you know @librarycongress digitized the entire run of WWI S&S?
Check it out:
www.loc.gov/collections/...
#ArchivesMonth: Apart from our newspapers, you can also find Stars and Stripes' Publication History in our historic online newspaper archive, listing details about all the S&S editions currently available in the database.
Here's how:
![Clipping of an article with the headline Flight nurse a PW [prisoner of war], first in ETO [European Theater of War]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/bafkreihh6udztczlfts5ak7tshtz25wghpynemfmvwrou2c5dmbrv3m64u)
Clipping of an article with the headline Flight nurse a PW [prisoner of war], first in ETO [European Theater of War]
#ArchivesMonth: Every page of our newspaper archvies will give you multiple stories!
Check out this @AP story on that front page of Reba Z. Whittle, the first American flight nurse to become a prisoner of war.
Read more about Second Lt. Whittle’s story:
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...
To close out #AskAnArchivist Day, Mac Gill highlights one of their favorite stories, Hoshina Seki.
Their story reminds us how identity and community intertwine and why preserving diverse histories matters. Access their story here: tinyurl.com/2tcpkc79
#AskAnArchivist #ArchivesMonth
#AskAnArchivist: Digital archiving transforms how people connect with Japanese American history in New York.
It makes materials accessible to the communities they came from, helping small institutions like ours keep stories visible, interactive, and lasting. #ArchivesMonth
As part of #AskAnArchivist Day, Mac Gill shares how we choose what to preserve.
Our focus is on un-digitized materials donated by community members through the Japan American Association of New York, keeping these stories visible and accessible. #ArchivesMonth
#AskAnArchivist: One of the most surprising parts of working in a digital museum? How far we can reach. Even with a local focus, our visitors come from places as far as Spain and Germany! This shows how digital spaces connect communities beyond borders. #ArchivesMonth
We’re celebrating #AskAnArchivist Day!
At our museum, Co-Archivist Mac Gill shares what it means to preserve community memory in a digital world.
We hope this offers a glimpse into the world of archiving and keeping history accessible. @saa-official.bsky.social
#AskAnArchivist #ArchivesMonth
