General discussion

If you are in central New York this month, you should check out Cornell University’s exhibit on witchcraft called The World Bewitched, Visions of Witchcraft from the Cornell Collections. Not only does this exhibit have some really great items from the Cornell archives, but it is a great example of how to incorporate technology and pop culture into an exhibit alongside historic items.  The exhibit examines the stereotype of the witch through the ages using various items such as medieval manuscripts and contemporary movies.

DHPSNY staff will be on hand for this year's joint meeting of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), Council of State Archivists (CoSA), and National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA). The Archives⭐Records 2018 conference will take place August 12th-19th at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.

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We know it's not in New York, but DHPSNY really enjoyed this interactive tour with Founding Director Lonnie Bunch III through NMAAHC's Slavery and Freedom Exhibition - and we think you will too.  Juneteenth has long been celebrated in African American communities and is an important day in American history.  Although the Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, enslaved peoples in Confederate-controlled Texas were not made free until June 19, 1865 - hence the celebration of Juneteenth as America's second Independence Day.

We're excited to share this new project from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, one of DHPSNY's 2018 awardees for Strategic Planning Assistance!

https://stonewallforever.org

Will you be at this year's AIC annual meeting in Houston? If so, don't miss DHPSNY Preservation Specialist Gillian Marcus on Saturday, June 2nd, at 2:00 PM when she presents preservation strategies for the long-term care of electrophotographic art in museum and archival collections. This presentation will focus on the Arcadia University archive of legendary writer and photocopy artist Pati Hill.

Put it on your schedule→ https://goo.gl/vVkL8D

One of the things we at DHPSNY recommend during our site visits is that all collections have stand-alone, independent dataloggers.  Dataloggers can monitor the environment (temperature and relative humidity, as well as other factors depending upon the model) anywhere collections are stored or exhibited.  They provide important information that can help to ensure that your collection is being properly cared for.  Even if your HVAC system monitors temperature and RH, it's important to have an independent device which can verify that the HVAC system is functioning correctly and