The Goth Archivist

Dear people who are pissed off about the scientist with the pin-up girl shirt being called sexist by certain feminists and use the argument ...

Note for visitors from #mac15: this post is a bit outdated as far as my current circumstances. I am now gainfully employed in my field as a...

I have finished my MLS unofficially. Holy crap, does that feel good.

Postage geekery at the archive today: while we are used to the concept of a flat fee for postage based on weight and country, back in the 18...

At the archive yesterday, I got a nice lesson on paper durability. Here is a document from around 1715: Even accounting for the document...

                                                    10/01/13                       10:00am to 4:00pm                 47 hours The governme...

Note: my internship class received this email about a week ago: I am missing several documents, some already overdue. I need several stu...