WHMC
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Changes for the WHMC
It was sad to learn about the changes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri – especially the loss of jobs for some of my favorite archivists. Here is the story. It is this archive that holds the National Women and Media Collection. In it are the papers of women’s page journalists Roberta Applegate, Marie Anderson, Gloria Biggs, Dorothy Jurney, Eleni Epstein and Marjorie Paxson – whose donation initiated the Collection. Lance and made numerous trips to the Ellis Library and count it as our favorite archive. I worry that the marginalization of the WHMC will also marginalize the NWMC which will celebrate its 25th year…
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Changes for the WHMC
It was sad to learn about the changes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri – especially the loss of jobs for some of my favorite archivists. Here is the story. It is this archive that holds the National Women and Media Collection. In it are the papers of women’s page journalists Roberta Applegate, Marie Anderson, Gloria Biggs, Dorothy Jurney, Eleni Epstein and Marjorie Paxson – whose donation initiated the Collection. Lance and made numerous trips to the Ellis Library and count it as our favorite archive. I worry that the marginalization of the WHMC will also marginalize the NWMC which will celebrate its 25th year…
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Save the National Women & Media Collection
Help! The National Women and Media Collection is in danger of being marginalized. The NWMC is located in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri. Recently, the WHMC has been placed under the State Historical Society – and lost the $1 million UM allocated. There is a serious concern about the future of the archivists at the WHMC – people who know the collections best. The SHS head may eliminate the WHMC reference staff – some of the best archivists out there. With the reference staff gone, the SHS staff will be responsible for providing reference service to historians and they don’t have archival training. They are…
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Save the National Women & Media Collection
Help! The National Women and Media Collection is in danger of being marginalized. The NWMC is located in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri. Recently, the WHMC has been placed under the State Historical Society – and lost the $1 million UM allocated. There is a serious concern about the future of the archivists at the WHMC – people who know the collections best. The SHS head may eliminate the WHMC reference staff – some of the best archivists out there. With the reference staff gone, the SHS staff will be responsible for providing reference service to historians and they don’t have archival training. They are…
