archives
archives
Old Main - Present day matches to archive photos
12/19/12
File showing images from Old Main through 1930's to 1940's with matching images from approximately same locations in 2012.
Carnegie Building
6/27/12
Penn State's Carnegie Building houses the College of Communications.
Penn State: Then and Now Collection
6/2/11
Time and Place mash ups and full-size images. by: Patrick Mansell
Old Main, Land-Grant Frescoes
Agriculture Experiment Station
Corner Room
Carnegie Building
Nittany Lion Shrine
Old Main
Campus Gate - Allen St.
Penn College librarian recertified as professional archivist
11/12/09
Patricia A. Scott, librarian and archivist in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, has been recertified by the Academy of Certified Archivists, an independent, nonprofit organization of professionals in the field. To maintain certification, archivists must reapply every five years by taking a written exam or submitting a portfolio of professional activities.
Penn State archivist presents at international conference
9/16/09
Jackie R. Esposito, Penn State archivist and head of Records Management Services, was invited to present a paper titled "Should I Delete it All? Managing University Electronic Business Records" at the International Council on Archives/University and Scientific Archives Conference. The conference, titled "The Nature of University and Research Institution Archives: An International Perspective," was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Sept. 8 to 11. Archival representatives from five continents attended the meeting.
Probing Question: Can we save today's documents for tomorrow?
2/9/09
Even though your grandparents' old photo albums are yellowed and grainy, they're still there for you and your family to enjoy. But will your grandchildren be able to say the same of the digital photo albums you're compiling today? Rapid advances in computer technology have left past hardware and software in the dust. If we're creating documents no one will be able to access, has our Information Age created a digital dark age?
Forged in Steel
1/1/99
When the steelworkers finally walked out, on the night of May 12, 1937, it was as though the whole of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, had risen from its bondage. The entire population, it seemed, had gathered in the center of town, around the long tunnel that made the main entrance to the immense Jones & Laughlin mill.
In the Steps of a Civil War Great-grandfather
6/1/89
The article in our March issue about Civil War historian Gary Gallagher included the story of my great-grandfather William H. Stubbs.
Readers searching their Civil War roots have asked how I gathered the Stubbs background.
Old Main - Present day matches to archive photos
12/19/12
File showing images from Old Main through 1930's to 1940's with matching images from approximately same locations in 2012.
Carnegie Building
6/27/12
Penn State's Carnegie Building houses the College of Communications.
Penn State: Then and Now Collection
6/2/11
Time and Place mash ups and full-size images. by: Patrick Mansell
Old Main, Land-Grant Frescoes
Agriculture Experiment Station
Corner Room
Carnegie Building
Nittany Lion Shrine
Old Main
Campus Gate - Allen St.
Penn College librarian recertified as professional archivist
11/12/09
Patricia A. Scott, librarian and archivist in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, has been recertified by the Academy of Certified Archivists, an independent, nonprofit organization of professionals in the field. To maintain certification, archivists must reapply every five years by taking a written exam or submitting a portfolio of professional activities.
Penn State archivist presents at international conference
9/16/09
Jackie R. Esposito, Penn State archivist and head of Records Management Services, was invited to present a paper titled "Should I Delete it All? Managing University Electronic Business Records" at the International Council on Archives/University and Scientific Archives Conference. The conference, titled "The Nature of University and Research Institution Archives: An International Perspective," was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Sept. 8 to 11. Archival representatives from five continents attended the meeting.
Probing Question: Can we save today's documents for tomorrow?
2/9/09
Even though your grandparents' old photo albums are yellowed and grainy, they're still there for you and your family to enjoy. But will your grandchildren be able to say the same of the digital photo albums you're compiling today? Rapid advances in computer technology have left past hardware and software in the dust. If we're creating documents no one will be able to access, has our Information Age created a digital dark age?
Forged in Steel
1/1/99
When the steelworkers finally walked out, on the night of May 12, 1937, it was as though the whole of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, had risen from its bondage. The entire population, it seemed, had gathered in the center of town, around the long tunnel that made the main entrance to the immense Jones & Laughlin mill.
In the Steps of a Civil War Great-grandfather
6/1/89
The article in our March issue about Civil War historian Gary Gallagher included the story of my great-grandfather William H. Stubbs.
Readers searching their Civil War roots have asked how I gathered the Stubbs background.