A Child’s World War II Era Impressions

When war rages across the ocean, the secure world of a young rural child is little affected, although a few highlights remain in memory. I treasured that little lapel button that proclaimed me a “Lieutenant” in the war effort’s scrap drive. It was exciting to collect and deposit my pickings in the school yard of my one-room school in Harrity, Carbon County. It was scary to be...
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Document Preservation at the Pennsylvania State Archives

Preservation is a primary responsibility of all archives. Although the Pennsylvania State Archives, just like the Coca-Cola Archives, the Ford Motor Company Archives, the Chester County Archives, the University of Pennsylvania Archives and various institutional archives of religious denominations and numerous private organizations are responsible for identifying, accessioning, describing and...
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