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A UMD student became the first to digitize a little-known letter between Founding Fathers George Mason, left, and George Washington, while working as a digital archives fellow at Gunston Hall. Letters courtesy of the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall; portraits via Wikimedia Commons. Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: A New Page in U.S. History
MLIS grad student, Nicholas Gentry, digitizes a forgotten 1768 letter between George Mason and George Washington

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AIP Foundation News: Preserving Science Through Storytelling: MLIS Student Supports Audiovisual History at the Niels Bohr Library & Archives
MLIS student Jamila Hinds helps preserve and inventory decades of STEM media at NBLA

Anastasia Armendariz, MLIS '22
Alumni Profile: A Career in Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
A profile of MLIS alum Anastasia Armendariz
Reimagining Information Access: How INFO Is Centering Immigrant Voices in Tech, Policy & Archives
The Immigration and International Information Research Alliance (i3r) flips traditional scholarship on its head, treating immigrants as …
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ALA President-Elect Sam Helmick discussed 2025 library challenges and tools for change
(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series Presents: A Conversation with David S. Ferriero, 10th Archivist of the United States: Digital Transformation In Times of Controversy
Former U.S. Archivist David S. Ferriero reflects on national memory, public service, and leadership
(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: “Developing the Maryland State Archives’ Indigenous Records Website for Engagement and Access”
Featuring Maria Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives