I usually attempt to incorporate archival content into this blog. After all, it is what I do. While postings of late have been consumed by the march to the Stanley cup, an archival matter has presented itself and I am asking my readers to consider helping out an archives in need. The Northeast United States was recently affected by a late winter storm that brought snow to many areas and heavy rains to parts of the East coast.
The David Sarnoff Library is located in Princeton, New Jersey and its materials were heavily affected from the recent storm. You can read more about it here. Suffice to say, they wound up with about 20 inches of water in their repository. The regional professional organization of which I belong (MARAC, you read about it last week, when we met in Scranton, PA) has pledged money to help with the disaster recovery. The organization is also making a direct appeal to our members to offer their own financial assistance. You can click on "Make a Donation" at the bottom of the story regarding the flood to link directly to PayPal and help them out.
The David Sarnoff Library documents David Sarnoff's life; the history of radio, television, electronics, and communications; and the history of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). It is devoted to the study and understanding of the innovative spirit personified in the greatest technological visionary of the 20th century and realized in the accomplishments of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) employees at laboratories, factories, and offices in New Jersey and around the world. [from the library website]
I hope that you might consider helping them out. Please feel free to contact me or leave a comment if you have any questions.
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