{"id":7957,"date":"2021-10-01T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/?p=7957"},"modified":"2021-10-01T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T15:48:13","slug":"georgia-archives-month-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/?p=7957","title":{"rendered":"October is Georgia Archives Month 2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"

October is Georgia Archives Month!<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the month<\/span>\u00a0of October,\u00a0archives<\/span> and libraries remind people that items that are important to them are being preserved, cataloged, cared for, and made accessible by archivists and librarians.<\/p>\n

Did you know:<\/p>\n

Archives and special collections are:<\/p>\n

Records of enduring value, or of the human experience that may include letters, photographs, sound recordings, books, maps, newspapers, and, increasingly, digital records.<\/p>\n

Archivists are the professionals who:<\/p>\n

are experts in managing archives and special collections, and focus on collections found in universities, businesses, governments, historical societies, and public libraries.<\/p>\n

The 2021 theme for Georgia Archives Month is “Salute to Medicine: A celebration of the medical profession and the archives that document the field.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Start by downloading and printing a 2021 Georgia Archives Month poster here<\/a>, and displaying it in your work area!<\/p>\n

You can also check out all of the items in our collections pertaining to this theme at Check out the items in our collections that are related to this year\u2019s #GAArchivesMonth theme at bit.ly\/DLGGeorgiaArchivesMonth2021.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, and as an example of this year’s theme, the DLG is sharing an ad from The Sunny South<\/em> of December 6, 1890, which features a proposed design for the recently-established Grady Hospital.<\/p>\n

Full issue available at Georgia Historic Newspapers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have created versions of this image for you to share on your favorite social media platform.<\/p>\n

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This Archives Month, we would like to remind you that:<\/strong><\/p>\n