Category Archives: behind the scenes

Behind the Scenes at the Cone: Arranging Items from History

Posted on July 17, 2023 by ahcadmin

In a place like the American Heritage Center (AHC), which houses tens of thousands of historical documents, it can be hard to navigate them and figure out what each collection is. Thankfully, the Center has Jamie Greene, the Manager of … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes at the Cone: Intaking History

Posted on July 10, 2023 by ahcadmin

The American Heritage Center (AHC) is home to thousands of different historical materials ranging from letters, diaries, and photos to oral history recordings and original artwork, just to name a few. But how what happens when collections come through the … Continue reading →

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Preserving History, One Negative at A Time

Posted on May 31, 2021 by ahcadmin

The American Heritage Center is home to nearly 90,000 cubic feet of historically significant collection material, representing centuries of cultural heritage within a wide range of subject matter. Whether it be a paper document, work of art, three-dimensional artifact, analog … Continue reading →

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Breathing New Life Into An Old Cinema Dinosaur

Posted on August 3, 2020 by ahcadmin

On June 2, 1983, 54 boxes of materials arrived at the Western History Research Center, now the American Heritage Center. It’s always exciting to open boxes of new materials to find out what surprises might be in store. So, those … Continue reading →

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Digital Preservation 101: Demystifying the Digital

Posted on July 20, 2020 by ahcadmin

Have you ever wondered about what happens to the digital files that get donated to the American Heritage Center? Or what happens with files that were created on software that no longer exists? Can the AHC deal with 5” floppy … Continue reading →

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AHC’s Toppan Library: Moving Toward Improvement

Posted on May 4, 2020 by ahcadmin

Behind the scenes at the archives, it’s bustling and constantly moving. That’s the case more than ever as we move materials from the Toppan Rare Books Library into one consolidated space. It’s the biggest physical move of our collections to … Continue reading →

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Archives Rewind Vol. 3

Posted on May 13, 2019 by ahcadmin

Round three of our “Archives Rewind” series finds us deep in the AHC collections once again. Did you know we’ve produced 150 episodes of Archives on the Air to date? The purpose of the Archives Rewind is to highlight episodes … Continue reading →

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How does the AHC use donations?

Posted on June 16, 2014 by ahcadmin

Watch this video message from AHC director Mark Greene to find out how monetary gifts are used. You’ll find more information about giving to the AHC located here, should you be interested.

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