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RMC Archivist News Since taking over as archivist in the fall of 2002, I have been busy. Although we do not yet have a permanent home for the archive, one that would allow folks to consult it with ease, it is currently safely and dryly housed in the basement of Gail Scott's house on Randolph Hill. Last year I completed an inventory of holdings and organized everything in marked locations so that items could be easily found. Since the collection is not easily accessible, I have started to make transcriptions of early documents and to scan historical photographs. Several projects that have been completed and should be made generally available are Spur Cabin Registers, 1900-1915 (with map, photos, transcriptions, and editor's appendices; c. 100pp); Randolph in Appalachia, 1876-1959 (an annotated listing of articles and reports relevant to Randolph that have appeared in AMC's journal Appalachia; 18pp); Excerpts from Gray Knob Log Books, 1906-37, 1955-1989. Over the next few years I will be making new collections of excerpts from the collection of RMC hut logbooks. An invitation to bring your
goodies to Randolph for scanning.
While preserving (and eventually microfilming) the collections
that we already have in the archive, I am also attempting to
add new materials, such as maps, log books, diaries, photos,
etc. I am particularly interested in finding out what kind of
material people have in their personal collections. Even if folks
are not ready to make contributions to the archive, it would
be very valuable to know what's out there. I'm hoping that Newsletter
readers who have something of interest will contact me. In addition,
next summer I will be bringing equipment that will allow me to
scan and digitally save photographs and maps, and even rare documents
if they are not to long. So, bring your treasures or inventories
to Randolph and get in touch with me to arrange a scanning session.
I can be reached in a variety of ways: e-mail;
winter phone [413-256-6950]; Randolph phone [603-466-5509]; winter
address [111 Amherst Road/Pelham, MA 01002]. |