Yesterday, i visited the National Archives in College Park, MD, casually referred to as A2. NARA kindly offers an hourly shuttle bus back and forth between the two - which i'm grateful for, as even on a direct short bus shuttle, it took just over 40...
At the researcher's entrance to the National Archives, there are two large statues. The one on the left is of a woman with a large book opened in her lap. In her left hand are several sheets of paper. Is she tearing them out? Is...
It can be easy to overdo it in the Archives. I've already typed 36 pages of notes and scanned over 200 documents. I haven't even gotten through my first box. I did not intend to scan documents - i thought i might want to copy...
I've arrived in DC and have gotten to work in the National Archives. Can i be so giddily excited every time i work my way through the several layers of security? Am i allowed to be so incredibly exhilarated every time i come out of...
I've moved back to the south end of Seattle recently. Columbia City, more specifically. It's been a rather harsh relearning of the ways that racism permeates public transportation. I've always thought that riding the bus is something of an equalizer, but in the past two...