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The author comments on the telegrams written by Edvardas Turauskas, published in the July 2007 issue of "Darbai ir dienos." He cited that the telegrams presented were held by The Lithuanian Emigration Institute in Kaunas, Lithuania, but claimed that the Hoover Institution in Stanford, California holds the bulk of Turauskas' archives. He mentioned some of the personal correspondence of Turauskas. He added that the telegrams presented is a small but discrete file representing the quality of materials at the institute.

The article reports on art documents received by the Archives of American Art in Southern California. It mentions that the Archives received papers on Double X, an organization endorsing a feminist art movement. The documents provide information on the organization's art activities and political views. Papers were also received on the Baxter Art Gallery at the California Institute of Technology. The records describe the art program of the institute and its numerous exhibitions. Documents by Betty Freeman provide information on several artists including Sam Francis and Clyfford Still. An overview of the documents received is provided.

The article reports on art documents received by the Archives of American Art. It mentions that papers by Robert Neuhaus describe the career of artist Clyfford Still. The article discusses that Still was influential on artists in the Bay Area, California and his works provide information on art after World War II. The archives also received papers on Emmy Lou Packard who is an artist in San Francisco. The documents describe her relationship with other artists including Diego Rivera, Anton Refregier, and Juan Gorman. The article also reports that the Archives received an interview with painter Hassel Smith. An overview of the documents received is provided.

This essay concerns an ethnographic project intended to document Latina/o traditional medicine in Los Angeles, organize the materials, and make information accessible to others. The paper describes methods and techniques for eliciting and recording the medical traditions. It presents some initial findings, discusses interview protocols as well as opportunities and challenges in obtaining information from individuals, discusses issues that arise in regard to transcription-translation and data management, and illustrates several ways of making the traditions available to different audiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the South California Research Center of the Archives of American Art. It mentions that papers of the painter and art critic James Britton were received. Britton was a known art critic and became editor of the publication "Art Review International" and also wrote for "American Art News." The article also mentions that the Archives interviewed painter Richard Diebenkorn. The interview provided information on Diebenkorn's career and relationships with other artists including Elmer Bischoff, David Park, and Hassel Smith.

The article offers information on the Eaton Collection at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), a group of science fiction and horror novels amassed by Professor J. Lloyd Eaton during a lifetime of active fandom. The collection included thousands of first editions and by 2005, grew to more than 100,000 volumes through processes involving both careful cultivation and acquisition. The collection includes accumulated papers from Gregory Bedford, David Brin, and Anne McCaffrey, a concentrated group of Philip K. Dick texts in various languages.