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The article offers news briefs from the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) in the U.S. The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has debuted its first digital collection on DigitalPast in March 2009. The Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) has been awarded a grant of $498,000 by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for support of its African-American materials Survey Initiative. Scott Manning Stevens was appointed as the new director of its league by the Newberry Library.

Presents updates related to archival administration in the U.S. as of October 2005. Appointment of Heidi Davis Marshall as college archivist of the Columbia College Chicago in Chicago, Illinois; 25th anniversary celebration of the Illinois Heritage Association; Grant received by the Archives and Special Collections department of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The article reports on the 240 finding aids contribution to the Archival Resources by the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM). The UWM represented the university records and manuscript collection supporting underrepresented population, social justice problems and experiences of brewing in Milwaukee. The housing marches were open in Milwaukee in connection with the Archives Month and the 40th anniversary.

The article reports on the completion of Nebraska United Methodist Archives (NUMA) series of record and information management workshop. The event is conducted for the members of the Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church to promote assistance activity at congregational and district level. Terri Raburn, the president of NUMA, assisted the activity with the support of Dale Patterson, the leader of Methodist denominational archives in New Jersey.

The article talks about the collaboration of Indiana University-Prude University Indianapolis (IUOUI) and Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) in creating PolicyArchive in Indiana. According to the author, PolicyArchive is an on-line, digital library of public policy research that makes its content freely available to legislators, academics and researchers. He added that the PolicyArchive will offer subject index, and internal search engine and research abstracts.

The article focuses on the airing of a live two-hour broadcast from the Ford Library as part of its Presidential Libraries: History Uncovered series on holdings of the presidential libraries by the C-SPAN in Michigan. According to the author, Director Elaine Didier and supervisory archivist David Horrocks has represented the library on camera. He added that the major prebroadcast contributions has been made by audiovisual staff Ken Hafeli.

The article focuses on the issuance of a Certificate of Preparedness to South Dakota State Historical Society (SDSHS) Archives in the Cultural Heritage Center. The event was presented by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) as part of the acknowledgement campaign to defend the irreplaceable records. Moreover, CoSA certification credited the states collection of record to compliment a detailed assessment of record-related preparedness in the country.

The article features the celebration on the Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) titled "Reunions: Together in the Archives."

The article offers information on the Ohio Digitization Interest Group conference to be held in Culombus, Ohio in November 9, 2007.

The article focuses on the completion of the additional 30,00 square feet to the $5.7 million project to the headquarters of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The event conserves the inheritance of the additional records collected to the North Dakota Heritage Center (MDHC). Moreover, the addition was provided by the $5.5 million bond in the 2005 Legislative Assembly and $200,000 ward from North Dakota Department of Transportation.

The article focuses on the opening of the new exhibit at the Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) Museum. The event features the Nebraska History: Nebraska's Citizen-Soldiers in the 21st Century showing the latest service and sacrifices of men ad women of the Nebraska National Guard. Moreover, it centers the personal experiences of the members of Army and Air Guard units in September 11, 2001.

The article reports on the issuance of a two-year involvement in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) to Minnesota Historical Society (MHS). The honor was presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in partnering with the Library of Congress to produce a national digital resource of newspaper. Its features includes a full text exploring and approachable by the information on the Library of Congress Chronicling America Web site.

The article offers information on the 2007 State History Awards at the 133rd annual State History Conference in Michigan. The event was sponsored by the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM) with the additional granting the Lifetime Achievement Award in September. Furthermore, the program was being acknowledged as the most eminent practice in the society offering a variety of concept.

The article highlights the opening of the Roland W. Hayes Collection as announced by the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African-American in the Performing Arts at the Detroit Public Library. According to the author, first African-American to achieve international acclaim as a concert artist has been Hayes. He added that personal and business correspondence, concert and recital programs and music manuscripts are included in his collections.

The article announces the opening of the United Auto Workers (UAW) by the Reuther Library in Michigan. Moreover, the President's Office: Owen Bieber Collection promotes a wide certification of policies, programs and activities of the UAW. The subject recorded includes correspondence, minutes, and published materials concerning discussion of the variety of country's agreement.

The article focuses on the transferring of office of the University Archives and Records Management of the Indiana University at the fourth floor of the Herman B. Wells Library in Indiana. According to the author, improvements such as reading a room four times the size of the former, large reception area and exhibit space are being represented with the new space. He added that large portion of the Archive's collection will be stored off-site at the libraries' Auxiliary Library Facility.

The article highlights the newly accessioned collections of the Indiana Historical Society in Indiana. According to the author, the collection includes World War II and Korean War collections, Women's Indiana State Bowling Association records and the Thompson (RCA) Marketing Archives. He added that the collections will be featured at the current and upcoming rotation of The Faces of Lincoln exhibit at the Indiana History Center.

The article highlights the celebration of the opening of the George H. Yater Papers with a special program by the University of Louisville on October in Kentucky. According to the author, Yater has been known as "Louisville Historian" who has been born and live most of his life in the region. He added that his interests such as topics ranging from landmark buildings and neighborhoods and historic and notable families are being reflected in his collections.

The article talks about the availability of the African-American Women in Iowa digital collection in the Internet. According to the author, 300 items selected from scrapbooks, pamphlets and directories are included in the collection. He added that the collection is a collaboration of the African-American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa, the Iowa Women's Archives and University of Iowa Archives.

The article highlights the launching of the Web site Kansas Memory by the Kansas Governor John Carlin in Topeka. According to the author, the web site is the society's newest on-line offering. He added that the web site offers unprecedented on-line access to Kansas history which includes thousands of items from the society's collections of photographs, letters and diaries.

The article focuses on the expansion of the service hours of the Special Collections Department in the Richard J. Daley Library at the University of Illinois (UIC) in Chicago, Illinois. According to the author, every second Saturday of each month, the department is open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. He added that researchers who are interested to avail the service in the department are encourage to make appointments.

The article focuses on the collaboration of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) with university's department of chemical and biological engineering (Ch&BE) to research Charles Warner Pierce in Chicago. According to the author, Pierce is a 1901 graduate of Armour Institute of Technology and one of the IIT's predecessor schools. He added that it has been believed that Pierce is the first African-American to receive a degree in chemical engineering.

The article provides information about the Archives Fair cohosted by the Chicago Area Archivists and the Chicago Metro History Education Center held on October 20 at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois. According to the author, the fair has been attended by more than 200 visitors who lined up to talk with archivists about research projects, family history and archival professions. He added that a special lecture "Demystifying Archival Research" has also been presented by Martin Tuohy.