Yay, holiday cards! Please share them with your favorite archivists (and even your not-so-favorite archivists, ’tis the season for that sort of thing).
Hark! the herald angels sing, No, we can’t digitize everything!
Photo credit: Book of Hours, f.58v, (184 x 133 mm), 15th century, Alexander Turnbull Library, MSR-02 from the National Library NZ on The Commons
May your holidays be filled with More Presents, Less Process
Photo credit: MCCALL HOMEMAKING COVER, XMAS TREE from the George Eastman House
![Warmest wishes for the holidays [over an image of a cardigan]](https://derangementanddescription.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/holiday_card_warmest.jpg)
Warmest wishes for the holidays [over an image of a cardigan]
O tidings of cardigans and joy
Photo credit: vintage 1970s Rainbow Sorbet Cardigan Sweater from Huzzah Vintage
![Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow [over an image of a flaking document]](https://derangementanddescription.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/holiday_card_snow.jpg)
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow [over an image of a flaking document]
And so it was that the Three Wise Dutchmen recognized the importance of provenance.
Photo credit: Image taken from page 23 of ‘The Coming of Father Christmas’ from the British Library
December 24, 2013 at 2:52 pm |
I may need to carry the “no we can’t digitize everything” with me and leave it at job interviews. Ha!
December 25, 2013 at 10:51 am |
Great holiday message. Happy Holidaze, Rebecca!