Hoover Archivists' Musings

Damaged materials are fun. Looks weird, right? But it’s true. We in the audio staff naturally focus on the conservation and preservation ...

Because archival materials are collected to be used (in this case, heard), we'd like to introduce you to the vast array of sound recordi...

Recently I asked a colleague, “How many times have you gone looking for John Kennedy’s speech at the Brandenburg Gate and wound up listening...

Working with Hoover's poster collection, I came across a poster with a striking image of a bazaar and "Hero Land" in a huge ty...

Who’d think there’d be a connection between Julia Child and Herbert Hoover? Indeed, after seeing the summer hit Julie & Julia (loved it...

A recent reference inquiry about the Jacques Benoist-Méchin papers reminded me that the completion of a finding aid for a collection is not ...

They say nitrate won't wait, but neither will acetate. Although acetate motion picture film isn't flammable, it will deteriorate and...