National Archives Podcast

Using google again, I found the National Archives podcast series in the United Kingdom. This particular podcast deals with forgery of archival documents presented by David Thomas. He discusses several examples of forgeries going back to the 16th century. He explains how and why people commit forgeries and how they get caught. This is the link: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/rss/podcasts.xml

Broadside “Jones Brothers Laboratories,” circa 1935. MSS 97-6 Fred T. Jones, Sr. Collection, Box 1, File 7.


Dr. Fred T. Jones, Sr. was a pioneer in the establishment of black hospitals in Louisiana and Arkansas during the early 20th century.

In 1915, Dr. Jones founded a hospital (Mercy Sanitarium) in Shreveport, Louisiana and likewise in Little Rock (Bush Memorial Hospital) two years later. Dr. Jones is credited with conceiving the "hospital plan," whereby "subscribers" could pay annual dues and receive future hospital care. In connection with his plan, he established the Great Southern Fraternal Hospitals in North Little Rock and Pine Bluff.

The above information was taken from the collection finding aid.

The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies-

I choose this blog because I am familar with the Butler Center. It is a library that houses thousands of documents, letters, and manuscripts pertaining to Arkansas History. It is my desire to be an archivst, in fact I one day hope to even be employed at this particular library. The entry I picked is an example of one of the documents avaliable for viewing and research requests at Butler. It is an advertistment of a black hosptial circa early 20th century. My area of interest archives and history in general is African American history. Here is the link: http://butlercenter.blogspot.com I used the search engine google.com to find it. Below is the adverstiment for the hospital and a passage about its founder.

The beginning

I have always had a passion for history and books. I have a BA in history and want to become a librarian. The purpose of this blog is to explore the realm of library information science in paricular the sub-heading of archives. I choose archives because it deals with history. History is the fabric of our lives. It is through learning the lessons experience though people, events, and places that existed in the past that we can better understand the present and future.