Archives in the Great PNW

Abstract for the Ted Carlson Papers:      The Ted Carlson papers include newsletters, ephemera, and correspondence documenting life in the U.S. from 1944 to 1946. This collection chronicles his experiences as a student at Iowa State College and Wesleyan College, a WWII military scientist working on the Manhattan Project, and a corporate scientist during his time at Chrysler and Monsanto. Biographical Note-      Eric Theodore “Ted” Carlson attended Wesleyan University, earning a B.A. with high distinction in Chemistry in February 1944. During the summer of that year, he worked as a graduate assistant at Iowa State College. Carlson's military service began in 1944 when he was inducted into the Army at Fort Snelling in August. He served in the Enlisted Reserve Corps and went on active duty on October 15, 1945. After completing his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, he achieved the rank of Technician 5. In 1946, he began his career at Monsanto...

  Info 256 Section 10 Module #1 Assignment: Interview an Archivist The archivist I had the opportunity to interview for this assignment was Ashlee Chism. She serves as the Archivist and Research Center Manager in the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research at the world headquarters of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Her education includes attending and earning her Bachelor of Arts in English in 2012 from the Southern Adventist University. She also earned her Master of Science and Information from the University of Michigan Specializing in Archives and Records Management 2015. Ashlee explained that while in library school she gained work experience as a student librarian in the Gerald Ford Library. She began her work at the Archives, Statistics, and Research Center, as an hourly staff member before receiving a promotion to manager. Her work includes preserving, describing, and cataloging the materials of this repository. Ashlee mentioned the Seventh-Day Advent...