creature of the vault

Mix of rare book cataloger and archivist pursuing a second master's with dreams for a PhD.

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Even though the #ArchivesHashtagParty has come to an end is anyone interested in keeping the party going? #ArchivesHashtagAfterParty

#archives #glam #libraries #museums

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Beyond excited for this Thursday to hear more about the Poison Book Project! #poisonbooks #poisonbookproject

[Icon - The Institute of Conservation @Conservators_UK]

Icon member Dr. Melissa Tedone will give a FREE lecture on the Winterthur Poison Book Project, which researches the use of hazardous arsenical compounds in bookcloth, for @IconBook_Paper's Annual 2022 Frederick Bearman Research Grant Lecture: https://t.co/qogJ7kwe4H

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By the time you're 30...oh wait, not yet, still 27, stay tuned I'll keep you posted when I'm actually 30 then I'll have the final results in.

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If anyone has books from Stephen J. Richardson, sold around 1913, I might be able to tell you the price. Found this #bookcatalogue today with handwritten prices next to the listings 😍

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Today's been interesting, from the mouse dropping hanging from a cobweb to the mushrooms growing out of the wall behind boxes and a box so covered in mold it looked burnt #MyMuseumStudiesInternship

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Receiving the Poison Bookmark from the #poisonbookproject in the mail holds the same excitement as receiving your acceptance letter @WinterthurMuse

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@kafkamono @rarebookschool @RareUVA I believe it was and I think it will be able soon! You can check out other ones at https://t.co/F7I6IisViF

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Practicing tracing provenance this morning at the @rarebookschool

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Happening today, 7/13, 5:30pm in the Harrison/Small Rotunda @RareUVA: Eugenia Roldán Vera presents "The Book Trade in the Anglo-Iberian Atlantic in the Independence Era: A Transnational Public Sphere?" - our 2nd annual Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trades. Join us!

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In Charlottesville today? We hope to see you for Eric White's Malkin Lecture at 5:30pm in the Dome Room of the Rotunda @UVA, as well as for the reception afterwards!

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Ever go somewhere and you can just feel the history and stories? That's @UVA and what a place for #rarebookschool

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Debating on whether or not to start a blog🤔cause @rarebookschool is next week and you know there's going to be so much to share #rarebookschool

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@anna_opryszko Provenance: Tracing Owners & Collections

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Contingent employment leads to "loss of institutional knowledge", definitely a point that stuck out to me. #rbms22

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Incredibly excited and thankful that I'll be attending the @RBMSinfo Virtual Conference as a scholarship recipient! #rbms22

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Join us next Wed, 6/15, in the auditorium @RareUVA for "Making & Reading Indigenous Archives," an @NEHgov-Global Book Histories lecture by @kellywisecup. Everyone is welcome to attend! A recording of this free, in-person event will be posted later this month. #rbs2022

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#MuseumNext what a great three days! Definitely excited for the Creative Summit at the end of the month.