Meg Miner

This department of The Ames Library holds unique collections from IWU's history and more. Class visits, independent researchers & community groups are welcome!

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Thank you @LibnOfCongress! Rustin is definitely an American every American should know! This book is arguably the best I've read this year. Sad to find that so many of his perspectives resonate with current issues, but I am grateful that his strong voice endures!

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

Bayard Rustin championed the rights of African Americans, unions and the LGBTQ+ community. He was a close confidant of A. Philip Randolph & Martin Luther King, Jr. at the height of the Civil Rights movement.
The @librarycongress has his papers: https://t.co/QnYJdzjnQq #Pride

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Sharing the unsurprising news that the Presidential Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22) doesn't ask departing presidents "to negotiate" what @USNatArchives collects after they leave office. Records turnover is required!

[Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org]

Fact Checking Donald Trump's Claims About the Presidential Records Act: https://t.co/ESQSxttbqD

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

P.S. Note that the event was part of Founders Day which was celebrated for many years in the month of December! The first one took place on Dec 11, 1913. See https://t.co/TcF18ETqs5

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

See the dedication program at https://t.co/e9xC9S9RL8

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

See the dedication program at https://t.co/e9xC9S9RL8

[Illinois Wesleyan @IL_Wesleyan]

It’s officially been 100 years since the dedication of the Memorial Gymnasium (now Hansen Student Center). On December 14, 1922, Memorial Gymnasium was dedicated in memory of IWU community members who lost their lives in World War I.

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

@IL_Wesleyan I see I mistyped the date range on the original tweet. Old Main was built in *1870* but I suppose it would be even spookier if that was 1970 architecture!🤣

[Illinois Wesleyan @IL_Wesleyan]

👻 spookiest building in IWU's history? OLD MAIN! 👻

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Anyone who's researched in archival collections holds onto the hope of uncovering something like this. https://t.co/ZN7hKNMxmx Proof that patience mixed with curiosity can make humanity's secrets come to light. Well done, @KlugeCtr scholar Claudy Op den Kamp! @librarycongress

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Great poster @peripheralmss team! Thanks for writing it up in the blog post, too. My compliments to the team's persistence through all of these challenges. You all are awesome! #midwestmss

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Looking forward to it @IWUtheatre!

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

#AskAnArchivist What's the spookiest building in your institutional history? Here's @IL_Wesleyan's second one & it served us from 1970-1968. It survived a tornado in 1903! The 1/2 basement was roofed over after a fire destroyed everything else in 1943. See https://t.co/rOkKxPvBEm

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Sooo glad you asked #AskAnArchivist! Reasons we can't vary: legal and privacy concerns are biggies. Something all @archivists know and love is a policy. Here's the one we use @theameslibrary @IL_Wesleyan https://t.co/wJdFlivQun

[Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org]

To kick things off, let's start with the perennial favorite, "why aren't all of your collections digitized?" Want to know the answer? #AskAnArchivist!

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Tomorrow is #AskAnArchivist Day! Members of @archivists_org will join together to respond to any & all questions about archives & archival work. Tag me for @IL_Wesleyan questions & include #AskAnArchivist. Or just follow that hashtag to see what others are curious about!

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

On hearing of the passing of jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis this week, I recalled that @iwu_bsu and @IWUSenate once brought his group to play @IL_Wesleyan. See https://t.co/0nfNtc9Wfh @IWU_AlumniAssoc

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Hurray for transparency of federally funded research! When research is openly shared, knowledge can increase exponentially! @WHOSTP @WhiteHouse

[SPARC @SPARC_NA]

BREAKING: @WHOSTP issues landmark new policy guidance setting default to “open” for U.S. taxpayer-funded research #OAintheUSA https://t.co/09Kp5fnGI0

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

So happy to be open without any access limitations again! Kudos to @IL_Wesleyan Physical Plant and CORE for completing the work ahead of schedule! At least they didn't have to go all the way down to the ground as they did on the initial @theameslibrary construction project ;-)

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Such interesting findings already in the @peripheralmss project. Excited to have @IL_Wesleyan collections @theameslibrary part of it all! #midwestmss

[Peripheral Manuscripts @peripheralmss]

Interested in what types of items will eventually be in our project's digital repository (launching in 2024)? Check out our most recent blog post for an overview of what we know so far! #midwestmss #medievaltwitter
https://t.co/yhDLJhg51M

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Thanks for all your efforts, Anna. And welcome Prof. Jarvis-Freeman!

[Illinois Wesleyan Writing & Tutoring Services @IWUWC]

2/2 The next interim director of the WCTS, Prof. Jarvis-Freeman starts Aug 1, which is also my last day. I know you’ll enjoy her guidance and support! Take care, stay cool, and write on!

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Looking forward to the in-person celebration of these great @IL_Wesleyan alumni! And to adding them to the new online display of past @IWU_AlumniAssoc Award winners https://t.co/bxv5aLEvVt! Thx to our LibServices student assistants @theameslibrary for helping compile the details!

[Illinois Wesleyan @IL_Wesleyan]

Despite working in different arenas — medicine, higher education, and the intersection of performance and activism — Illinois Wesleyan’s 2022 Alumni Award winners share the common bond of serving their communities.

https://t.co/x8W6oaSSiv

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

I forgot to add the link this great resource with @IL_Wesleyan @iwusports "people who were there"! https://t.co/K56yS0bqWo

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Happy anniversary #TitleIX50! @iwusports @IL_Wesleyan @IWU_AlumniAssoc

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Happy anniversary #TitleIX50! @iwusports @IL_Wesleyan @IWU_AlumniAssoc

[Meg Miner @IWU_Archivist]

Our hats are off to the construction crews laboring in this heat everywhere this week but certainly to the workers in front of @theameslibrary. For a little #TBT on a Monday check out this post about the last extensive work @IL_Wesleyan's library! https://t.co/eOnfI7iuLQ