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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Greetings:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I agree with Frank, we should not question the efficacy of NHPRC solely
because of EAD. My point was to suggest that EAD’s dominance in
NHPRC points to a structural problem with the commission that would allow a
vocal minority to achieve such influence. I would disagree, however, with
Frank’s contention that opponents of EAD have not offered
alternatives. The recent effort by Chris Prom with Archon (<a
href="http://www.archon.org/">www.archon.org</a>) is one example. I would
also argue that we don’t need an alternative to current “best
practice” in archival description (but that’s another issue).
EAD is simply a superfluous and expensive distraction – far, far removed
from “best practice.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Still, Frank’s point is well taken that those of us opposed to
EAD (or any other unnecessary and elitist proposal offered from on high) must
proactively engage the profession by providing construct alternatives. If
and when my pen ever thaws, I’ll see what I can do. --Marcus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Marcus C. Robyns</span></font></i>,
CA<o:p></o:p></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Associate Professor / University
Archivist<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Northern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'><a href="mailto:mrobyns@nmu.edu">mrobyns@nmu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>906.227.1046<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>FAX 906.227.1333</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
maa-l-bounces+mrobyns=nmu.edu@lists.dhal.org
[mailto:maa-l-bounces+mrobyns=nmu.edu@lists.dhal.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Boles, Frank J.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 16, 2007 11:31
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">maa-l@lists.dhal.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Maa-l] NHPRC funding</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Marcus:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The real answer to your question is that
the proponents of EAD have been persuasive in arguing their case within
professional circles and the grant agencies are following “best
practice” guidelines, which include EAD. The problem, my friend, is that
the opponents of EAD (and I’m not a big fan) have not been terribly
effective in arguing against it, or for some other option.. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Time to pull out your pen (out of the ice,
Marcus, you know the stuff that covers NMU about 9 months out of the year!) and
write the persuasive and definitive “why EAD stinks” article.
That is what it will take to move NHRPC and the other grant making agencies
away from EAD, or at least to start questioning it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think seriously questioning the role of
NHRPC simply because they’ve bought into EAD is unwise. I can think of
several components of NHRPC (or for that matter NEH, MHC, MCACA, and others)
that I would like changed in a perfect world (that being one where I get to
make all the rules) but in a less than perfect world I think the good these
agencies do far outweighs whatever annoyances all of us might have over
specific procedures and requirements that we personally find burdensome or just
plain stupid. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Frank Boles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ps. Trust me Marcus, I’d accuse you
of a lot of things, but agreeing with George Bush is not one of them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
maa-l-bounces+boles1fj=cmich.edu@lists.dhal.org
[mailto:maa-l-bounces+boles1fj=cmich.edu@lists.dhal.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Robyns, Marcus<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 16, 2007 9:42
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">maa-l@lists.dhal.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Maa-l] NHPRC funding</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greetings, MAA List!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am wonder if we might have a discussion concerning
continued funding of the NHPRC. I have always been a staunch supporter of
the NHPRC; commission funding helped establish my former and current jobs (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">City of Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>,
and NMU), so I am indebted to the commission. I am also an NHPRC grant
recipient. However, an experience with my previous NHPRC grant and
comments from colleagues have made me begin to wonder. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>As many of you know, I am a staunch and vocal opponent
of EAD, and I am particularly appalled at the millions our profession has
squandered on the DTD while so many more immediate and pressing issues remain
unresolved. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>When I applied for my NHPRC grant (an arrangement and
description project), I initially included EAD as part of the descriptive
component (knowing this would help the grant’s prospects). I also
included a MARC record for our OPAC and a standard inventory for the total
finding aid package. The MSHRAB thought EAD was too much and recommended
dropping it from the application. I did so. The application went to
NHPRC and they immediately asked why I had not included EAD and basically
implied I would not get funding without it, so I put it back in and got the
grant. A few weeks later, I sent queries to the Archives and Archivist
List asking if anyone had experience or data concerning how well EAD served
patron access and indicated my general concern and doubt about EAD. Well,
big brother was watching, and I soon received a letter from NHPRC asking if I
was considering dropping EAD from the grant project and informing me that doing
so would be a violation of the agreement and I could possibly lose funding.
Not wanting to lose the grant, I obsequiously wrote back (in a panic) that I
had no intention of dropping EAD. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Needless to say, the experience left a pretty bad
taste in my mouth. In my opinion, the experience serves as evidence to
suggest that a small minority of people in our profession (EAD proponents) have
hijacked our most important institutions (SAA, NHPRC, LC, etc) in order to
impose their particular agenda on the rest of us, thereby diverting much needed
funds away from more pressing problems and putting our profession’s
energy and brain power into something that only a very small percentage of
archival repositories can use. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>As most of you also know, I am an equally staunch
opponent of the Bush Administration and do not wish to be seen as supporting
one of their policies; however, I wonder if this might be a good time to bring
the NHPRC under some serious review. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>What are your thoughts? --Marcus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marcus C. Robyns, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Associate Professor / University Archivist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Northern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Michigan</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>mrobyns@nmu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>906.227.1046<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: maa-l-bounces+mrobyns=nmu.edu@lists.dhal.org
[mailto:maa-l-bounces+mrobyns=nmu.edu@lists.dhal.org] On Behalf Of Mark Harvey<br>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 4:37 PM<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">maa-l@lists.dhal.org</st1:PersonName><br>
Subject: [Maa-l] NHPRC funding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Next Wednesday, March 14, there will be a House
Appropriations Subcommittee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>hearing on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">NARA</st1:City></st1:place>'s
FY2008 budget during which the issue of NHPRC funding can<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>be raised.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>As was the case last year, there will be no public testimony
at the hearing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>itself, but the Subcommittee will accept written
testimony via email before<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>the hearing. TESTIMONY MUST BE EMAILED NO LATER
THAN MARCH 14.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Guidelines for Providing Public Testimony on NHPRC
Funding <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>to the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>General Government Appropriations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, will hold a hearing
on the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. The
Subcommittee is accepting written public testimony in anticipation of that
hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Following are some guidelines for providing testimony.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Testimony should be submitted on behalf of an
organization. It is important that the testimony is submitted by the most
senior member of the organization. For example, for a university
archives, it is best to have the archives director - or ideally the university
president or dean to whom the archives reports - submit the testimony. For
state archives, consider submission by the State Archivist or the head of a
larger department to which the archives reports. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Although letters from individuals (ie, not on behalf
of an organization) are valuable, these should be directed to the individual
members of the subcommittee rather than submitted as public testimony.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>How to submit testimony. Written testimony
should be concise and focused on the issue. It should not exceed the equivalent
of four single-spaced, typed pages (two pages would be ideal), and should be in
12-point type. Testimony can be submitted in writing via email to:
nadine.berg@mail.house.gov. The testimony must be submitted prior to the
start of the hearing on Wednesday, March 14.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>What to include in your testimony: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>*
At the top of the page indicate your name, title, and institutional
affiliation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>*
In the first paragraph state the agency, program, and amount of money involved
in the request [National Archives, National Historical Publications and Records
Commission, $5.5 million in competitive grants, $2 million for program
administration]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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Explain the mission/purpose of your organization, its geographical coverage if
relevant, and membership or service numbers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Explain why NHPRC is of value to your organization and your constituents.
Stress positive benefits to users, society, government, democracy. Note
what will be lost if NHPRC is not funded.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>*
Provide arguments about why NHPRC provides unique services and benefits that no
other agency offers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Thank the Subcommittee for its attention to this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>More background on NHPRC at www.archives.gov/nhprc <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>_____________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mark E. Harvey, State Archivist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Archives of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Michigan</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>702 W. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kalamazoo</st1:City></st1:place>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Box</span></font></st1:Street>
30740</st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lansing</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">48909-8240</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ph: 517.373.1415<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cell: 517.331.0597<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fax: 517.241.1658<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>E-mail: harveym@mi.gov <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>URL: www.michigan.gov/archivesofmi <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Discover your connections to Women's History Month,
March 1-31, at the Archives of Michigan and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Historical</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>:
www.michiganhistory.org.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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