November 1, 2017
Sean McEnroe, Photograph Collections Assistant
Thank you for joining me this month at Emilio Segrè Visual Archives. I hope you have enjoyed a look behind the scenes. Here’s what we explored:
First there was a selection of images from our Thurgood Collection, which are photographs and letters donated by the family of Malcom Thurgood, a photographer with the Alsos mission during World War II.
Here are photos by Malcolm Thurgood, of the Alsos Mission, I cataloged. See more of his images in our archive https://t.co/OdMadrUp66 - Sean pic.twitter.com/J8AhgyzvSS
— Niels Bohr Library (@AIPhistory) October 9, 2017
On October 12, we looked behind the scenes at improving metadata for the online photo records.
Sean here. Today I’m updating photo metadata for the letter H, adding information to our digital record, here is the image of Paul Hartmann: pic.twitter.com/HCVzvSyEtH
— Niels Bohr Library (@AIPhistory) October 12, 2017
Third, we looked at adding images from donated after Physics Today runs an obituary. We looked at photographs and links to interviews from the Beranek Collection.
I added this portrait of Leo Beranek to our archive. This portrait from Physics Today appeared as part of Beranek’s obituary. - Sean (1/2) pic.twitter.com/yzhqEkAe0J
— Niels Bohr Library (@AIPhistory) October 17, 2017
Sean - (2/2) See the Beranek Collection of photos here: https://t.co/bnoVDgVgFW
And link to interviews here: https://t.co/qlVnpKe8PT— Niels Bohr Library (@AIPhistory) October 17, 2017
On October 20, we found photos from Ann Arbor Michigan, where Summer Symposiums in Theoretical Physics began in 1928.
Today, I came across photos of home: Ann Arbor, Michigan:
See more, follow the link and click 'Ann Arbor' - Seanhttps://t.co/If7c9MBne3 pic.twitter.com/Uy6YCObM27— Niels Bohr Library (@AIPhistory) October 20, 2017
Next we went behind the scenes and prepared a presentation for the library by adding captions to a photo and following the link to related oral history interviews.
Today I am preparing a photo for display. Follow links to the photo and interview. https://t.co/NOIXViYUh9 https://t.co/LNjcjE57jn
-Sean pic.twitter.com/UBEC0vP2Mi— Niels Bohr Library (@AIPhistory) October 24, 2017
Finally, we found some photos of Mr. Wizard, who was a pioneer in public science. Physics Today has made the linked articles available free of charge for November.
Sean here: Mr. Wizard in Physics Today, March 1970. https://t.co/vYLr70ZaAf
Article: https://t.co/WgBHWvXcNO
Image: https://t.co/mV5YY9omG7 pic.twitter.com/HalIl4YC9C— Niels Bohr Library (@AIPhistory) October 26, 2017
Thanks for exploring the photo archive with me this month stay in touch with us in November as a new member of the NBLA team takes us behind the scenes!