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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

When most people think of archives, the first thing that comes to mind is Indiana Jones swinging on vines and storing artifacts in giant rooms. While that is an interesting popular image, the archives and archivists here at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) are the protectors of documented history.

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New Bad Magic APT used CommonMagic framework in the area of Russo-Ukrainian conflict

Security Affairs

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. The archive contained two files, a decoy document (i.e.

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Once Bitten, Forever Archival: Mosquitoes Abuzz in Still Pictures

Unwritten Record

This post was created in collaboration with Hilda Gitchell, Archives Technician in the Still Picture Branch Local ID: 90-G-23A-575 As the summer winds down and we brace ourselves for a transition to cooler (albeit still humid) weather, we would like to say goodbye and good riddance to a constant presence in most outdoor summer plans: the mosquito.

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Spotlight: Saving Time with “A Step Saving Kitchen”

Unwritten Record

It comes from the Records of the Department of Agriculture, in the series “Public Information and Training Motion Picture and Television Productions, 1990 – 1995”, which consists of films produced or acquired to document agriculture, forestry, and home economics.

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50 Years Makes a Difference! How Film Research Has Changed Since the 1972 Conference on Audiovisual Archives

Unwritten Record

You may have heard that the National Archives is partnering with the University of Maryland Cinema and Media Studies Program to present Films of State , an online conference on government-produced moving images (if not, check out my last blog post for more background). Researchers for the most part came to Washington, D.C.,

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A Survey of Spanish Posters and Related Graphics at the National Archives

Unwritten Record

The National Archives Catalog includes digitized posters and graphics with Spanish text that run the gamut from World War II propaganda posters to contemporary public service announcements. You can browse the posters in the National Archives Catalog and use the filters on the side-bar to refine by record group.

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Elevating the value of the digital archives at Waddesdon Manor

Preservica

Real-world digital preservation blog series: The Waddesdon Archive. I recently caught up with Catherine Taylor, Head Archivist at the Waddesdon Manor Archive in Buckinghamshire, UK. Waddesdon – a diverse archive. Organisation and access: challenges for the archiving team.