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Home to the College Archives, rare books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, art, and more.

 Gettysburg College
gettysburg.edu/special_collections/
Joined July 2014
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Closest we've got to an #archivesamusementpark for the #archiveshashtagparty is the Ferris Wheel at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. This is one of over 11,000 (still counting) #stereoview cards from the Richard C. Ryder '70 Collection. #specialcollections #worldsfair
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Questions? We will have answers. #AskAnArchivist #americanarchivesmonth #Archives
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MARAC@MARACtweets8 Oct 2021
Awesome tour, @GCSpecColl!!
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Holy moly what a treasure trove @gettysburg Special Collections! Thanks to the staff for providing an enjoyable and informative tour this afternoon! #readyforgetty @MARACtweets
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Musselman Library@GburgColLibrary21 Sep 2021
Have any of your classes visited the library this semester? Librarians instruct classes in all disciplines how to find the best sources for your research, such as this class learning about primary sources available in Special Collections. #libraryinstruction #primarysources
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Happy Founders Day, @gettysburg College!
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Gettysburg College students! We need your help. We have created a survey to document COVID-19 at Gettysburg College. If you are willing, we would appreciate your contribution. Visit special-collections.sites.ge… for more information. #stayhealthy
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BUT we have over 71,000 digital learning objects available 24-7. These are primary sources that can be accessed from anywhere. gettysburg.edu/…/collec…/gettdigital-collections gettysburg.edu/special-colle……/ask-an-archivist Stay healthy and keep in touch!
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The Gettysburgian@GCgettysburgian19 Mar 2020
A note from @benpontz, editor-in-chief of The Gettysburgian gettysburgian.com/2020/03/a-…
A Note from the Editor: I’ve moved out for the last time. It sucks. But we’re not done yet.

A Note from the Editor: I’ve moved out for the last time. It sucks. But we’re not done yet.

To our readers: Earlier today, I returned to campus to clean out my room and office at The Gettysburgian. Truthfully, it was nothing short of gut-wrenching to pack four years worth of accumulated m…

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Learn to write and read cursive, so you can read the rest of the over 200 letters @jackpeirs wrote during the First World War. #NationalHandwritingDay #WWI #cursive
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#mussintern Jenna Fleming ’16 in Archival Outlook!
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Jenna Fleming shares how valuable the experience of hands-on practice is for students and new professionals: ow.ly/pbxG30pFgeS
Check out the story on p. 11 by former Smith Intern Jenna Fleming '16 #mussinterns #archivesmonth #TeamPeirs
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Check out the latest issue of Archival Outlook online! This issue includes a recap of ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2019 and celebrates SAA’s 2019 awards recipients and new Fellows. Start reading now: mydigitalpublication.com/pub…
Archival Outlook • September/October 2019

Archival Outlook • September/October 2019

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Happy American Archives Month! We’ll be answering your questions tomorrow for #AskAnArchivist Day.
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Gettysburg College@gettysburg15 Jul 2019
Lauren Ashley Bradford ’18 thanks donors of the conservation program at @GburgColLibrary’s Special Collections. “They have allowed me to develop my interests, shape my future, and give back to the community that gave me so much as a student.” gburg.us/2XL4GzJ
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Congratulations to @Ryan_Bilger11 for his amazing showing on #jeopardy #learneditallinthearchives #mussinterns
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FWW Network@FwwNetwork27 Jun 2019
The subject of our digital history workshop has arrived. Looking forward to @iaisherwood @iconodule and Amy Lucadamo discussing their work on Jack Peirs tomorrow afternoon #FWWPPF
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Eisenhower Institute@eigbc6 Feb 2019
Make sure to join @GburgColLibrary, @GCSpecColl, and us tomorrow night at 7PM!
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Musselman Library@GburgColLibrary31 Jan 2019
There is one week left to apply for the paid Smith Internship this summer in Special Collections & College Archives. Find out more & submit materials before 2/7: ow.ly/dCt530nvM6k
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An interesting conversation about the WWI film They Shall Not Grow Old from our colleagues on #teampeirs.
Jack Peirs, DSO (@jackpeirs) profile pictureJack Peirs, DSO@jackpeirs4 Jan 2019
'Technical mastery and trench life' our team considers Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old jackpeirs.org/commentary/tec…
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***Lecture Cancelled*** Tonight’s lecture by David Fort from the National Declassification Center has been cancelled! We hope to reschedule. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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