{"id":9736,"date":"2022-10-07T12:36:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T12:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/?p=9736"},"modified":"2022-10-07T16:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:53:58","slug":"celebrate-american-archives-month-with-archives-special-collections-at-an-open-house-on-october-12-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/2022\/10\/07\/celebrate-american-archives-month-with-archives-special-collections-at-an-open-house-on-october-12-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate American Archives Month with Archives &amp; Special Collections at an Open House on October 12, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-2048x1229.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2022\/10\/asc-open-house-v2-revised-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dodd Center for Human Rights from 4:00-5:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a curated celebration of American Archives Month, behind-the-scenes tours, zine-making, giveaways, refreshments, and more!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free and open to the public. All are welcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American Archives Month gives archives around the nation the opportunity to highlight the importance of records of enduring value. At UConn Archives we believe that\u202f<strong>archives reveal<\/strong>\u202fby enabling people to examine and better understand the past, that\u202f<strong>archives inspire<\/strong>\u202fby being useful for many purposes, and that\u202f<strong>archives are for everyone!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is also the closing event for the exhibition <em>Days and Nights of Prints and Punk<\/em> in the Schimmelpfeng Gallery, providing your last chance to see the evolution of the punk rock scene over 4 decades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October 12 is also #AskAnArchivist Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Archivists around the country will take to Twitter to answer your questions about any and all things archives. This day-long event, sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, will give you the opportunity to connect directly with archivists in your community\u2014and around the country\u2014to ask questions, get information, or just satisfy your curiosity.&nbsp; No question is too silly . . .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#AskAnArchivist Day is open to everyone\u2014all you need is a Twitter account. To participate, just tweet a question and include the hashtag #AskAnArchivist in your tweet. Your question will be seen instantly by archivists around the country who are standing by to respond directly to you.&nbsp; Have a question for a specific archives or archivist? 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