Category Archives: Archival Research

Director of the Archives Nationales Departs

Le Monde reports that the Director of the Archives Nationales in Paris has departed.  The Archives Nationales has been embroiled in a political fight over the installation of a historical museum in the Hôtel de Soubise, home of the Archives … Continue reading

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Marginalia at the Newberry Library

The Newberry Library is in the news again, with a feature on its collection of marginalia appearing in the New York Times today.  The story highlights the importance of studying marginal comments in books and raises questions about how e-marginalia … Continue reading

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