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Lightning and Fire

July 24, 2013

Main Street Presbyterian Church (Honey Grove, Tex.), via WFAA-TV.

Every so often, a congregation calls me with some alarm to say a nearby church building has burned down and lost all its records. Catastrophic fire is the classic long-tail risk: something that happens rarely, but which has incalculable consequences. Fortunately, you can

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Programs, American History, Ask the Archives

Preserving VHS Tapes

June 27, 2013

A reader from Spokane, Washington, sent in the following question:

My wife is the volunteer director of our presbytery resource center. She is concerned on how to preserve some historically signified VHS tapes. Any tips/help on this subject you have will be appreciated.

VHS tapes are degrading at an alarming rate.

The American Institute...

Author:

Elise

Tags:

Ask the Archives, Digibytes, Digitization

File Naming Conventions

May 22, 2013

Today creating content is very simple. Massive amounts of information and content is being created every day. We create so many word documents, photographs, excel files,...

Author:

Elise

Tags:

Resources, Ask the Archives, Digibytes, Digitization

New Stated Clerks Orientation Roundup

May 10, 2013

Parish group in meeting, Iron Mountain, Mo., from KIT 299-15, Mr. Cook's tour, PCUSA Board of National Missions, 1956.

On May 7 I was pleased to deliver PHS's records management guidance to a group of new stated clerks gathered in Louisville. After the retirement of our irreplaceable Records Manager Margaret, who would usually undertake this portion of...

Author:

David S

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Programs, Ask the Archives, News and Events

How Big Is PHS Anyway?

March 28, 2013

Occasionally, when members of congregations which are only a couple of hours away stop by to deposit records, I'm able to give them the nickel tour of our archival collections. The peak of the tour comes when I open the door to the secure, climate-controlled, city-block-long area known as the Archives Annex, where our visitors are greeted...

Author:

David S

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Ask the Archives, Collections

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Lightning and Fire

Preserving VHS Tapes

File Naming Conventions

New Stated Clerks Orientation Roundup

How Big Is PHS Anyway?