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Priceless documents lost to flood By David Frownfelder Daily Telegram Staff Writer ADRIAN -- Surrounded by pages of history that had been savaged by stormwater and torn to pieces, the Rev. Jim Simmons spent Thursday at Adrian College sloshing through the remnants of the Lincoln Collection, a treasure trove of history that documented 200 years of the United Methodist Church in Michigan. Simmons should have spent Thursday looking ahead to the future. http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2004/06/18/news/news2.txt Denver Post Article Published: Friday, June 18, 2004 City to archive spy files as deterrent, reminder By Kris Hudson Denver Post Staff Writer Denver officials will archive the spy files compiled by police about citizen activists instead of destroying them. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2220046,00.html Denver library to archive police 'spy files' By The Associated Press 06.18.04 DENVER — Mayor John Hickenlooper apologized yesterday for the thousands of "spy files" kept by Denver police on members of peaceful protest groups over the past halfcentury, saying the records will be archived for historical purposes. "It was a general lack of oversight," Hickenlooper said, adding that police need to keep intelligence files on criminals but not on protest groups. "Somehow we lost our way. There was no legitimate reason to collect some of this information." http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=13540 ( Museum becomes part of program Mining museum to receive money for preservation By Gary Garton Globe Staff Writer 6/18/04 Print this story PICHER, Okla. - The town's Mining Field Museum has been named as one of 18 attractions in the state to be included in a program to help local organizations preserve Oklahoma's history and heritage. "We hope this will not only help us in our work, but also give some positive attention for a change to the history of what happened in this area," said museum president Frank Wood. http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=117912 Mining museum receives grant for record preservation By Jacob W. Brower Miami News-Record PICHER — The Oklahoma Department of Libraries announced this week that the Picher Mining Field Museum has been awarded a $5,000 grant to be applied toward the preservation of historic documents and archival supplies and materials. http://www.miaminewsrecord.com/MIAMINEWSRECORD/myarticles.asp?P=998720&S=320&PubID=16200 Kansas City Star Posted on Sat, Jun. 19, 2004 Database provides insights into Missouri's past CHERYL WITTENAUER Associated Press ST. LOUIS - On the surface, former Missouri Lt. Gov. Thomas Reynolds had everything: a wife, community stature, a law practice in St. Louis. But a coroner's inquest conducted at Lynch's Undertaking Establishment tells a different story of Reynolds, who left Missouri briefly during the Civil War with other Confederate exiles. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8961554.htm?1c IN-Forum Minnesota group to preserve piece of N.D. railroad history http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D83A6V9O0 Portland Press Herald Docudrama shapes up at Portland City Hall By KELLEY BOUCHARD, Portland Press Herald Writer It was a sunny day 133 years ago when City Engineer William Goodwin pulled out his work journal and jotted down details of the day. http://www.pressherald.com/news/local/040619documents.shtml ( Galveston Daily News Galveston's Rosenberg Library turns 100 By Greg Barr The Daily News Published June 19, 2004 GALVESTON — If Henry Rosenberg had somehow been able to time travel and drop by the second floor of the library that bears his name on a hot, late spring day in 2004, he might have been in for a shock. Folks were lined up near a small open door, but not to read a book. Instead, they were on a waiting list to use one of 27 machines with strange glowing screens in the Rosenberg Library computer lab. http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=21501 BBC Welsh women's history archived Creating an archive of women's contributions to the history of Wales will be boosted with a road show on Saturday. Historians are appealing to the public to bring in a wealth of documents which may shine a light on women's lives in the 20th century. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/3820053.stm Financial Times Big book, big price Published: June 18 2004 5:00 | Last Updated: June 18 2004 5:00 Sotheby's New York auction house is likely to be an unusually sober place today when a 1938 manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous - the bible of AA otherwise known as the Big Book - will be offered at sale with a pre-sale price estimate of $300,000 or more. http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373094319 The Guardian 'Oskar? He was a God' Leopold Page, a Beverly Hills bag-seller, spent years trying to persuade people to make a film about the man who had saved him and his wife from the Nazis. At last he found someone. Thomas Keneally tells how he stumbled on the story that became Schindler's List http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1240862,00.html Salem Statesman Journal Search on state Web site was too vague June 18, 2004 Your June 7 editorial about improvements that are needed to make the new state Web portal more user-friendly was mostly on the mark. However, as director of the State Library, which is responsible for the Google-like search box on Oregon.gov, I must take some exception to your criticism of our search box. http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=82109 Houston Chronicle June 18, 2004, 3:15PM Texas treasures go on sale in New York Late physician's trove of documents includes Travis' 1836 letter from Alamo By THOM MARSHALL A historian's dream and Texans' pride are headed to the auction block in New York City today amid a trove of documents and memorabilia that includes an original copy of the state's Declaration of Independence and a rare version of an 1836 letter written by the commander of the besieged Alamo. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2633621 Houston Chronicle June 18, 2004, 7:50PM Texas documents yanked from auction Associated Press SAN ANTONIO -- A collection of historic Texas documents auctioned off in New York today brought in $2.1 million, far more than expected after several of the most valuable items were taken off the table at the last minute. Three documents were removed today from the Texas Independence sale amid concerns they may have been stolen years ago from state archives. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2634947 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/061804dntextexauction.ae474.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/061904dntexauction.c61e.html http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA061804.1A.texanaauction.fefaeb1.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/061904dntexauction.c61e.html New York Times Footnote to a Royal Affair: Mr. Simpson's Teary Moment By ALAN COWELL Published: June 18, 2004 ROME, June 17 - Finally, it was all just too unfunny. As his former wife, Wallis Simpson, traversed Europe with the former king of England, Ernest Simpson, the jettisoned husband in a royal love triangle, could no longer contain himself. "For the second time I am disgraced in the club, where I dined tonight,'' he wrote on Oct. 14, 1937, in a note to his ex-wife on the letterhead of the Guards Club, Brook Street, London. "The first time was when George Sebastian insisted on holding my hand throughout lunch, remember? Tonight, I cried all through dinner. The tears are still trickling, even as I write. Isn't it all too unfunny?'' http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/international/europe/18rome.html http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Auction-Edward-VIII.html Charlotte Observer Posted on Sat, Jun. 19, 2004 Graham archives saved from fire Religion News Service The archives of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., were spared when a fire broke out June 8 in the roof of the center's auditorium. Nearly 100 firefighters fought the blaze, and 200 people were evacuated from the building, the college announced. Barrows Auditorium, a lecture hall used for conferences and classes, was the only area that sustained damage. Classes had finished for the summer, but some conferences may be affected by the fire. The cause is under investigation. http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/living/religion/8962051.htm?1c Sun Herald Posted on Sat, Jun. 19, 2004 Utah family works to preserve Mississippi county documents for future generations VICKY NEWMAN Associated Press COLUMBUS, MISS. - Temporary Columbus residents Gary and Mary Nelson have reared 10 children, and today are the proud grandparents of 33 grandchildren, including one newborn they've yet to meet. But unlike most grandparents, the Nelsons do not spend their time snapping candid photographs of their progeny. Instead, along with their eldest grandson Dan Nelson, they are spending their days photographing old documents from remote county courthouses. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/8965152.htm Financial Times Doctors pained by system for electronic records By Nicholas Timmins. Public Policy Editor Published: June 19 2004 5:00 | Last Updated: June 19 2004 5:00 Family doctors' leaders yesterday declared "no confidence" in the £6bn programme to provide patients with an electronic patient record. They urged GPs to boycott the system until concerns about patient confidentiality and how the system will work are met. http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373121861 engadget.com AT&T Wireless keeps all your Text Messages Posted Jun 18, 2004, 3:54 PM ET by Phillip Torrone Related entries: Wireless After Kobe did the vertical shuffle with a hotel work, she text messaged 2 people — her previous boyfriend and a mystery person. We’re curious what she said, but here’s the real rub folks. The judge in the case is ordering AT&T Wireless to hand over all the messages. http://www.engadget.com/entry/7166275638551485/ Mansfield News Journal Estate papers lost Jones claimed briefcase stolen by mugger http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/stories/20040619/localnews/675486.html The Jersey Journal Public document bill taken off agenda Friday, June 18, 2004 By Sarah N. Lynch Journal staff writer HOBOKEN - Much to the chagrin of People For Open Government, the City Council decided to remove the Electronic Accessibility of Public Information Ordinance off its agenda Wednesday evening. The council opted to do so during its pre-meeting caucus after city attorney Joe Sherman raised several concerns he had in two sections of the ordinance. http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1087549949227780.xml CMSWire Global Content Management Growing, IBM Leads the Way By Brice Dunwoodie :: Category » Enterprise CMS Gartner Dataquest released its Enterprise Content Management market share report on Wednesday. The results show that for the second year in a row IBM has been named the worldwide leader based in new license revenue, with 6 points of share over its nearest rival. According to the report, the emerging enterprise content management market is now estimated to be worth more than $1 billion, and is still very much in a growth phase. http://www.cmswire.com/archives/enterprise-cms/global-content-management-growing-ibm-leads-the-way-000360.php Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask]