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RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news from 
around the world
 
ARCHIVIST: Women's rights better compared to historical ...
Penn State Digital Collegian - University Park,PA,USA
... although the changes were relatively recent, many students today have
little knowledge of women's history at Penn State, University Archivist
Jackie Esposito ...
<http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/03/03-18-05tdc/03-18-05dnews-06.asp
>
 
DIRECTOR of Nixon Library Agrees to Make President's Political ...
New York Times - USA
... "I think we have an agreement everyone in the country can live with,"
said Dr. Weinstein, who became archivist of the United States last month.
...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/18/politics/18nixon.html>
 
FOIA Requests Hit Record 4 Million in '04
Wired News - USA
... Hammitt cautioned that the public should not assume they led to the
release of the historic, political or declassified files people often
associate with FOIA. ...
<http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1006688
&tw=wn_wire_story>
 
GRANT to preserve photojournalist's trove of images
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... in the pictures. The museum did a similar archival project in 2003
to identify people in 3,700 images Harris took. Of the 80,000 ...
<http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05077/473575.stm>
 
ACADEMICS ask Congress to deny Nixon Library presidential ...
OC Weekly - Santa Ana,CA,USA
... "The unprofessional behavior of the Nixon Library leadership calls
into question that institution's fitness to join the Presidential Library
system," the ...
<http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/05/28/news-arellano2.php>
 
JONATHAN Fitch Moore Fund: Zelda Moore honored for her gift to ...
Ayer Public Spirit - Ayer,MA,USA
... Lucht spoke of the library's large collection of glass negatives, the
work of Charles H. Kennison, showing scenes of Ayer and Groton dating
from 1890 to 1916. ...
<http://www.ayerpublicspirit.com/Stories/0,1413,110~5678~2769760,00.html>
 
DEPLETING California history
The Argus - Fremont,CA,USA
... What's left for an inclusive portrayal of California state history,
reflecting the full range of people and records represented in the archives?
...<http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/oped/ci_2610737>
 
AUDITOR finds no wrongdoing in secret move of water district funds
Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA
... 28 water district trustees' meeting, to allow the shredding of internal
documents that dealt with management practices in use at the district
and a draft plan ...
<http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/1463366.shtml>
 
Kansas City Star, Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:30 PM PST
Haskell photos capture pivotal time in history 
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11137776.htm
LAWRENCE, Kan. - There's something poetic about Frank A. Rinehart's American 
Indian photos ending up at Haskell Indian Nations University.
 
The Arizona Republic, Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:08 PM PST
Franciscans donating old photos http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/54894
The vaults of Arizona State University's various archives and museums already 
hold thousands of valuable paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, 
books and documents worth millions of dollars, and now a historical bonanza is 
coming to the collection. The Franciscan brothers of St. Michaels Mission on the 
Navajo Nation near Window Rock are donating to ASU about 1,750 glass plate 
negatives
 
The Arizona Republic, Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:10 PM PST
ASU unit to preserve photos of Indian life 
http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/54934
The vaults of Arizona State University's various archives and museums already 
hold thousands of valuable paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, 
books and documents worth millions of dollars, and now a historical bonanza is 
coming to the collection.
 
Citizen Online, Fri, 18 Mar 2005 7:43 AM PST
Gilford download license system disputed 
http://www.citizen.com/March_2005/03.18.05/news/gilford_031805a.asp
GILFORD — Town resident Dick Campbell came to the Board of Selectmen 
Wednesday night and citing the state’s Right-to-Know Law, asked the town to forego a 
policy asking people who download assessment figures to sign a licensing 
agreement.