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Matthew R. Ballard

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The Digital Collections Paradigm: A Conundrum?
October 8, 2021 Matthew Ballard
The Digital Collections Paradigm: A Conundrum?

Yesterday I received an email about the work of major print deselection projects in the wake of campus-wide initiatives. Significant reductions in physical collections to make space for other departments…

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Why We Weed
October 1, 2021 Matthew Ballard
Why We Weed

On the cusp of a series of large-scale collections projects, the idea of “weeding” surfaced yet again as one of the more controversial undertakings within libraries. It led me to…

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July 18, 2021 Matthew Ballard
Hi, I’m Neurodivergent

Prior to this year, I would spend the better part of my week writing ‘short’ pieces for the local newspaper focusing on historical people and events. Although it was tiring…

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Reflection
February 1, 2020 Matthew Ballard
19th Century Post-Mortem Photographs Included in Recent Donation to Department of History

Vol. 6, No. 5  Popular during the Victorian era, post-mortem photographs provided family members with an opportunity to capture a lasting likeness of their deceased loved ones. In this particular case, a young child…

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Overlooked Orleans Mount Albion Cemetery, Town of Albion, Village of Albion
January 25, 2020 Matthew Ballard
Sandstone Monument Marks Burial Site of Five English Quarrymen

Vol. 6, No. 4  The use of Medina sandstone to craft headstones was rather limited in the nineteenth century. County Historian C. W. Lattin has speculated that the common use…

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Overlooked Orleans Cemeteries, Immigration, Medina Sandstone, Mount Albion Cemetery, Town of Albion, Town of Carlton, Village of Albion, Village of Medina

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