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London's V&A Museum Opens Permanent David Bowie Exhibit

A permanent David Bowie exhibition opened September 13th at London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), showcasing 200 of the 90,000 pieces from Bowie's personal archive, including letters documenting his early career struggles and influence on later artists.

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Century-Old Photos Found in Dutch Well

In Loppersum, Netherlands, archaeologists discovered 40 century-old glass plate negatives from the archive of photographer Willem Frederik Pastoor (1884-1972) in a filled-in well; the photos, depicting local life, were digitized, providing a unique historical record.

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Hand-held Device Detects Arsenic in Victorian Books

Researchers at the University of St Andrews created a hand-held device to detect arsenic in Victorian books, addressing the health risk posed by arsenic-based green pigments used in 19th-century bookbindings, enabling safer handling and improved access to these collections.

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Argentina Releases Nazi-Era Documents, Sparking New Investigation

Argentina's National Archives released over 1850 digitized documents detailing the post-WWII activities of Nazis like Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, prompting a new investigation into state complicity and the role of Credit Suisse in funding their escape.

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Argentina Opens Archives, Exposing Post-War Nazi Activity

The Argentinian National Archives released over 1850 digitized documents detailing post-WWII Nazi activities in Argentina, including information on Mengele and Eichmann, sparking a new investigation into the financing of Nazi escapes and potential government complicity.

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Morecambe's Notebooks Acquired by University

Eric Morecambe's nine notebooks, filled with jokes and sketches from the 1960s and 70s, were purchased by the University of York following a January auction of his personal belongings; the notebooks, containing material for his 1977 Christmas special that attracted 28 million viewers, offer insights...

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Biblioteca de Mujeres Seeks Permanent Home in Madrid

The Biblioteca de Mujeres, a collection of over 30,000 books and publications by and about women compiled by Marisa Mediavilla over 40 years, currently lacks a permanent home in Madrid, despite calls from organizations like AMEIS and ACE for a dedicated space to preserve this unique literary heritag...

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Gender Equality
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Mexico City Archives Preserve Latin American Exile Histories

In Mexico City, CAMeNA and Casa Centroamérica preserve the historical memory of Latin American exiles, utilizing archives and oral histories to document resistance movements from past and present authoritarian regimes in the region, offering vital resources and support.

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Archive Reveals 25 Polish Journalists in Post-War Eppstein

A recently discovered archive in Eppstein, Germany, contains 25 registration cards from August 1945, detailing the presence of Polish journalists who were housed in the Hotel Bienberg after being liberated from Nazi concentration camps or forced labor; many worked for the Polish newspaper "Kronika",...

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Argentina Opens Archives on Post-War Nazi Activities

Argentina's National Archives released over 1,850 digitized documents online detailing post-WWII Nazi activities, including immigration data and police reports on Mengele and Eichmann; the Simon Wiesenthal Center is investigating further, focusing on Credit Suisse's potential role in Nazi escape rou...

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Canadian Film Archives Face Funding Crisis

The Cinémathèque Québécoise declined MusiquePlus's vast video archives due to storage and resource constraints, highlighting broader challenges faced by Canadian film archives struggling with underfunding, limited resources, and a shortage of trained archivists, mirroring concerns raised by recent U...

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Dutch Museums Urge Faster Release of WWII Archives

Fourteen Dutch war museums are urging the Minister of Culture to expedite the release of World War II archives, fearing delays due to privacy concerns; this follows a delay in the release of the Central Archive for Special Jurisdiction (CABR) archive, highlighting the conflict between privacy and pu...

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