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Irene Gates

@willow-branch.bsky.social
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NPR @npr.org · 12/09/2026
Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland n.pr/4yyXSmn
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The secret quest to preserve Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh's diaries
Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Acoma pottery, vases, by ceramics artist Paula Estevan #WomensArt
Four images of ceramic vessels with repeated geometric patterns in black and white and red, black and white
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A tattered sign from the 1960s anti-highway protest movements in Boston and Cambridge, part of a recent donation of papers to Northeastern's archives. Learn more about the protests in this nice write-up! thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/...
A tattered sign from the 1960s anti-highway protest movements in Boston and Cambridge, that reads "Cambridge is a City Not a Highway"
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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Library friends: I'm planning a blog post about negotiating during a job offer. Will you share with me what you negotiated? Or what you wish you would've negotiated? I'd like to give people a sense of the range of things they can ask for. 📚
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Yajun Mo @yajunmo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Something I wrote a while ago got published today!
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Bringing the Field to the Ivory Tower: Xu Xusheng and Huang Wenbi and the Early Institutionalisation of Chinese Archaeology
AbstractWith the introduction of Western-style modern archaeology to China in the early 20th century, Chinese intellectuals recognised its methodology as d
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
There's a month left to fill out the New England Archivists Contingent Employment Study III survey, if you haven't already! Learn more about the study (and find a link to the survey): newenglandarchivists.org/news/13608471
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New England Archivists - Contingent Employment Study III (CES III) Launches Survey
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Naomi @naomicath.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ MBAPPÉ
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Northeastern University Library @northeasternlib.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Celebrate #PrideMonth by learning about Boston writer and gay rights advocate Nancy Walker, whose donated articles, correspondence, photos, and other materials are available through @nu-archives.bsky.social. Learn more in our latest blog post by Irene Gates: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=277206
Nancy Walker rests her head on a stone birdbath. Behind her is a house and car.
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New England Archivists (NEA) @nearchivists.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Help us better support contingently employed archival workers in New England! If you are contingently employed or have been in the past 10 years, CES III wants to hear from you: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Contingent Employment Study III Survey
Thank you for your interest in Contingent Employment Study III (CES III)! Your responses to our survey will help New England Archivists (NEA) better support contingently employed archival workers in N...
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
If you've been contingently employed as an archivist in New England, or were contingently employed elsewhere but now live here, please consider filling out this survey! Your experiences matter; sharing them helps advocate for better working conditions for all. newenglandarchivists.org/news/13608471
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New England Archivists - Contingent Employment Study III (CES III) Launches Survey
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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 16/03/2026
Cedar Waxwings hex sign! 🐦🍒
Cedar Waxwings sharing a berry in a colorful geometric, symmetrical Pennsylvania-Dutch inspired hex sign.
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Colleen T @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks 📜 www.popsci.com/technology/f...
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The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks
It's a race against time (and magnetic decay) to preserve decades of cultural history stored on obsolete hardware.
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I spent most of the past year working on this collection, with our fabulous processing assistants Julia Lee and Aleksandrs Renerts. They are presenting on this project at the New England Archivists Spring Meeting in Portland, Maine, next month, so check out their presentation if you're there!
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Yajun Mo @yajunmo.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Took my Modern China class to visit @bcricciinstitute.bsky.social yesterday! The incredibly talented librarian and my fellow China historian Mårten Söderblom Saarela and his colleagues brought out all sorts of interesting materials for us! What a treat!
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
A Boston valentine 💘
A photograph of a street with a large, dirty snow pile, and a valentine's day poem "Roses are red, violets are blue, hope you'll stick around for a while, like this snow pile. happy valentine's day"
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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The Women Saving America’s Climate Data
Meet the network saving federal environmental data. But, as Trump enters his second year, how long can this effort last?
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
So excited for this collection and so much respect to ACE and its staff, past and present. Thanks to @mollybrrown.bsky.social for championing these records, to our processing assistants for their hard work and dedication, and to my supervisor for guiding this project: a community effort!
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Restorative justice is one of the most meaningful applications of archival work; the CRRJ project at Northeastern is an excellent example of that. I am honored to work alongside colleagues who help shape and grow the CRRJ’s Burnham-Nobles Digital Archive.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 10/07/2025
Democracy Now! is seeking interns for our Archives Department to help preserve our vast library of books, photographs, audio-visual materials and more. All our internships are paid, part-time positions.
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Archive Intern at Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! Internships are paid, 20 hour per week, temporary work placements to help students, people early in their careers and career changers gain entry-level skills and experience in the…
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Irene Gates @willow-branch.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Gouldian Finch. The Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), also known as the Gould's Finch or the Rainbow Finch, is a colourful passerine bird that is native to Australia. 📷: @tracksbirding
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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
A spotted trunkfish goes SKKRRTTT in slow motion #spottedtrunkfish #swimminghandbag #trunkfish #boxfish #skkrrttt #slowmotion #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf
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