Organic and Unusual: The Architecture of Bruce Goff
Both choice and circumstance forced Bruce Goff to forge his own path as an architect, freeing him to develop an individualistic yet natural approach to design.
A Game of Words from JSTOR Daily
Test yourself against Cross Reference, our monthly crossword puzzle!
How Mail Delivery Has Shaped America
The United States Postal Service is under federal scrutiny. It’s not the first time.
The Gift of the Grange
Originally a secret society, the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry today is an important health and education resource in rural communities.
Power over Presidential Records
By law, all communications seen and/or touched by a United States president are supposed to be preserved. Reality—and executive privilege—is a lot messier.
Combustible Cinema? The Nitrate Film Issue
The early plastic called celluloid was made of nitrocellulose and camphor. It made for spectacular pictures. It also made for spectacular fires.
How Museums Tidy Up
Deaccessioning old works can be a complicated and fraught process. But even museums have to spring-clean now and then.
Browser Tab Clutter Is The New Hoarding
How having a million browser tabs open is akin to hoarding...and a couple ways you can clean up this particular kind of digital clutter.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Still Unscrolling
The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered some 70 years ago after 2000 years in the desert, have had a controversial and conflicted life.
Should Archivists Document Collective Memory?
Collective memory can be a useful addition to the documentation of history.