Emily Mary Sutherland
@pulp-wire-wtrmks.bsky.social
Archivist at NARA. Processing and accessioning job. Conservation passion. Fascinated by the moments when practice meets theory and user meets object. Books. Paper. Bound. Unbound.
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I know it's harder and more dangerous to carve a turnip but the effect is so much more disturbing, and thus in keeping with the season
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I know it's harder and more dangerous to carve a turnip but the effect is so much more disturbing, and thus in keeping with the season
Today’s furlough fun: cleaning out my sock drawer. These sad socks know their fate.
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today’s furlough fun: cleaning out my sock drawer. These sad socks know their fate.
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The explanation of what presidential libraries are and how they work starts at 3:50.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1-...
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Presidential Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The explanation of what presidential libraries are and how they work starts at 3:50.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1-...
Calendar day 6 of furlough. Cut the morning glories down from the window. Doing some plant maintenance and perusing some finds from my trip. A primer on modern art written in 1932? I’ll bite.
October 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Calendar day 6 of furlough. Cut the morning glories down from the window. Doing some plant maintenance and perusing some finds from my trip. A primer on modern art written in 1932? I’ll bite.
Well that was short lived. Still an Archivist, now reconfigured to Transparently Accessible Special Projects. Life is an adventure, only change is constant.
September 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Well that was short lived. Still an Archivist, now reconfigured to Transparently Accessible Special Projects. Life is an adventure, only change is constant.
Looking for articles/publications on evidence of use/interaction with records/paper/books such as bookmarks and dog-eared corners, arrangement of pages. Marginalia aside. Does anyone have any suggestions?
July 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Looking for articles/publications on evidence of use/interaction with records/paper/books such as bookmarks and dog-eared corners, arrangement of pages. Marginalia aside. Does anyone have any suggestions?
First week as an Archivist and because of some system updates all I can do is folder and container lists and a bit of rehousing. I'm getting the most gentle introduction.
May 9, 2024 at 7:46 AM
First week as an Archivist and because of some system updates all I can do is folder and container lists and a bit of rehousing. I'm getting the most gentle introduction.
Received my offical offer letter yesterday. Beginning my career as a Processing and Accessioning Archivist at NARA in May. What a lovely month it has always been.
April 18, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Received my offical offer letter yesterday. Beginning my career as a Processing and Accessioning Archivist at NARA in May. What a lovely month it has always been.
It's been a while since I've posted. I've been very busy professionally and thus, personally. Here's a little note I found in some estate records recently. Some subjects are so timeless they remind us of our shared humanity.
March 1, 2024 at 12:58 AM
It's been a while since I've posted. I've been very busy professionally and thus, personally. Here's a little note I found in some estate records recently. Some subjects are so timeless they remind us of our shared humanity.
Opened up some documents today during my project to enhance the description of a Hawaiian Consular Post Entry and found what I think is some pounce still stuck to the ink. Documents from 1844 and 1850.
December 4, 2023 at 11:28 PM
Opened up some documents today during my project to enhance the description of a Hawaiian Consular Post Entry and found what I think is some pounce still stuck to the ink. Documents from 1844 and 1850.
$12 pack of party decorations off Amazon gets you exactly what you pay for.
October 21, 2023 at 3:39 AM
$12 pack of party decorations off Amazon gets you exactly what you pay for.
Still waiting to hear back about the Conservation Technician position. Next week I interview for a Position as an Archives Specialist in Navy Refrence and Augmented Processing. Much higher GS scale, and much more research involved than hand-skill work. Oh, to be a single traveler in a yellow wood.
October 18, 2023 at 11:14 AM
Still waiting to hear back about the Conservation Technician position. Next week I interview for a Position as an Archives Specialist in Navy Refrence and Augmented Processing. Much higher GS scale, and much more research involved than hand-skill work. Oh, to be a single traveler in a yellow wood.
"Orbis Pictius" 3rd ed. of Gailer's "world in pictures": textbook w/ lithographs on nat. history, astronomy, agriculture, world cultures, tech., trades, and other subjects for an encyclopedic intro. to the world's knowledge, w/ descriptions in French, German, English, and Latin.
October 11, 2023 at 9:49 AM
"Orbis Pictius" 3rd ed. of Gailer's "world in pictures": textbook w/ lithographs on nat. history, astronomy, agriculture, world cultures, tech., trades, and other subjects for an encyclopedic intro. to the world's knowledge, w/ descriptions in French, German, English, and Latin.
Well, in my fervor to prepare for my interview and subsequent possible horrendous bunging of it; I failed to notice how utterly unwell I was feeling. Took a test this morning after the adrenaline passed and I'm positive for covid for the second time. I sure hope this time is easier.
October 6, 2023 at 9:05 AM
Well, in my fervor to prepare for my interview and subsequent possible horrendous bunging of it; I failed to notice how utterly unwell I was feeling. Took a test this morning after the adrenaline passed and I'm positive for covid for the second time. I sure hope this time is easier.
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I honestly think is the most beautiful portrayal ever of barfing.
"So I guess you had a great night out drinking with the lads Dave?"
Le Régime du corps, circa 1285. MS Arsenal 2510. (Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France)
Le Régime du corps, circa 1285. MS Arsenal 2510. (Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France)
October 6, 2023 at 12:53 AM
I honestly think is the most beautiful portrayal ever of barfing.
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The notebooks of the 19th-century geologist and environmental scientist Charles Lyell are being digitised by Edinburgh University! You can access them here: www.ed.ac.uk/information-...
#histsci
#histsci
October 4, 2023 at 7:52 PM
The notebooks of the 19th-century geologist and environmental scientist Charles Lyell are being digitised by Edinburgh University! You can access them here: www.ed.ac.uk/information-...
#histsci
#histsci
Suprise! Most important interview of my life (so far) tomorrow at 4pm. Hopefully the work day prior will be sufficiently busy to keep me distracted from anxious thoughts.
October 4, 2023 at 10:43 PM
Suprise! Most important interview of my life (so far) tomorrow at 4pm. Hopefully the work day prior will be sufficiently busy to keep me distracted from anxious thoughts.
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Auch das ist eine Jahresangabe in einem Impressum: "Gedruckt in diesem Jahr, da alles verkehrt war."
A slightly unusual printer's imprint: "Printed in the year when everything was wrong".
#bookhistory #skystorians
A slightly unusual printer's imprint: "Printed in the year when everything was wrong".
#bookhistory #skystorians
September 21, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Auch das ist eine Jahresangabe in einem Impressum: "Gedruckt in diesem Jahr, da alles verkehrt war."
A slightly unusual printer's imprint: "Printed in the year when everything was wrong".
#bookhistory #skystorians
A slightly unusual printer's imprint: "Printed in the year when everything was wrong".
#bookhistory #skystorians
It's WATERMARK Wednesday! This one I found on a print of Ganymedes abduction by Artist Johann Whilhelm Baur (1607-1640). An absolutely majestic creature.
October 4, 2023 at 9:35 AM
It's WATERMARK Wednesday! This one I found on a print of Ganymedes abduction by Artist Johann Whilhelm Baur (1607-1640). An absolutely majestic creature.
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Real Ann Blair energy today, as students compare techniques for organizing information in medieval Mss, Incunabula, Gesner, and Chinese encyclopedia
October 3, 2023 at 6:18 PM
Real Ann Blair energy today, as students compare techniques for organizing information in medieval Mss, Incunabula, Gesner, and Chinese encyclopedia
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Cute little face. From Thomas Moffet (1553-1604), ‘Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum’ (London, 1634). Cambridge University Library, Peterborough.R.4.3
October 3, 2023 at 7:16 PM
Cute little face. From Thomas Moffet (1553-1604), ‘Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum’ (London, 1634). Cambridge University Library, Peterborough.R.4.3
Why don't they make car ads like this anymore??? Ad from magazine "L'Illustration" December, 4th, 1926.
October 4, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Why don't they make car ads like this anymore??? Ad from magazine "L'Illustration" December, 4th, 1926.
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When an upcoming visiting book artist asks whether it’s possible to print on corn husks, you run some punny experiments
October 3, 2023 at 8:39 PM
When an upcoming visiting book artist asks whether it’s possible to print on corn husks, you run some punny experiments
One of my favorite little books from my collection is this strange fellow. Found at the top of a box, like someone had thrown it in as an afterthought. Entirely handmade. Text block edges have a rough-sawn look. Includes biblical and poetical quotes with marginal detailing. No owner name, no date.
October 3, 2023 at 9:23 AM
One of my favorite little books from my collection is this strange fellow. Found at the top of a box, like someone had thrown it in as an afterthought. Entirely handmade. Text block edges have a rough-sawn look. Includes biblical and poetical quotes with marginal detailing. No owner name, no date.
No shutdown, but I have developed a bad cold over the weekend. Can't stay asleep, can't stay awake. Reading "The St Cuthbert Gospel: Studies on the Insular Manuscript of the Gospel of John" in the in-between moments.
October 2, 2023 at 8:41 AM
No shutdown, but I have developed a bad cold over the weekend. Can't stay asleep, can't stay awake. Reading "The St Cuthbert Gospel: Studies on the Insular Manuscript of the Gospel of John" in the in-between moments.