{"id":9467,"date":"2021-02-08T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=9467"},"modified":"2021-02-08T12:18:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T17:18:42","slug":"the-c-span-chronicles-season-2-part-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=9467","title":{"rendered":"The C-SPAN Chronicles: Season 2, Part VI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! It\u2019s me again\u2014Kelsey Kim: cereal lover, ghost story enthusiast, C-SPAN Project Archivist (today, I\u2019ll be primarily focusing on that last one).\u00a0 We are still hard at work making the C-SPAN collection available to you, plugging away at the tasks of refining and redacting to present it as best we can!\u00a0 In previous posts, you’ve followed along with the process, and hopefully you have a better appreciation for the work that goes into digitizing a large collection like this one.\u00a0 As you\u2019ve gleaned, a lot of the work in digitization is rather rote and, at this point, you may be thinking, \u201cthis sounds so BORING! Why would anyone do this?\u201d<\/p>\n

So I thought I would take a break from the technical and introduce you to some of the \u201cwhy.\u201d\u00a0 Inside the numerous boxes, disguised as nothing more than ink on paper, are amazing treasures, just waiting for someone to find them!\u00a0 It\u2019s one of the joys of my job to find those treasures and work hard to bring them to you online.\u00a0 And that\u2019s precisely what I\u2019m going to do right now!\u00a0 Here is your super exclusive (for a public blog), very secret (not really), and one-of-a-kind (not for long!) chance to view some of the gems we\u2019ve discovered in the C-SPAN collection!<\/p>\n

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Most of the letters sent to C-SPAN are standard letter style, so one of the most fun surprises is when we get to break up the narrative monotony by getting a fun little poem! This particular work has one purpose: convince Brian Lamb to wear his glasses more, for those into the intellectual type. 😉<\/p>\n

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We love little pieces of history we find!\u00a0 This is our current President during his first Presidential run in 1988.\u00a0 Turns out, third time really is the charm!<\/p>\n

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C-SPAN got a lot of mail on holiday stationery\u2014usually Christmas-themed.\u00a0 In all the boxes I went through, this was the ONLY letter I found on Halloween stationery! And since yours truly (yours ghoul-ly?) loves Halloween, this letter earned a place in my Top Ten.<\/p>\n

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Much respect to this little girl, who knows exactly where she stands on the minimum wage! I\u2019m curious what the rest of her political views are!<\/p>\n

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One frequent writer to C-SPAN liked to illustrate the front of their postcards with drawings such as this one.\u00a0 They\u2019re not only amazing sketches, but very poignant as well!<\/p>\n

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Any bets on the next time Brian Lamb will say \u201cbutthead\u201d on national TV?<\/p>\n

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Gillian Anderson did an amazing job as Margaret Thatcher on The Crown<\/em> Season 4 (totally earned that Golden Globe nom!), but nothing can compare to the original woman herself.\u00a0 Brian Lamb is lucky to have gotten the chance to sit with this iconic woman of history!<\/p>\n

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This suggested design for a new flag starts off fairly pleasant, but trust me, it goes off the rails on the next page (I\u2019ll spare you the gory details\u2014suffice it to say, the design also includes Band-Aids and syringes).<\/p>\n

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Occasionally, we get a true gift\u2014a picture of someone\u2019s floofy buddy.\u00a0 This little kitty only watched C-SPAN for 10 minutes, but was absolutely more informed for it.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of floofy buddies, as part of one C-SPAN series on U.S. Presidents, someone collected this 1937 photo of former President Jimmy Carter and his dog, affectionately (I hope) named Bozo.<\/p>\n

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The C-SPAN staff have a major job to bring the vital happenings of government to the people every single day.\u00a0 But the good news, it looks like they work hard\u2026.and play hard. But what color Power Ranger will this person be?<\/p>\n

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I once had a lovely dream where I was floating down a lazy river with Art Garfunkel (the 1960s version), but I have to say, dreaming that you stole chocolates from George Bush, solely because he had a huge box and wouldn\u2019t share? That\u2019s a truly top-of-the-line dream. Incidentally, I would absolutely watch a Saturday Night Live skit of this.<\/p>\n

See what I mean?\u00a0 There are so many incredible finds! We are so excited to see what you will discover.\u00a0 Keep looking out for updates from us!<\/p>\n

Follow SCRC on Social Media and look out for future posts on our\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0accounts. \u00a0To search the collections\u00a0held at Special Collections Research Center, go to our\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0and browse the finding aids by subject or title. You may also e-mail\u00a0us at\u00a0speccoll@gmu.edu<\/a> or call 703-993-2220 if you would like to schedule an appointment, request materials, or if you have questions.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello! 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