Preserving the Frontier at Fermilab Midwest States Micrographics Conference Springfield, IL September 22, 2004 Adrienne Kolb, Fermilab Archivist Nadezhda Shemyakina, Assistant Archivist
Fermilab’s Mission Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory advances the understanding of the fundamental nature of matter and energy by providing leadership and resources for qualified researchers to conduct basic research at the frontiers of high energy physics and related disciplines.
The local map, 1966
Farms and Village of Weston on NAL Site
Archaeology Dr. Ann Early reviews some of the artifacts she found in her 1970 survey of the NAL site.
Native American Artifacts Augie Mier from Batavia donated the collection of arrowheads he found on the site to the Laboratory in 1978.
Prairie Restoration The 6, 800 acres of the open space of the Laboratory has been protected since 1971.
Fermilab History Projects Karyl Louwenaar, early researcher Fermilab Site History Committee Lillian Hoddeson, historian
The Bartholomew / Konsbruck / White Farm 1865 - 1969
The Bartholomew / Konsbruck / White Farm 1969 - 2004
History and Archives House
Inside History and Archives House
Frontier Imaging Technology scanning Bubble Chamber photograph, 1975 computer image, 2004
Invention of WWW High-Energy Physics Birthplace of the Web …of the millions who type http: //www. . each day, how many realize that—like the universe itself—it all began with high-energy physics? . . . Tim Berners-Lee, computer scientist at CERN, WWW creator
Creating History and Archives Web Pages
Creating History and Archives Web Pages 1) Scan text 2) Perform OCR 3) Transfer text to MS Word, correct misspellings, remove incorrect paragraph breaks, etc. 4) Scan photographs 0) Select historic document and determine location on web site 5) Prepare picture (if necessary, rotate, remove “dust”, adjust color levels and contrast, etc. ), save psd document and small jpg 6) Create HTML page using text editor 7) Copy the HTML file to the server 8) Review before publication 9) Create link to this new page from History and Archives web site Editing the HTML file image of the text
Film to DVD, June 2003
Why Digital? Local technology allows rapid exchange of huge amounts of data Easily accessible Easily searchable Minimal cost Easy to update, backup and copy
The History and Archives Project website can be found at http: //www. fnal. gov/projects/history/
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