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Preserving the Frontier at Fermilab
Adrienne Kolb, Fermilab Archivist Nadezhda Shemyakina, Assistant Archivist
Midwest States Micrographics Conference
Springfield, IL
September 22, 2004
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
Dr. Ann Early reviews some of the artifacts she found in her 1970 survey of the NAL site.
Archaeology
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
Fermilab Site History CommitteeLillian Hoddeson, historian
Karyl Louwenaar, early researcher
The Bartholomew / Konsbruck / White
Farm1865 - 1969
The Bartholomew / Konsbruck / White Farm1969 - 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
…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
Birthplace of the Web
Creating History and Archives Web Pages
Creating History and Archives Web Pages
0) Select historic document and determine location on web site
1) Scan text
2) Perform OCR
4) Scan photographs
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
3) Transfer text to MS Word, correct misspellings, remove incorrect paragraph breaks, etc.
image of the text
Editing the HTML file
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/