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Meet Alex McGee, University Archivist

Alex McGee is the university archivist for the Georgia Tech Library. “I am responsible for thinking about what is considered Georgia Tech history and what should be documented in the archives,” she said. Her goal is to document the diverse experiences of the Georgia Tech community, from students to faculty, staff, and alumni. McGee and her colleagues are often contacted by Tech alumni and relatives of deceased alumni who want to donate Tech memorabilia.

Meet Alex McGee, University Archivist

Alex McGee is the university archivist for the Georgia Tech Library. “I am responsible for thinking about what is considered Georgia Tech history and what should be documented in the archives,” she said. Her goal is to document the diverse experiences of the Georgia Tech community, from students to faculty, staff, and alumni. McGee and her colleagues are often contacted by Tech alumni and relatives of deceased alumni who want to donate Tech memorabilia.

Archives secures two 17th century Galileo books

The Georgia Tech Archives recently acquired two 17th century copies of Galileo’s work for its Rare Book Collection.  Systema Cosmicum, or Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, outlines Galileo’s arguments in support of the heliocentric Copernican model. At the time, this was controversial with the Catholic Church, which supported an Earth-centered model of the universe. After its publication in 1624, the Inquisition charged Galileo with heresy and condemned him to life imprisonment.

Library Archives Aims to Capture Diverse Voices

Years from now when people want to know how certain issues were addressed and policies or laws were made, they will turn to records maintained by historians and archivists. The information captured in the archives will tell the stories. Archivists at the Georgia Tech Library are working to make sure the archives capture a range of voices so that a more complete picture will be available for future generations.   “We are taking a critical look at our archival materials and identifying the holes,” said Amanda Pellerin, university archivist with the Library.

Brittain Fellow Chelsea J. Murdock Publishes Article in Rhetoric Review

The collaborative article, "Decolonizing Projects: Creating Pluriversal Possibilities in Rhetoric," by Ellen Cushman, Rachel Jackson, Annie Laurie Nichols, Courtney Rivard, Amanda Moulder, Chelsea Murdock, David M. Grant, and Heather Brook Adams discusses various perspectives and potentials of decolonial work. Murdock’s contribution discusses Native American “ledger art,” drawings and paintings done on institutional genres by Indigenous artists. She notes that the motion that is inherent in these drawings requires that rhetoricians revise their understandings of time, space, and movement.
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