Archive Secrets and Silences: Brown Bag Lecture With History Professor Lydia Crafts

by Alexa Schmidt, A&E Editor Assistant professor Lydia Crafts, Ph.D. presented her research at the first brown bag lecture series, hosted virtually by the history department on Wednesday, Sept. 25. About 40 students and faculty attended to hear Craft’s presentation on medical violence in Guatemala.  Craft’s talk, titled “Archive Secrets and Silences: Researching the History of Medical Violence in ‘Post-Peace’ Guatemala,” served as a brief … Continue reading Archive Secrets and Silences: Brown Bag Lecture With History Professor Lydia Crafts

The Archivist: Amy Surak and the MC Archives

Amy Surak’s office is a scene of controlled chaos. Documents, books, artifacts cover every space in the room. Yet, it doesn’t seem like anything is really out of place. Surak is the Manhattan College archivist and has held the position for 12 years. Every day, she archives new materials from MC and other Christian Brothers schools to preserve their respective histories. Coming to Manhattan Surak’s … Continue reading The Archivist: Amy Surak and the MC Archives