886.1 Pounds of History
By Mark Hogan![image boxes](https://asm.manaonline.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-08_18_ASM-archive-boxes.jpg)
Eight hundred eighty-six point one pounds of magazine archives arrive at the new MANA storage facility.
It is both a literal and figurative heavy responsibility to be the new curator of the MANA archives. When I collected 39 boxes from my predecessor, Mr. Charles Cohon, I couldn’t help but wonder exactly how much they weighed. To my surprise, the total weight was a staggering 886.1 pounds, equivalent to the size of an adult moose!
I am determined to take the bull by the horns and make these archives as useful as possible to our members. The plans for these archives are straightforward yet crucial: to keep them safe and sound while making their valuable contents accessible to our members.
“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
The archives contain all the magazines from 1947 onward, full of insight and history. If there is a particular year you’re interested in, please let me know, and I’ll make it a priority to provide you with access to the content of those specific magazines.
Email me at: mhogan@manaonline.org.