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What is an archive? How do papers and books wind up in one? And how is technology changing the way we collect and use archival materials? David Sharron, Head of Archives and Special Collections here at Brock University is on hand with the answers!\nIn this episode, David shares the joy of archival research and some of the collection's highlights, including the Terry O'Malley collection (featuring branding for the famous 1972 hockey Summit Series!) and the papers of one of Canada's early female pilots, Dorothy Rungeling, alongside treasures from the middle ages. David and his team also work closely with our students and faculty on research ranging from medieval herbals to Niagara sporting history. He'll also share with us his own archival journey--including time working at NASA-- as well as some great tips for first-time archive visitors.\nBrock Archives and Special Collections is part of the Brock University Library and is located on the tenth floor of Schmon Tower. Students and community members are invited to use the archives for research. See the archive website for more information.\n\xa0\nLinks\nBrock University Archives and Special Collections\nThe Terry O'Malley Story (Online Exhibit)\nDorothy Wetherald Rugeling (Online Exhibit)\nBrock Campus News Through the Years (Online Exhibit)\nAcclaimed artist Michael Snow remembered with campus art (Brock News, 13 Jan. 2023)\nLearning from medieval texts (Brock News, 2 March 2022)\nCanada Games Teaching Spotlight: Students explore history of sport in NOTL (Brock News, 10 Feb. 2022)\n\xa0\nRelated Episodes\nS1E03 Early Modern Bookscapes with Dr. Leah Knight\nS2E04 History Beyond the Classroom with Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak\n\xa0\nCredits\nThank you for listening to Foreword!\xa0\nFind our footnotes, links to more information, transcripts, and past episodes on our website\xa0brocku.ca/humanities.\xa0\nWe love to hear from our listeners! Join us on\xa0Twitter\xa0and\xa0Instagram\xa0@brockhumanities.\xa0\nPlease subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app\xa0so you don\u2019t miss an episode.\xa0\nForeword\xa0is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.\xa0\nSeries four sound editing is by\xa0Serena Atallah. Theme music is by\xa0Khalid Imam.\xa0\nThis podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.