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Real "Data Mining"
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The Heringen Collection came from Nazi Germany. In
the last days of WWII, these books and maps were sent from the Military
Geology offices in Berlin to the deep potash mineshaft in Heringen (Werra),
in Hessen, Germany. A special group of US Army soldiers were ordered to find
these lost records of the Third Reich. Eventually, these documents that
dealt with the earth sciences, terrain analysis, military geology, and other
geological matters were transported by the military to the US and are now
part of the USGS Library.
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| WHO: |
DC SLA Members and
guests |
| WHAT: |
Lee Hadden will present a paper on the Heringen
Collection. His entertaining presentation touches on censorship of
scientific information, war, theft, salt mines, slave labor and buried
treasure!
About the presenter: Mr. Hadden was a Reference Librarian
with the USGS Library for 14 years where he worked with several of their
collections of rare books and maps, WWII maps, and their special
collection of books on gems, precious stones and jewelry. Currently he
works at the Geospatial Information Library of the Topographic Engineering
Center at Ft. Belvoir, VA. Outside of work, he has written a handbook on
Civil War reenacting and a number of articles on American history and
reenactment. |
| WHERE: |
Grand Ballroom, Hilton Alexandria Old Town
1767 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Hotel Web Site: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=DCAOTHF
Driving Directions: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/directions.jhtml?ctyhocn=DCAOTHF
Metro: King Street (Yellow or Blue Line) http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/KINGSTRT/kingstrt.html |
| WHEN: |
Monday, April 4,
2005, 5:00pm–6:30pm.
Social time with light refreshments: 5:00pm–5:30pm; Presentation: 5:30pm–6:30pm.
Optional Dutch treat dinner at King St. area restaurants starting directly
after the event. Please indicate on RSVP if you wish to participate. More
information about restaurant choices will be provided closer to the event by
email. |
COST AND REGISTRATION: Meeting cost is $5.00. Registration
fees are not refundable when using PayPal or after the final registration
date.
Payment can be either
by PayPal or check. Make checks payable to
DC/SLA and send, along with the registration form, to Diane
Schnurrpusch at the address below. Regardless of payment option,
send an email to Diane Schnurrpusch at dschnurr@dtic.mil
with the
information on the form below. The
final registration date is Friday, April
1, 2005.
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Check
Payments:
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Make checks out to DC/SLA
Mail to:
DC/SLA Military Librarians Group
P. O. Box 923
Lorton, VA 22199
Daytime phone: 703-767-8274, ext. 3005 or 703-767-9109
dschnurr@dtic.mil
or cwiley@dtic.mil
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Registration Form (Heringen,
4/4/05):
Name ___________________________________________________
Phone: __________________ E-mail: _______________________
Check enclosed? _______
Dutch Treat Dinner
(please indicate # attending): Yes: ____
No: ____ |
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