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Credit: University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. Passports are a tangible way of showing where one has traveled, as the stamps provide a chronological order that traces an individual s journey across international borders. When an object s origins are not readily apparent, a variety of sources can be relied upon to learn more, which might include labels, sales receipts, foreign translations, oral histories, GPS coordinates and itemized personal possessions.
That documentation is an example of provenance, or the origins of an object and where it has traveled throughout history. Sarah Buchanan, an assistant professor in the University of Missouri s College of Education, is an archivist, a professional who assesses, collects and preserves various artifacts and archives them to better understand their origin and cultural heritage.
The museum of art and archaeology is being relocated from Mizzou North to the inside of Ellis Library as a part of MU’s Space Reduction and Strategic Relocation Plan.
It will be located on the lower level and display a selection of pieces. These are yet to be determined as the museum staff decides how to best utilize the space.
On March 4, MU published a news release detailing the plan. It includes the vacating of Mizzou North on Business Loop 70.
Plans to sell the building were announced in 2018 and according to the Columbia Daily Tribune, a buyer is being sought out.
The Ellis Library & Reference Center, 3700 S. Custer Road, will be closed for two weeks because a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Monroe County Library System issued the closing announcement Thursday on social media; explaining shortly afterward via press release and a notice on their website what the situation was.
All other branches of the Monroe County Library System remain open; that decision was made in mid-February. For the most part, library services have been by appointment with curbside services available. Book clubs and story times are meeting remotelyl.
“We have a comprehensive COVID Response Plan in place and we are implementing it now,” Library Director Nancy Bellaire said in the announcement.