HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 10/16/2018 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER AS ARCHIVES MONTHPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Archive at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is the place to study
firsthand facts, data, and evidence from letters, diaries, reports, scrapbooks, rare books, maps,
photographs, newspapers, oral histories, and many other primary sources that elucidate the story
of Fort Collins; and,
WHEREAS, the Archive fosters discovery, whether visitors are writing a research paper
on local history, interested in seeing what Old Town looked like 100 years ago, or keen on
viewing local yearbooks; and,
WHEREAS, the Archive serves as a free and open resource for everyone of all ages to
learn about the history of our families, homes, and community so we can understand and
strengthen our collective memory; and,
WHEREAS, American Archives Month is a nationwide event that presents an
opportunity to communicate to people that historical materials important to them are being
preserved, cataloged, cared for, and made accessible by trained archivists, archive research
assistants, and archive interns and volunteers.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim October 2018 as
AMERICAN ARCHIVES MONTH
in the City of Fort Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEROF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 16
th
day of October, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk