Jim Wald
@citizenwald.bsky.social
Historian, Hampshire College, Amherst MA
Europe C18-20, book history, historic preservation
Past service: SHARP sharpweb.org, Massachusetts Center for the Book https://www.massbook.org/
Co-editor, Routledge History of Antisemitism
http://tiny.cc/pb7xzz
Europe C18-20, book history, historic preservation
Past service: SHARP sharpweb.org, Massachusetts Center for the Book https://www.massbook.org/
Co-editor, Routledge History of Antisemitism
http://tiny.cc/pb7xzz
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We worked with brilliant Sencer Museum staff on the 2nd installment of the Typhoidland exhibit. The exhibition was beautifully curated & the rest of the museum was a treasure trove housing truly unique artefacts from the history of public & global health. Everybody loses when places like this shut!
Now, the CDC Museum's future is on the rocks. The museum doesn't have a director even though a former supervisor is trying to keep the doors open. One of the museum's most popular programs is Disease Detective Camp, a summer program for high school students 👇
CDC Museum's Future Is on the Rocks
'You can't just throw a museum away,' former staffer says
www.medpagetoday.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We worked with brilliant Sencer Museum staff on the 2nd installment of the Typhoidland exhibit. The exhibition was beautifully curated & the rest of the museum was a treasure trove housing truly unique artefacts from the history of public & global health. Everybody loses when places like this shut!
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„#LastSeen. Bilder der NS-Deportationen“ wurde mit dem WissKom Award 2025
ausgezeichnet. Es widmet sich der Erforschung von historischen Fotografien, die Deportationen von Menschen in der NS-Zeit zeigen.
ausgezeichnet. Es widmet sich der Erforschung von historischen Fotografien, die Deportationen von Menschen in der NS-Zeit zeigen.
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
„#LastSeen. Bilder der NS-Deportationen“ wurde mit dem WissKom Award 2025
ausgezeichnet. Es widmet sich der Erforschung von historischen Fotografien, die Deportationen von Menschen in der NS-Zeit zeigen.
ausgezeichnet. Es widmet sich der Erforschung von historischen Fotografien, die Deportationen von Menschen in der NS-Zeit zeigen.
Why, yes, I am an aficionado of the refined aesthetics & material culture of the second third of the 19th century.
And unlike that Pyrenean Mountain Dog, I loathe the cold, which is why I am sitting here in solitude and warmth.
Why do you disturb my repose? Go do my bidding.
And unlike that Pyrenean Mountain Dog, I loathe the cold, which is why I am sitting here in solitude and warmth.
Why do you disturb my repose? Go do my bidding.
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Why, yes, I am an aficionado of the refined aesthetics & material culture of the second third of the 19th century.
And unlike that Pyrenean Mountain Dog, I loathe the cold, which is why I am sitting here in solitude and warmth.
Why do you disturb my repose? Go do my bidding.
And unlike that Pyrenean Mountain Dog, I loathe the cold, which is why I am sitting here in solitude and warmth.
Why do you disturb my repose? Go do my bidding.
First bit of snow of the season that stays on the ground, and already, the Pyrenean Mountain Dog is as happy as, well: a mountain #dog in the mountains
November 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
First bit of snow of the season that stays on the ground, and already, the Pyrenean Mountain Dog is as happy as, well: a mountain #dog in the mountains
Or Carter, who liked the Vietnam War and had a soft spot for the man and pandered to right-wing sentiment
Carter Credibility Issue: Calley and Vietnam War - The New York Times, May 21, 1976
www.nytimes.com/1976/05/21/a...
Carter Credibility Issue: Calley and Vietnam War - The New York Times, May 21, 1976
www.nytimes.com/1976/05/21/a...
This makes me want to throw things. Our current Secretary of Defense convinced President Trump to pardon war criminals. Even Nixon didn’t actually pardon Calley.
it remains exasperating that eddie gallagher isn't in prison
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Or Carter, who liked the Vietnam War and had a soft spot for the man and pandered to right-wing sentiment
Carter Credibility Issue: Calley and Vietnam War - The New York Times, May 21, 1976
www.nytimes.com/1976/05/21/a...
Carter Credibility Issue: Calley and Vietnam War - The New York Times, May 21, 1976
www.nytimes.com/1976/05/21/a...
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Oh for god’s sake. I’m not on the left, but for the sake of pluralism I really want there to be a credible party on that part of the spectrum. And if that starts anywhere, it starts by not touching SWP with the longest of bargepoles.
Sultana says she would reverse the expulsions of SWP and other communists kicked out for "dual membership" in recent weeks
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Oh for god’s sake. I’m not on the left, but for the sake of pluralism I really want there to be a credible party on that part of the spectrum. And if that starts anywhere, it starts by not touching SWP with the longest of bargepoles.
Had same reaction to reading Francis Jennings when I was a grad student.
Got my wife the Ned Blackhawk book as a gift last year--finally looking forward to reading it myself soon,
Got my wife the Ned Blackhawk book as a gift last year--finally looking forward to reading it myself soon,
Earlier this year I belatedly but very happily read one of the most vital recent public scholarly American Studies publications: Ned Blackhawk's *The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History* (2023). Like the best such books, it fundamentally shifted my perspective.
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Had same reaction to reading Francis Jennings when I was a grad student.
Got my wife the Ned Blackhawk book as a gift last year--finally looking forward to reading it myself soon,
Got my wife the Ned Blackhawk book as a gift last year--finally looking forward to reading it myself soon,
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So for the final post in my blog series on indigenous voices from whom I've thankful, one crucial way Ned Blackhawk's vital book revises our collective stories, & one small but beautiful way! @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social
blackwhiteandread.com/november-28-...
blackwhiteandread.com/november-28-...
November 28, 2025: Indigenous Voices: Ned Blackhawk – Black and White and Read All Over
[Thanksgiving is a hugely fraught holiday for us AmericanStudiers, but I also have a ton I’m thankful for. So this year I wanted to combine those two perspectives by highlighting indigenous voices, pa...
blackwhiteandread.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So for the final post in my blog series on indigenous voices from whom I've thankful, one crucial way Ned Blackhawk's vital book revises our collective stories, & one small but beautiful way! @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social
blackwhiteandread.com/november-28-...
blackwhiteandread.com/november-28-...
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Earlier this year I belatedly but very happily read one of the most vital recent public scholarly American Studies publications: Ned Blackhawk's *The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History* (2023). Like the best such books, it fundamentally shifted my perspective.
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Earlier this year I belatedly but very happily read one of the most vital recent public scholarly American Studies publications: Ned Blackhawk's *The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History* (2023). Like the best such books, it fundamentally shifted my perspective.
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Alice Brock of ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ fame has died: inspired the 1967 #Thanksgiving tune
http://tiny.cc/yftwzz
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM...
From my collection: right-wing German memoir signed by the Brocks. Odd choice for future hippies; such are the discreet charms of #book #history
http://tiny.cc/yftwzz
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM...
From my collection: right-wing German memoir signed by the Brocks. Odd choice for future hippies; such are the discreet charms of #book #history
November 29, 2024 at 5:38 AM
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A Babson College freshman was detained at Logan Airport and deported without warning.
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A Babson College freshman was detained at Logan Airport and deported without warning.
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
Thanks for sharing!
Looking forward to watching. Also curious to see whether it deals only with good turkeys--or also with rascals and miscreants like Kevin?
patch.com/massachusett...
Looking forward to watching. Also curious to see whether it deals only with good turkeys--or also with rascals and miscreants like Kevin?
patch.com/massachusett...
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thanks for sharing!
Looking forward to watching. Also curious to see whether it deals only with good turkeys--or also with rascals and miscreants like Kevin?
patch.com/massachusett...
Looking forward to watching. Also curious to see whether it deals only with good turkeys--or also with rascals and miscreants like Kevin?
patch.com/massachusett...
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Happy Thanksgiving to my dear American friends!
Patti Warashina, Airstream Turkey, 1969. Earthenware with low-fire glaze and low-fire luster, 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. x 19 3/4 in (Seattle Art Museum)
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my dear American friends!
Okay, well ONE #Thanksgiving-adjacent story
archaeologists find location of historic Native American villages mentioned by John Smith https://wapo.st/48Dnft9
discoveries moreover confirm traditions of the Rappahannock Tribe, and will aid them in recovering their historic lands
archaeologists find location of historic Native American villages mentioned by John Smith https://wapo.st/48Dnft9
discoveries moreover confirm traditions of the Rappahannock Tribe, and will aid them in recovering their historic lands
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Okay, well ONE #Thanksgiving-adjacent story
archaeologists find location of historic Native American villages mentioned by John Smith https://wapo.st/48Dnft9
discoveries moreover confirm traditions of the Rappahannock Tribe, and will aid them in recovering their historic lands
archaeologists find location of historic Native American villages mentioned by John Smith https://wapo.st/48Dnft9
discoveries moreover confirm traditions of the Rappahannock Tribe, and will aid them in recovering their historic lands
Every year, I feel the duty to make a slew of posts about #Thanksgiving history & mythology: from colonist-indigenous relations to Pilgrim clothing, sexuality, & the eternal turkey question
This year, I think I'll just eat & drink & read my books & watch The American Revolution
This year, I think I'll just eat & drink & read my books & watch The American Revolution
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Every year, I feel the duty to make a slew of posts about #Thanksgiving history & mythology: from colonist-indigenous relations to Pilgrim clothing, sexuality, & the eternal turkey question
This year, I think I'll just eat & drink & read my books & watch The American Revolution
This year, I think I'll just eat & drink & read my books & watch The American Revolution
Was hoping I'd see some wild turkeys in the yard or woods today, but so far: nothing.
However, I am pleased to report that, as I also hoped, smaller woodland creatures are using our brush heap to make their snug winter homes.
Organic matter breaks down, animals have shelter
However, I am pleased to report that, as I also hoped, smaller woodland creatures are using our brush heap to make their snug winter homes.
Organic matter breaks down, animals have shelter
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Was hoping I'd see some wild turkeys in the yard or woods today, but so far: nothing.
However, I am pleased to report that, as I also hoped, smaller woodland creatures are using our brush heap to make their snug winter homes.
Organic matter breaks down, animals have shelter
However, I am pleased to report that, as I also hoped, smaller woodland creatures are using our brush heap to make their snug winter homes.
Organic matter breaks down, animals have shelter
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Welcome back, Mount Vernon @MountVernon !
1 of the highlights of our historic #preservation research trip to early presidential houses last month was a behind-the-scenes tour of the restoration work underway: 1st 2 floors reopen to the public starting today
A little preview
1 of the highlights of our historic #preservation research trip to early presidential houses last month was a behind-the-scenes tour of the restoration work underway: 1st 2 floors reopen to the public starting today
A little preview
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Welcome back, Mount Vernon @MountVernon !
1 of the highlights of our historic #preservation research trip to early presidential houses last month was a behind-the-scenes tour of the restoration work underway: 1st 2 floors reopen to the public starting today
A little preview
1 of the highlights of our historic #preservation research trip to early presidential houses last month was a behind-the-scenes tour of the restoration work underway: 1st 2 floors reopen to the public starting today
A little preview
moving, evocative, insightful piece on an important historical episode, with implications for others
And in my writing I often deal with that question: What do I owe to my previous neighbors? I wrote about some of the attic finds and Mania’s notebook here - culture.pl/en/article/i... - but the journey, of course, continues.
If Attics Could Talk: The Misplaced Objects of Displaced People
The attics of the Lower Silesia tell a multitude of peculiar and complex stories. Even though they often look pretty ordinary, the objects they hold in a dusty embrace tend to form unlikely alliances....
culture.pl
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
moving, evocative, insightful piece on an important historical episode, with implications for others
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Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
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#OnThisDay 1954, Vicky, in the New Statesman, responds to the furore over Sutherland's portrait of Churchill with a few alternative representations. With apologies to Holbein, Rembrandt, Modigliani, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Millais and Picasso. Wonderful.
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#OnThisDay 1954, Vicky, in the New Statesman, responds to the furore over Sutherland's portrait of Churchill with a few alternative representations. With apologies to Holbein, Rembrandt, Modigliani, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Millais and Picasso. Wonderful.
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27.11.1959 Karlsruhe, Ersteröffnung Wanderausstellung "Ungesühnte Nazijustiz". Von Studierenden erarbeitet soll sie Bewusstsein dafür schärfen, dass noch unzählige NS Justizverbrechen ungesühnt und an ihnen beteiligten Richter und Staatsanwälte erneut im Justizdienst tätig sind.
#OTD #Geschichte
#OTD #Geschichte
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
27.11.1959 Karlsruhe, Ersteröffnung Wanderausstellung "Ungesühnte Nazijustiz". Von Studierenden erarbeitet soll sie Bewusstsein dafür schärfen, dass noch unzählige NS Justizverbrechen ungesühnt und an ihnen beteiligten Richter und Staatsanwälte erneut im Justizdienst tätig sind.
#OTD #Geschichte
#OTD #Geschichte
So, after all our griping and jeremiads, that would be a real positive achievement of AI, truly benefiting humanity.
(HE works in mysterious ways)
(HE works in mysterious ways)
The entire Instagram "influencer" model is basically dead. Why bother posing in a hipster coffee shop when the AI can gin up the image for free in two minutes?
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
So, after all our griping and jeremiads, that would be a real positive achievement of AI, truly benefiting humanity.
(HE works in mysterious ways)
(HE works in mysterious ways)
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Just a 1399 unicorn watermark from a paper manufacturer from Valencia to make your day. Friends of #paperhistory know that these paper sheets of around 1400 are among the first sheets of European paper to appear on the market. European #bookhistory was a different game afterwards. #skystorians
October 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Just a 1399 unicorn watermark from a paper manufacturer from Valencia to make your day. Friends of #paperhistory know that these paper sheets of around 1400 are among the first sheets of European paper to appear on the market. European #bookhistory was a different game afterwards. #skystorians
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In unserer #Bibliothek lagert NS-Raubgut. Wie entdeckt man es? Welche Geschichten verbergen sich dahinter? Daniela Mathuber mit einer Serie auf unserem #ostBLOG über Fundstücke & #Provenienzforschung am #LeibnizIOS.
Teil XIV: wie über 100 Judaica zurück nach Budapest gelangten. ⬇️
Teil XIV: wie über 100 Judaica zurück nach Budapest gelangten. ⬇️
Walking into Spiderwebs XIV: Gut Ding braucht Weile. Die Judaica aus der Privatbibliothek von Michael Schwartz kehren nach Ungarn zurück
von Daniela Mathuber In der Bibliothek unseres Instituts befindet sich Raubgut aus der NS-Zeit. Wie entdeckt man es Jahrzehnte später? Welche Geschichte erzählen betroffene Bücher, Zeitschriften und K...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In unserer #Bibliothek lagert NS-Raubgut. Wie entdeckt man es? Welche Geschichten verbergen sich dahinter? Daniela Mathuber mit einer Serie auf unserem #ostBLOG über Fundstücke & #Provenienzforschung am #LeibnizIOS.
Teil XIV: wie über 100 Judaica zurück nach Budapest gelangten. ⬇️
Teil XIV: wie über 100 Judaica zurück nach Budapest gelangten. ⬇️
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Read this entire thread! 🧵 🗃️ #skystorians
What else won't matter? Evidence from an author's handwriting, watermarks, paper, parchment, mold, folds, stains, seals, signatures, or other signs of usage. Guido Fawkes' signature after having been tortured will look the same as after he recovered; Emily's Dickinson's dashes will be em-dashes
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Read this entire thread! 🧵 🗃️ #skystorians