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A view looking past a digital display screen towards the doors of an indoor theater, with

WE LOVE A MYSTERY: Sammy? Is That You?

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

At the Packard Campus, whether you are sitting in our theater, walking down the halls or, of course, digging deep into one of our collections, you never know who you are going to bump into.  Nor do you ever know where that meet-up will take you. Archivist Frances Allshouse recently had an encounter like this.  …

A view looking past a digital display screen towards the doors of an indoor theater, with

“The Spook Who Sat By the Door”: National Film Registry #24

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

In the about-to-be 30 years that the National Film Registry has existed, many very well-known films have been added to its list.  Along the way, many films that are far less well known–but deserve far greater attention–have also been added.  A case in point is 1973’s “The Spook Who Sat By the Door” which was added …