Mina de Malfois and the Fandom Preservation Project

[mina_de_malfois]

By now some of you will already know about the archive at Texas A&M University (TAMU) including Minaverse stuff in its "Digital Repository." Having finally remembered how to log in, I just thought I should make sure everyone knows *I* know, and approve and all.

So, yeah. It's come full circle; I can only assume Arc is somehow behind this project.

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thanks from TAMU

[jwbrett]

Dear Mina,

Hi! I'm Jeremy Brett, the processing/fannish archivist at Texas A&M University. Morgan Dawn and I are, as you know, collaborating on creating a permanent digital collection (or as permanent as we can hope to get in the digital world, I suppose) for your work and those of others in the Minaverse. I just wanted to drop you an e-mail, introduce myself, and say hi.

I'm really excited about TAMU being the repository for your work, especially because I think the whole Minaverse is an amazing example of collaborative creative fannish effort and a wonderful window into the fannish mindset (one of them, anyway).

Thanks so much for writing it all in the first place, and thanks also for letting us keep it safe for the future.

Be well, Mina. Feel free to get in touch with me with any questions or comments, or anything else.

Jeremy

Jeremy Brett, C.A.
Assistant Professor and Processing Archivist
Cushing Memorial Library and Archives
Texas A&M University
5000 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-5000

jwbrett@library.tamu.edu
(979) 845-1951

You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.

-Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, December 24, 1798

Re: thanks from TAMU

[mina_de_malfois]

Jeremy,

Thank you so much for writing. I'm thrilled that Mina will live on. Writing her was enormous fun, and having other people contribute was an amazing experience.

"Mina" (also known as Carlanime, or even, in some circles, just plain Carla)

Re: thanks from TAMU

[jwbrett]

Hi, Mina! (aka Carla, aka Carlanime - yeah, yeah, you know what, let's go with that one: I like that one best) Thanks so much for your sweet reply - it's really great to be in touch with you.

I'll be happy to keep you posted in the project as we go, and I'll be interested to hear what you're up to in future fannish incarnations!

Be well,
Jeremy