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Messy Philadelphia historical archives are getting organized

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For two years, the Hidden Collections project, funded by a grant from the Carnegie Mellon Foundation, has been straightening out some unorganized archival collections. "It's not hectic. Nothing in archives moves too quickly," said Jennie Marrone, a freelance archivist and a master's student in Temple's public history program. "You just dive in and try to organize based on what seems most logical from an archival perspective. It's not rushed, but there are very firm deadlines."