archival

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Until the 1990s, Apple had a team of corporate librarians who guarded the company’s archival treasures like they were trade secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"With further development and commercialization, this type of multidimensional holographic data storage could enable smaller data centers and more efficient large-scale archival storage, while also enhancing data processing and transmission efficiency," said Tan.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The reader accompanies Garza through her explorations of her ancestral lands as she unlocks key pieces of archival research on the 1934 workers’ strike in which her grandparents were involved.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The strike took place in a now-forgotten farming village, at which Garza’s archival research revealed through telegraph conversations that activist-turned-influential Mexican novelist José Revueltas had in fact been present.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

My recitations seemed to bother my fellow sailors, but could I really blame them for being jealous of my archival facilities?

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys