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In the final episode of “I Found it in the Archives,” processing archivist, Jayna Hanson, shares her creepiest finds from the William Seitz papers.
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Jayna Hanson is a processing archivist at the Archives of American Art and an aspiring royal.
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Loved it, Jayna! That is....definitely bizarre. Eewwwww nail clippings!
That is very creepy!!
Ha nuts, great stuff, cool video....
Wait, why are the nail clippings in the archive and what are they doing there? Maybe he wants to be cloned.. not only creepy but spooky too.
love this clip and thanks for share.
<strong>Kevin Barnes</strong>
Thanks again for the post.Much thanks again. Fantastic.
<strong>Kevin Barnes</strong>
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