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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><img width="228" height="57" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D2516C.6EE142E0" alt="ArchivesSpace by LYRASIS"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The ArchivesSpace team is very pleased to release version 1.5.2!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="gmail-m1090940017554986825apple-converted-space">You can download the new release from Github at
<a href="https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/tag/v1.5.2">https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/tag/v1.5.2</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="gmail-m1090940017554986825apple-converted-space"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black;background:white">This minor release includes bug fixes, performance improvements, and addresses some minor layout issues in the staff interface. 
</span>This release includes development work completed by HM as well as pull requests submitted by members of the community including Luis Martinez-Uribe, Alex Duryee, Dave Mayo, Chris Fitzpatrick, and Byron Roosa (apologies to anyone we missed in this list). 
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">We want to thank these contributors and all those who participated in testing and provided feedback that fed into these improvements!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Please see the <a href="https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/tag/v1.5.2">
release page</a> a listing of all the new features and bug fixes included in this release.
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#0070C0"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Documentation is available in the <a href="https://docs.archivesspace.org/Default.htm">
<span style="color:#0070C0">ArchivesSpace user manual</span></a><span style="color:#0070C0">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Please see the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://archivesspace.github.io/archivesspace/user/upgrading-to-a-new-release-of-archivesspace/">technical
 documentation </a></span>for information on how to upgrade your ArchivesSpace installations.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Let us know if you have questions or encounter problems executing the upgrade. 
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Laurie Gemmill Arp<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director, Collections Services & Community Supported Software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:laurie.arp@lyrasis.org"><span style="color:windowtext">laurie.arp@lyrasis.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">800.999.8558 x 2908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fax: 404.592.4804
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Check </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.lyrasisnow.org/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">lyrasisnow.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> for
 up-to-date news and feature articles.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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