Submitted by Barbara Anne Beaucar In the spring of 2016, as a result of internal restructuring, the Barnes Foundation’s Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections department lost two of its valuable members. The shakeup also included an ambitious plan to move the institution’s archives and special collections from its home on the Merion campus to the … More The Barnes Foundation’s Archives and Special Collections Moves to the Parkway

Looking back on 2016, the year featured a variety of engaging and enjoyable meetings for Archivists Being Awesome. On April 19th, we met at the Philadelphia History Museum and heard about some of the amazing projects that our colleagues have been working on recently. Speakers included Kelsey Duinkerken, Scott Ziegler, Bryan Dickerson, Christiana Dobrzynski Grippe, … More 2016 Vice-Chair’s Report

2016 was a busy and exciting year for archivists in the Delaware Valley, beginning with our March meeting on the care and management of audio-visual materials at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. We also held a town-hall discussion on the ethics of archival internships at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, explored the … More 2016 Chair’s Report