On June 26th, cultural institutions around the Delaware Valley region celebrated the launch of Home Before the Leaves Fall, a new digital history site highlighting little-known World War I resources and archival materials. Held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the launch event featured a physical and digital display of items from participating institutions, including the … More New WWI Digital History Site Launches
Home Before the Leaves Fall, a collaborative digital history project hosted by Villanova University, is set to launch on June 28th, 2014, the 100th anniversary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination. The project will feature curated, thematic articles highlighting under-utilized and newly digitized primary sources from libraries and archives around the Delaware Region, including the Historical … More WWI Project Site to Launch in June
Contributed by Hillary Kativa This fall, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Villanova University began work on a collaborative digital history exhibit to mark the Centennial Anniversary of the First World War. Organized around themes like propaganda, medicine, popular culture, and the Philadelphia home front, the exhibit will feature digital images of manuscripts, photographs, posters, … More New Collaborative Digital History Exhibit to Commemorate WWI Anniversary
With Spooky Season upon us also means time to celebrate Archives Month! Listed below are events of the first week and on-going events for Archives Month Philadelphia. Kislak Center New Acquisitions Showcase: While you were away… Van Pelt Library (University of Pennsylvania) October 5, 2-6pm William Still, the Underground Railroad & Abolition in Philadelphia Historical … More Archives Month Philadelphia
The second Fonds Film Club is happening July 8 at 5:30 p.m with adventure film, National Treasure, which prominently features archives, museums and libraries. DVAG Members please register here: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ffonds-film-club-national-treasure-tickets-159529897217&data=04%7C01%7Cbeaudry.allen%40VILLANOVA.EDU%7C662e586948d14ee1681c08d934fb2dc9%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C637599075686689384%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cx%2BTEF3Jg7SLmluy4%2BLRFjwT%2FVC00YQqSNNNZ0uQqF8%3D&reserved=0 About this event Please watch the film (available on Disney+, Hulu and Amazon) ahead of the discussion to get the most out of our meeting! … More Fonds Film Club: National Treasure
[Posted on behalf of Kelsey Duinkerken and Shaun Kirkpatrick] On a rainy Thursday night, throngs of archivists and their fans descended on the lobby of the Free Library of Philadelphia‘s Parkway Central location for Archives Month Philly’s newest “centerpiece” event, Food from the Archives.
[Posted on behalf of Hillary Kativa] To kick off week two of Archives Month Philly, the Heritage Center of the Union League of Philadelphia hosted a political-themed building tour led by John Meko (Executive Director of the Foundations of the Union League). Visitors also had the opportunity to explore the Heritage Center’s current exhibition, “Sweep … More Archives Month: Heritage Center of the Union League of Philadelphia
[Posted on behalf of Hillary Kativa] On October 8th, the Hagley Library invited visitors to explore the history of American business, technology, and innovation with document displays and behind-the-scenes tours in honor of American Archives Month. Located at the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine, the Hagley Library is home to … More Archives Month: Hagley Open House
On October 15th, representatives from the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and Heritage Reports gathered at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to present on a new digital history project about the First World War. Inspired by a list of names and addresses uncovered in the Pennsylvania State Archives, “The Fallen of the Great War: The Philadelphia Project” aims … More Archives Month Philly: Fallen of the Great War
Have you ever heard of using cats as an instrument of war? Or what about toilet paper? For an October 16th Archives Month event, the University of Pennsylvania’s Special Collections Processing Center showcased extraordinary documents from its collection relating to historical wars. Among these were medieval manuscripts illustrating the use of rocket-propelled cats as weapons, and … More Archives Month Philly: Cataloging Conflict
Delaware Valley Archivists Group 