Contributed by Hillary Kativa The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) has begun a two-year project to enhance description and discovery of its graphics materials and promote the linking and sharing of content among institutions and scholars.  This project is funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s Innovation in Archives and … More HSP Receives Grant to Improve Accessibility and Description of Graphics

Less than a month until Archives Month Philly is in full-swing! Archives Month Philly is an outreach effort that raises public awareness about the value of the work we do as archivists along with the phenomenal collections we have in the region. Over twenty institutions are participating through workshops, lectures, screenings and tours.  The month … More October is Archives Month – Find out what’s happening in Philly

Submitted by: Barbara Anne Beaucar, MA, CA Associate Archivist The Barnes Foundation The Barnes Foundation is pleased to announce that Amanda McKnight began working full time for the Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections department in July 2013 with the new title of Assistant  Archivist and Librarian. Amanda holds an MLS from the University of Maryland and, … More Staff update from the Barnes

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, through its Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR), is excited to announce a new internship program slated to start this fall. The goal of the program is to provide emerging archivists with hands-on collections processing experience while providing needed arrangement and description work on the collections of … More New Internship Opportunity at HSP

Contributed Gary D. Saretzky Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French has announced that Cheryl A. Cook will be presented with the Jane Clayton Award on Archives and History Day, October 12, at the Monmouth County Library. The award, given annually since 1997, honors an individual who, over a substantial number of years, has made exceptional contributions to … More Cheryl A. Cook to Receive Jane Clayton Award from Monmouth County

Contributed by Stephanie Bailey An Educational Opportunity, presented by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts November 6, 2013 Philadelphia, PA Hosted and co-sponsored by: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia With the rise of audiovisual technology in the 20th century, many libraries, archives, museums and historical societies—as well as families and individuals—embarked upon projects to capture … More Giving Voice: Interpreting and Preserving Oral Histories