By MAYA LAU                 Published: New York Times, July 19, 2013 At the Interference Archive in Gowanus, Brooklyn, posters, fliers, zines, stickers, T-shirts, books, newspapers, games and videos tell the story of radical political movements. To find out more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/nyregion/the-activism-files.html?smid=pl-share

Contributed by Bayard Miller      On the evening of June 27th, the Delaware Valley Archivists Group held a general meeting at the Curtis Institute of Music for a conversation about something that is (or should be) on every archivist’s mind, equitable access to archives. Archivists from a diverse array of backgrounds gathered in the … More A DVAG Discussion on the International Council on Archives: Principles of Access to Archives

NARA’s Media Matters blog has been on a roll lately, posting some of their outstanding work with a batch of materials from the Defense Visual Information Center. In “Don’t Walk Like a Man : Be the Best WAC You Can Be,” Media Matters ishares with us a film from the Women’s Army Corps’ Military Etiquette … More Defense Visual Information Center films

via MARACBlog Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART) Call for Participation: Disaster Planning for Archives and Their Communities Date: Monday, October 7, 2013 Location: Center for Jewish History, New York, NY As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, train service has been restored to the Rockaways and City beaches have … More Call for Participation: Disaster Planning for Archives and Their Communities

Contributed by Gary D. Saretzky More than twenty New Jersey history-related organizations have already registered for Archives and History Day at the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan, organized by the Monmouth County Archives, on Saturday, October 12.   Exhibit tables for archives, historical societies, government agencies, local history collections at public libraries, and other not-for-profit history organizations are … More Planning continues for Archives Week in Monmouth County

Contributed by Garrett Boos On June 18th, I attended the SAA DAS (Digital Archives Specialist) workshop, “Inreach and Outreach for Digital Archives,” at Drexel University. This was the third workshop in the DAS curriculum I have attended, and it fits into the Tactical and Strategic category of courses.  This category is intended to provide archivists … More Garrett Boos reflects on his experience at the “Inreach and Outreach for Digital Archives” workshop

DVAG is pleased to announce that Hillary Kativa has been selected as the 2013 DVAG Travel Grant winner and will be attending SAA in New Orleans this August!  Check back at the end of the summer to hear all about her experience and find out more about the post-conference debriefing session Hillary and DVAG will … More 2013 DVAG Travel Grant Winner

I attended a two part session about many exciting advocacy projects.  Here is a snapshot of what was presented: Some of the presenters were faced with the dual role of being archivists and activists for their causes.  Richard Wandel, of the LGBT Community Center National History Archive, and others like Christine Anne George, from SUNY-Buffalo … More MARAC Erie – Part III – Archival Advocacy and Activism: Communities and Causes