[Posted on behalf of the Programming Committee] In the spirit of the 2016 election season, our next DVAG meeting will be a town-hall forum on archival internships and we want to hear from YOU! When: Wednesday, May 11th at 6:00 pm Where: Wagner Free Institute of Science (1700 West Montgomery Avenue) As Archives Gig’s recent … More Next meeting 5/11 @ Wagner Institute
The Penn Museum hosted an audiovisual-themed DVAG meeting on March 31… … More Caring for A/V Collections (3/31/2016)
Spring is almost here, and summer soon after that, followed up closely by the fall, and fall means ARCHIVES MONTH PHILLY. During the month of October, everyone is invited to celebrate archives, the work of archivists, and the rich history of Philadelphia at events across the city and surrounding areas. The past few years have been amazing, … More Archives Month Philly 2016 Planning Kick-Off
[Posted on behalf of the Programming Committee] Please join us on Thursday, March 31st for our first DVAG meeting of 2016! Where: Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology When: 3:00-5:00 pm (approximate) Our meeting topic is the care and management of audiovisual materials, with a fantastic panel of speakers exploring a wide range of issues, from the … More Upcoming meeting: March 31 @ Penn Museum
[posted on behalf of the Vice-Chair and the Programming Committee] Greetings, DVAG members! It’s hard to believe, but 2016 is upon us and it’s already February. Punxsutawney Phil has predicted an early spring and that’s great news because it means another year of awesome DVAG and ABA programming will be here before we know … More The year ahead
Oloch, the wooly mammoth / prize-winning “pimped-out” book truck, surveyed the scene on 10/22 as the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s Othmer Library opened its doors for a rare public open house. Staff were on hand to talk about their work and explain context for favorite selections, but the real stars of the evening were the documents … More Archives Month Philly – Othmer Library Open House
“PhillyHistory is a dinosaur,” joked Deb Boyer, Azavea project manager for the website. At 10 years old, it certainly stands out as a grande dame, if not a dinosaur, compared to the junior digital history projects that have proliferated in the past decade. Still, Philly History remains an extremely relevant, trend-setting, and useful resource after … More Archives Month Philly: PhillyHistory’s 10th Birthday
[posted on behalf of Ken Cleary] On October 16th, WHYY treated Archives Month Philly participants to a fascinating look at the analog tape archives of Fresh Air with Terry Gross. The tapes span from 1976 to 2007 and represent thousands of hours of interviews with some of the most important and interesting figures of … More Archives Month Philly: WHYY’s Fresh Air archives
At October 16’s Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) open house, part of Archives Month Philly, guests had the opportunity to participate in two important moments in the history of the society’s musical collections. One was the deposit of an original 1936 composition by famed composer and West Chester (Pa.) native Samuel Barber (1910-1981). The composition, “Chorale for a … More Archives Month Philly: Presbyterian Historical Society open house
[posted on behalf of Celia Caust-Ellenbogen] Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my! Visitors flocked to see these animals and more as depicted in books, photographs, and manuscripts at the Kislak Center for Special Collections at the University of Pennsylvania last Thursday. Kislak Center staff added a personal touch by wearing animal-themed attire and contributing pictures … More Archives Month Philly: Kislak Center Paper Menagerie
Delaware Valley Archivists Group 