This year Josh Redd was awarded SAA Annual Meeting Travel Grant funds to attend SAA Annual Meeting in-person. Here’s Josh’s rundown of his experience. Hello everyone, I am Josh Redd and I was a recipient for the Delaware Valley Archivists Group Travel Grant for the ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2023 Conference held in Washington DC. I am extremely … More DVAG attends SAA Conference in Washington, D.C.
Written by Eileen Fay On Friday, December 13, 2022 the Delaware Valley Archivist Group met in Wilmington to enjoy a tour of the Delaware Historical Society’s State History Museum and Special Collections department. Among the attendees included representatives from the nearby Hagley Museum & Library, the Brandywine River Museum of Art, and the University of … More DVAG Holiday Event at Delaware Historical Society
On October 25th, 2022 DVAG Members were treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library on Frankford Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. The Museum has recently relocated itself there from its previous location on Griscom Street a few miles away. Upon our arrival at the GAR Museum, were … More DVAG Tour of GAR Museum and Library
Hello! My name is Casey Shiflet, and I recently (virtually) attended ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2022 via a grant made available by DVAG. This was my first time attending the conference, after years of silently pining. I knew the experience wouldn’t be quite the same as it would have been if I had attended in person, but I … More 2022 SAA Annual Meeting in Review. Part 2
This year Patrick Burden was awarded SAA Annual Meeting Travel Grant funds to attend SAA Annual Meeting in-person. Below is Patrick’s rundown of the experience in Boston. Regarding events that unite archivists, the annual meeting for the Society of American Archivists (SAA), called Archives*Records, is close to the top. Having a dedicated event travel the … More 2022 SAA Annual Meeting in Review
On July 14th, 2022 DVAG members met at The Print Center in Philadelphia, for a special tour, led by Ksenia Nouril, of A Brand New End: Survival and Its Pictures exhibit. The exhibit by Carmen Winant explores historical and contemporary representations of oppression, liberation and self-expression through materials drawn from and inspired by the archives of … More DVAG Field Trip to The Print Center
Message from our Chair, Caroline Hayden As COVID cases are rising once again this January, it’s hard to feel like anything has changed or improved since last year. But as I look back at DVAG’s activities in 2021, I realize that things did improve us. 2020 was tough, but in 2021 we bounced back and … More 2021 Year in Review
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
On September 27th, 2021 DVAG hosted an informal SAA conference wrap conversation for members. The event kicked off with Eileen Fay, recipient of this year’s SAA Annual Meeting Travel Grant, discussing “Outreach and Online Access Innovations from Smaller Institutions” session she attended. Fay discussed how small institutions with little resources over the last year were … More DVAG SAA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up Event
This year Eileen L. Fay was awarded SAA Annual Meeting Travel Grant funds to attend SAA’s virtual annual meeting. She was kind enough to spend time live-tweeting for DVAG about the session she attended and write up a post detailing her experience and what she learned from it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ On Monday, July 26, 2021, I … More 2021 SAA Annual Meeting Travel Grant Experience
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