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Penn Museum: “Old School PowerPoint: Film Strips!” October 3, 2019

October 14, 2019

submitted by Chrissie Perella Back in the day, we didn’t have computers and PowerPoint slides. If you wanted images to accompany your lecture, you had to use…film strips! The Penn Museum has a large collection of film strips, many from their education department. We were treated to slides about the written language, ancient Egypt, and … More Penn Museum: “Old School PowerPoint: Film Strips!” October 3, 2019

Reporting from Austin … continued!

September 18, 2019

Hi everyone! This is Alex Palma again. I just wanted to update you all on the work I’ve been doing following my trip to Austin in July. As I said in my last blog post, as part of my DVAG grant, I signed up to do interviews with attendees of the conference. Linked below, you’ll … More Reporting from Austin … continued!

Reporting from Austin …

August 19, 2019

Hello! My name is Alex Palma and I’m really thankful and honored to say that I was one of the awardees for the DVAG travel grant. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to Austin, Texas and attend ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2019. Having the chance to go to Austin and learn from an amazingly knowledgeable … More Reporting from Austin …

SAA Annual Meeting Travel Grant

June 10, 2019

The Delaware Valley Archivists Group is offering travel grants for members to attend the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, to be held in Austin, TX in August 2019. All DVAG members in good standing are encouraged to apply. Applicants can review the application (dvag_travel_grant_application_2019). Completed applications, including a copy of the applicant’s resume, should … More SAA Annual Meeting Travel Grant

2018 Year End Report from the Membership Coordinator

January 28, 2019

As of December 31, 2018, DVAG had 246 paid members, one shy of 2017’s record high. We welcomed 28 new members in 2018, with 25 of those joining at the one-year $15 rate while only three joined at the three-year $40 rate. This stronger than usual preference for one-year memberships may be a result of … More 2018 Year End Report from the Membership Coordinator

2018 Year End Report from the Chair

December 22, 2018

Dear Delaware Valley Archivists, With a new year almost upon us, I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect back on what amounted to a busy and exciting 2018. With 245 members, the Delaware Valley Archivists Group is just one member shy of matching our highest membership numbers ever. We sincerely appreciate the continued support … More 2018 Year End Report from the Chair

Our First Ever Diversity and Inclusion Recognition Award Winner

December 22, 2018

As you may recall, earlier this year DVAG solicited nominations for a new Diversity and Inclusion Recognition Award (DIRA). We weren’t sure what to expect, so we were pleasantly surprised to receive nominations for a half dozen candidates, some with multiple submissions. The nominees are a testament to the vitality of the archival community we share and … More Our First Ever Diversity and Inclusion Recognition Award Winner

Picture of the front of the William Way Community Center.

AMP 2018 – Digitization Day at the John J. Wilcox Archives

November 26, 2018

Posted on behalf of Celia Caust-Ellenbogen On October 27th, the John J. Wilcox Archives at the William Way LGBT Community Center welcomed community members for a digitization day. Oriented towards empowering the LGBT community to value their stories and safeguard their histories, the event serves a dual purpose of growing the Archives’ digital collections – … More AMP 2018 – Digitization Day at the John J. Wilcox Archives

Picture of "The High-Way Woman: or a True and Perfect Narrative of the Wicked Life, and Deplorable Death of Marcy Clay, Otherwise called Jenny Fox."

AMP 2018 – Audacious Women at the Kislak Center

November 26, 2018

Posted on behalf of Celia Caust-Ellenbogen They say 2018 may be “The Year of the Woman,” and that was certainly true at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections. Their annual Archives Month pop-up event was on the theme: “Defying Convention: Audacious Women.” From the 17th century highwaywoman Jenny Fox to the 20th … More AMP 2018 – Audacious Women at the Kislak Center

Chelsea Reed speaking to the audience with a slide on the screen behind her that says "Locating Philadelphia Jazz"

AMP 2018 – Nerd Nite 88: Archives Take-Over Recap

November 11, 2018

Posted on behalf of Chrissie Perella 2018’s Nerd Nite: Archives Take-Over, held at Frankford Hall on October 23, was as big a hit as ever! Archivists and interested other audience members sipped beers, enjoyed giant soft pretzels, and learned about the origins of the ice cream soda, the important (and necessary) Archives for Black Lives … More AMP 2018 – Nerd Nite 88: Archives Take-Over Recap