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LSTA Grant Funds Digitization of Library Company of Philadelphia’s African Americana Graphics Collection

January 2, 2014

  Through the generous support of a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act, over 800 prints, photographs, and pieces of ephemera documenting the African American experience will be digitized and added to the Library Company’s digital collections catalog ImPAC. A collection of national importance, the graphics depict African American life, community, work, art, … More LSTA Grant Funds Digitization of Library Company of Philadelphia’s African Americana Graphics Collection

Calling All Archivists Interested in History, Innovation, Collaboration and the Exciting Future of Archives

December 18, 2013

Contributed by Jodi Boyle, MARAC Local Arrangements Committee, Spring 2014 Meeting in Rochester Quick, in what city were baby shoes and bloomers invented?  What about items as diverse as the thermometer, Jell-O, and the first “gold tooth?”  Where did Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, George Eastman, Cab Calloway and Buffalo Bill Cody each call home for a … More Calling All Archivists Interested in History, Innovation, Collaboration and the Exciting Future of Archives

CCAHA Announces its 2014 Collections Care Training Series

December 16, 2013

The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for 2014’s Collections Care Training Series!  Collections Care Training programs are for staff who are involved in collections care activities or have responsibility for cultural collections, such as librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic house … More CCAHA Announces its 2014 Collections Care Training Series

Celia Caust-Ellenbogen shares her MARAC Philly Experience

November 25, 2013

Contributed by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen If you are a DVAG member, there’s a decent chance you attended the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) Fall 2013 meeting a few weeks ago. It was right here in Philadelphia, and rumor has it that with over 450 attendees, this was the best-attended MARAC meeting ever! DVAG members were well-represented … More Celia Caust-Ellenbogen shares her MARAC Philly Experience

MARAC Philly 2013: The Naval History Collections Panel

November 20, 2013

Contributed by Bryan J. Dickerson Since colonial times, the history of the American people has been intrinsically tied to maritime commerce and the need for naval forces to protect that commerce and defend American shores against foreign enemies.  The commemorations of the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812, the 150th Anniversary of the Civil … More MARAC Philly 2013: The Naval History Collections Panel

CHF Opens John C. Haas Archive of Science and Business

November 5, 2013

Contributed by Patrick Shea The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) officially opened a state-of-the-art archival storage facility Thursday, October 10. The John C. Haas Archive of Science and Business will house the personal papers of significant scientists, engineers, and innovators; historical records of businesses and industries with a strong science, technology, or medical connection; and the … More CHF Opens John C. Haas Archive of Science and Business

Don’t miss out on the end of Archives Month Philly

October 29, 2013

Thanks to everyone that has been a part of Archives Month Philly through participation, promotion and/or attendance! Sending one last reminder about the final event, the ‘Philadelphia: Through Different Lenses’ screening on Wednesday at PhilaMOCA. Appropriately, the screening is a compilation of Philadelphia-related films offering truly unique views of the city from the 1940s through 1980s. Footage … More Don’t miss out on the end of Archives Month Philly

Archives Month Philly

October 21, 2013

Archives Month Philly is still going strong, and with 10 days left, there is something going on almost every weekday — this is just a handful of the events and everything listed here is free! Full info on these and more at ArchivesMonthPhilly.com   Also, don’t miss the numerous ongoing exhibits >> Romance Between the Sheets…of Paper! at University of … More Archives Month Philly

DVAG MEETING 9/23/2013 BRADLEY WESTBROOK – ARCHIVESSPACE

October 16, 2013

Contributed by Val Lutz Update on ArchivesSpace: Version 1.0 was released October 8 and is now available at http://www.archivesspace.org/archivesspace-1-0-released/. Bradley Westbrook, developer of Archivists Toolkit and now ArchivesSpace Program Manager, presented on ArchivesSpace at the September DVAG meeting, held at the American Philosophical Society.  Westbrook began with an overview of the development of ArchivesSpace and discussed … More DVAG MEETING 9/23/2013 BRADLEY WESTBROOK – ARCHIVESSPACE