Contributed by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Alina Josan On September 20, 2013, the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Ephemera Society of America co-hosted a conference, “Unmediated History: The Scholarly Study of 19th Century Ephemera”. Perhaps you read the announcement on the DVAG blog several months ago that made me so eager to attend. The conference … More Recap: “Unmediated History” ephemera conference at the Library Company

Contributed by Hillary Kativa As the recipient of this year’s DVAG travel grant, I was fortunate to travel to New Orleans last month to attend the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists.  In many ways, it was a trip of firsts: my first national conference, my first trip to New Orleans, and … More SAA New Orleans: Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Contributed by Hillary Kativa The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) has begun a two-year project to enhance description and discovery of its graphics materials and promote the linking and sharing of content among institutions and scholars.  This project is funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s Innovation in Archives and … More HSP Receives Grant to Improve Accessibility and Description of Graphics

Less than a month until Archives Month Philly is in full-swing! Archives Month Philly is an outreach effort that raises public awareness about the value of the work we do as archivists along with the phenomenal collections we have in the region. Over twenty institutions are participating through workshops, lectures, screenings and tours.  The month … More October is Archives Month – Find out what’s happening in Philly

Submitted by: Barbara Anne Beaucar, MA, CA Associate Archivist The Barnes Foundation The Barnes Foundation is pleased to announce that Amanda McKnight began working full time for the Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections department in July 2013 with the new title of Assistant  Archivist and Librarian. Amanda holds an MLS from the University of Maryland and, … More Staff update from the Barnes

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, through its Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR), is excited to announce a new internship program slated to start this fall. The goal of the program is to provide emerging archivists with hands-on collections processing experience while providing needed arrangement and description work on the collections of … More New Internship Opportunity at HSP