As you may have already seen on our listerv (one of the perks of DVAG membership), it’s election time! The Delaware Valley Archivists’ Group is run by a planning committee of elected and nominated officers — that means you! If you’re interested in running for any of the following positions or wish to be considered … More Seeking nominees for DVAG PC
On display in City Hall through early December, Defiant Archives: Trans Histories of Existence, Resistance, and Brilliance is a community-collected and -curated exhibit that tells stories of transgender and gender nonconforming activists in Philadelphia. Varied media ranging from newspaper clippings, flyers, and pamphlets, to oral histories and videos, to personal artwork, and more, are sourced … More Archives Month Philly: Defiant Archives
Archivists aren’t all about paper! This year, Archives Month went digital in the TriCollege Consortium of Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr. At three workshops on personal digital archiving, attendees learned best practices for managing digital files, discussed some of the specific challenges around digital preservation, and played a mystery game exploring the digital archives of a … More Personal Digital Archiving Workshops at the TriColleges
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
[posted on behalf of Bayard Miller] On Wednesday night, the Wagner Free Institute of Science, once again fired up the historic lantern slide projector for the third annual Philadelphia Lantern Slide Salon. Covering diverse ground — entertainment to instruction; travelogues to botany lectures — the presenters reminded us how lantern slides were used in … More Archives Month Philly: Lantern Slide Salon
[posted on behalf of DVAG member Kelsey Duinkerken] The Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing’s new exhibit, 100 Years in Nursing History, opened this Monday with a small reception and open house. The exhibit includes material from a variety of local nursing training schools as well as items related to … More Archives Month Philly: 100 Years in Nursing History
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