Posted on behalf of Bayard Miller. The 2015 Archives Month Philly season officially kicked off last night over at Frankford Hall with a very special Nerd Nite: Archives Edition. The large crowd gathered to toast the night away and learn about ink, handwriting, and women doctors. Lisa Berry Drago took us from goat to … More Archives Month Philly: Nerd Nite
The following post is written by Jessica Hoffman, this year’s recipient of DVAG’s scholarship to attend the Society of American Archivists annual meeting. If you couldn’t attend SAA and are interesting in hearing more — or if you did attend and want to share your experiences! — please come to our SAA Wrap-Up Happy Hour … More SAA Annual Meeting 2015: Our Scholarship Recipient Reports Back
Good news, everyone! The National Archives at Philadelphia is now fully open for researchers at our new facility – 14700 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154 – from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday – Friday. There is plenty of free parking; and limited bus service on SEPTA’s Routes 1 and 14 (look for the buses … More NARA Philadelphia access
There’s only one week left to nominate a recent publication for MARAC’s C. Herbert Finch Online Publishing Award! Details: The C. Herbert Finch Online Publication Award was established to honor the memory of C. Herbert Finch, former Assistant Director of Cornell University Libraries, who died on April 27, 2005. The Finding Aids Award Committee will … More C. Herbert Finch Online Publication Award
Attention archivists with digital repositories! There’s been a call for a local Fedora Interest Group in the Philadelphia area. This would be a meet-up for GLAM-types who are using Fedora — or are thinking about using it– with Islandora, Hydra, or another front-end option. As added incentive, it’s likely that these meet-ups would include presentations and … More Fedora Interest Group
Call for Proposals Announcement The Program Committee is now accepting session proposals for the Spring 2016 meeting to be held April 14-16, 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA. The conference theme is Archival Confluence: Connecting Theory and Practice. Please visit the following Google form for more information and to submit session proposals: http://goo.gl/forms/loyQoO1DRR. Proposals will be accepted … More Call for Proposals for MARAC Spring 2016
Save the date for June 4th, when you can spend some quality time with other Delaware Valley archivists while getting behind-the-scenes tours of the USS Olympia, the oldest steel warship still afloat in the whole world! You can walk there from Center City via the Walnut Street footbridge, park at the Penn’s Landing lot, or find street … More ABA + MARAC + 19th century warship
In the grand tradition of our ever-popular Lantern Slide Salon, this year’s Archives Month Philly program will feature a screening of archival films and videos curated by the Archives Month Philly team. Institutions are invited to submit any film or video for consideration, whether it’s already been transferred or is in need of transfer. Through … More Call for submissions: Archives Month Philly film screening
The Drexel University SAA chapter is cosponsoring a career panel with Delaware Valley Archivists on Wednesday, May 20th at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The panel will consist of 5 professional archivists and will be followed by a Q&A session and reception. Refreshments will be served! This will be a GREAT opportunity to chat with … More Save the date: Career Panel at HSP!
The MARAC/NEA Boston Conference has come and gone, and it’s now time to share what you’ve learned! Please join your fellow DVAGers for an informal MARAC wrap-up session this Thursday evening at the Union League Heritage Center. If you attended and/or presented at the conference, please come and share conference highlights, abridged versions of presentations … More MARAC Wrap-Up!
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