Call for Proposals — Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting 2014

August 7, 2013

CFP: MAC Annual Meeting 2014 The Syncopations of History: MAC at Kansas City Whether you prefer a 4/4 beat, elaborate riffing, or playing by memory (all signatures of the Kansas City jazz style), the 2014 Midwest Archives Conference Program Committee (PC) looks forward to receiving session proposals fitting the theme: “The Syncopations of History.” The … More Call for Proposals — Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting 2014

Cheryl A. Cook to Receive Jane Clayton Award from Monmouth County

August 6, 2013

Contributed Gary D. Saretzky Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French has announced that Cheryl A. Cook will be presented with the Jane Clayton Award on Archives and History Day, October 12, at the Monmouth County Library. The award, given annually since 1997, honors an individual who, over a substantial number of years, has made exceptional contributions to … More Cheryl A. Cook to Receive Jane Clayton Award from Monmouth County

Giving Voice: Interpreting and Preserving Oral Histories

August 1, 2013

Contributed by Stephanie Bailey An Educational Opportunity, presented by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts November 6, 2013 Philadelphia, PA Hosted and co-sponsored by: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia With the rise of audiovisual technology in the 20th century, many libraries, archives, museums and historical societies—as well as families and individuals—embarked upon projects to capture … More Giving Voice: Interpreting and Preserving Oral Histories

The Activism Files

July 22, 2013

By MAYA LAU                 Published: New York Times, July 19, 2013 At the Interference Archive in Gowanus, Brooklyn, posters, fliers, zines, stickers, T-shirts, books, newspapers, games and videos tell the story of radical political movements. To find out more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/nyregion/the-activism-files.html?smid=pl-share

A DVAG Discussion on the International Council on Archives: Principles of Access to Archives

July 10, 2013

Contributed by Bayard Miller      On the evening of June 27th, the Delaware Valley Archivists Group held a general meeting at the Curtis Institute of Music for a conversation about something that is (or should be) on every archivist’s mind, equitable access to archives. Archivists from a diverse array of backgrounds gathered in the … More A DVAG Discussion on the International Council on Archives: Principles of Access to Archives

Call for Participation: Disaster Planning for Archives and Their Communities

July 10, 2013

via MARACBlog Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART) Call for Participation: Disaster Planning for Archives and Their Communities Date: Monday, October 7, 2013 Location: Center for Jewish History, New York, NY As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, train service has been restored to the Rockaways and City beaches have … More Call for Participation: Disaster Planning for Archives and Their Communities

Planning continues for Archives Week in Monmouth County

July 3, 2013

Contributed by Gary D. Saretzky More than twenty New Jersey history-related organizations have already registered for Archives and History Day at the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan, organized by the Monmouth County Archives, on Saturday, October 12.   Exhibit tables for archives, historical societies, government agencies, local history collections at public libraries, and other not-for-profit history organizations are … More Planning continues for Archives Week in Monmouth County

Garrett Boos reflects on his experience at the “Inreach and Outreach for Digital Archives” workshop

June 27, 2013

Contributed by Garrett Boos On June 18th, I attended the SAA DAS (Digital Archives Specialist) workshop, “Inreach and Outreach for Digital Archives,” at Drexel University. This was the third workshop in the DAS curriculum I have attended, and it fits into the Tactical and Strategic category of courses.  This category is intended to provide archivists … More Garrett Boos reflects on his experience at the “Inreach and Outreach for Digital Archives” workshop

Unconferencing #phillyDH

June 17, 2013

by Sarah Newhouse, Historical Society of Pennsylvania On June 4th, over 200 of the best and brightest (and nicest) from Philadelphia’s digital humanities community attended the PhillyDH@Penn event at the Penn Libraries’ new Special Collections Center.  The day was bracketed by two workshop sessions and the time in between was filled in with unconference sessions,  … More Unconferencing #phillyDH