Contributed by Eric W. Schnittke On October 23, the Bryn Mawr College Library held a Personal Digital Archiving Day. Turnout was great, with 18 members of the staff and student body attending. Attendees came for various reasons, whether it was dealing with old student club records or with cleaning up personal files. The attendees … More Archives Month Philly: Personal Digital Archiving Day
Have you ever heard of using cats as an instrument of war? Or what about toilet paper? For an October 16th Archives Month event, the University of Pennsylvania’s Special Collections Processing Center showcased extraordinary documents from its collection relating to historical wars. Among these were medieval manuscripts illustrating the use of rocket-propelled cats as weapons, and … More Archives Month Philly: Cataloging Conflict
Contributed by Ashley Stevens Sponsored by the Young Friends of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, ‘Staches and Spirits was a rousing success with over 75 people in attendance on October 16th. During the course of the two hour event, attendees had the opportunity to mingle, to sample free whiskey and to check out historic photographs … More Archives Month Philly: ‘Staches and Spirits
Archives Month Philly, a month-long festival of history-themed events at Philadelphia’s vibrant and diverse archives, special collections libraries, and cultural institutions, returns for a second year. This year’s headlining events include a chance to view historic lantern slides, an exclusive look at the stories of Philadelphia’s World War I dead, a revealing talk on the … More Archives Month Philly Returns!
Delaware Valley Archivists Group 