Friday Reading: ArchivesAware

Last most the Committee on Public Awareness (COPA) of the Society of American Archivists launched ArchivesAware a site deigned for those engaged in archival work to share experiences and ideas around raising public awareness of archives. The blog has just started but so far the content has been promising and has showcased a number of … Continue reading Friday Reading: ArchivesAware

Friday Reading: #AHIndigenous Week

This week over at Active History guest editor Crystal Fraser put together an amazing line up of posts from Indigenous scholars in Canada.  For more information on the series as a whole check out Crystal's "Politics and Personal Experience: An Editor's Introduction to Indigenous Research in Canada." Every post in this the series was worth … Continue reading Friday Reading: #AHIndigenous Week

Archival Photo Books: A Century Of Progress

I recently received a copy of A Century of Progress: A Photographic Tour of the 1933-34 Chicago World Fair. The book is a collection of archival photographs from the Chicago Tribune collections documenting the world's fair held in Chicago from 1933-1934 to celebrate the city's anniversary. The fair was marketed as the Century of Progress Exposition and … Continue reading Archival Photo Books: A Century Of Progress

Journal of Western Archives: Native American Archives Special Issue

The current issue of the Journal of Western Archives focuses on Native American Archives.  The articles are open access and on a range of topics including tribal archives, decolonizing archival practice, developing training opportunities for Indigenous archivists, and the challenges faced by archives holding contrived photographs of Indigenous people. I'm still working my way through … Continue reading Journal of Western Archives: Native American Archives Special Issue

Contested History and Multiple Chronologies

While  driving  being a passenger on the drive to London I finally finished reading through the August issue of The Public Historian.  A couple of the articles in this issue sparked some reflection on my historical practice, including Charles W. Romney's "New City Guides and Anachronic Public History" article. Romney examined historical cities guides including … Continue reading Contested History and Multiple Chronologies

Introduction to Archives

As my last post indicated I've been thinking a lot about archival instruction and introducing students and other new users to archives.  As part of this process I've been gathering resources that explain how archives are organized, introduce the basic of archival processing, and explain different aspects of archival theory. Some of the best resources … Continue reading Introduction to Archives

Reading Archivists

As a means of professional development and enjoyment I regularly read archival and public history publications.  This often comes in the form of reading The American Archivist or The Public Historian but sometimes also includes other journals and the occasional book. I like love reading and find that it often inspires me to consider by … Continue reading Reading Archivists

Devil in Deerskins: Anahareo and Indigenous Writing

I recently read Devil in Deerskins: My Life with Grey Owl the autobiography of Anahareo (1906-1985).  Anahareo was a Mohawk environmentalist, writer, and activist.  She is perhaps most well known for her marriage to Grey Owl, also known as Archie Belaney, the internationally acclaimed author who claimed to be of Scottish and Apache descent, but … Continue reading Devil in Deerskins: Anahareo and Indigenous Writing