By Hilary J. Bernstein. Leiden: Brill, 2021. ISBN 9789004426467 (hardback); ISBN 9789004426474 (e-book).
Reviewed by Alexandra Zukas [PDF Full Text]
How have archival sources been scrutinized, consciously constructed, and deployed to intentionally build narrative in the past? To what degree is archival content shaped by civic, personal, or even national pressures? Of course, all archivists negotiate these questions when curating historical sources, and the constant consideration of their...
This series celebrates all the great information that exists in ArchivesAWARE!
This blog post originally published on March 28, 2018, seems especially necessary in today’s climate. Communicating effectively and succinctly about the value of archives is a skill we should all hone.
This post was authored by guest contributor Anna Trammell, Archival Operations and Reference Specialist at the University of Illinois Archives Research Center/Student Life and Culture Archives, and...
California Dream Orange Crate Label, Photo Courtesy Orange County Archives
With the SAA Annual General Meeting now just a couple days away, we would like to highlight a few more wonderful repositories in Anaheim and the Orange County area that you can visit on your own during your stay.
Orange County Archives: Serving as the main repository for historic property documents, vital records and other materials from county government, the Orange County Archives is located in the Old Orange...
For our final repository tour spotlight, meet the Getty!
Founded in 1983, the Getty Research Institute (GRI) houses one of the world’s most extensive libraries dedicated to the study of art history. It is located in Brentwood on the campus of the Getty Center—alongside the Getty Foundation, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Museum. The Research Library holds more than 1.5 million volumes, including books, periodicals, and auction catalogs, with a focus on the history of art...
You may know Anaheim as the home of this year’s Annual General meeting…you may even know it as the home of the world-famous Disneyland Resort. But did you know that Anaheim and its neighboring city, Buena Park are home to some of the coolest and kookiest places to visit?
“The Wizard of Oz” at the Movieland Wax Museum, 2003. Photo Courtesy of Christina Pappous
Before we take a closer look at Anaheim, let’s take a brief step back in time, all the way back to 2003. A local Orange...
Can you believe the SAA Annual General Meeting in Anaheim is less than a week away? In anticipation of all the wonderful going-ons that will take place, we’re shining the spotlight on The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange, California, one of the repository tours offered to conference attendees. While registration for the tour is now closed, read on to learn more about this wonderful institution!
Founded in 2016 by art collectors and philanthropists...
Nestled in the heart of Old Town Orange, Chapman university was founded as Hesperian College in 1861, named Chapman College in 1934, and became Chapman University in 1991. From the very beginning, Chapman University was open to all people in the belief that every person should have access to an education.
Chapman University’s Special Collections and Archives boasts over 16,000 rare and antiquarian books, emphasizing fine and California presses, modern first editions, and archives that...
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series.
By Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke, Reviews Co-Editors [PDF Full Text]
“It’s hard not to feel a sense of stagnation when looking back. Archives and archivists are still underfunded, understaffed, and under constant scrutiny by institutions and the public, all of them ready to justify cutbacks and demand greater sacrifices if they sense an opportunity to cut costs or fulfill an agenda.” — Samantha Cross, “Found...
We are entering our final countdown to the conference, and there are still spots available for the LibroMobile and the Nixon Library tours! Register here!
The SAA Annual General Meeting is now just a couple weeks away and we’re so excited to shine the spotlight on another one of the local institutions featured in our repository tour line-up! Today, we would like to share more about the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Registration for this repository tour is still open and you can sign up here!
Open seven days a week, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum spans 9 acres and is...
On February 14th, 2025, the Committee on Public Awareness (COPA) offered a storytelling event called “Finding Aid to My Soul: For the Love of Archives.” This is one of the stories shared during that event.
Lipstick Links Us
If you were to read in a diary entry of mine from the winter of 2021 it would read like an angsty, Emo teenager’s, even though I was 32 at the time. I had spent eight incredible, but very tumultuous years working in animation and children’s...
Just a hop, skip, and a jump from Anaheim is the quaint and picturesque Old Town Orange. The city was founded as Richland, California in 1871, which was later changed to Orange due to another California town having the same name. Two Los Angeles attorneys, Alfred Chapman and Andrew Glassell, bought up thousands of acres in the area, and received additional land in return for legal services during the partition of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The original townsite was just eight city blocks...
Since we are just a few weeks away from this year’s Annual General Meeting, we would like spotlight each of the wonderful repository tours being offered to interested conference goers. Today, our focus is on the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. Please note that registration for the Bowers Museum Repository Tour is now closed, but we still encourage conference-goers to visit the museum during their stay in Anaheim.
Bowers Museum opened in 1936 with the goal of serving as the...
Registration is now open for repository tours! See below for info and links to register.
Bowers Museum (FULL)Bowers Museum opened in 1936 with the goal of serving as the main repository for Orange County history. Over its 90 year history, the museum has amassed over 100,000 objects and widened its scope to include ethnographic arts, aiming to educate visitors on the world’s arts and cultures. Visitors will tour Bowers Museum’s collections storage and archives while being apprised of the...
On February 14th, 2025, the Committee on Public Awareness (COPA) offered a storytelling event called “Finding Aid to My Soul: For the Love of Archives.” This is one of the stories shared during that event.
Daydream of an Undergraduate Hustle Monster
So picture this. It’s 2008, I’m a freshman undergrad taking classes full time and juggling five part time jobs to stay afloat. Computer lab assistant, Jimmy John’s sandwich technician, television studio lab...
The oldest and largest Little Saigon in the world is centered in Orange County, California. Over 189,000 Vietnamese Americans live in this enclave, centered in Westminster and spilling over into Garden Grove, Stanton, Fountain Valley, Anaheim, and Santa Ana. Since 1978, the nucleus of Little Saigon has been Bolsa Avenue, where early pioneers Danh Quach and Frank Jao established businesses. During that same year, the well-known Nguoi Viet Daily News also began publishing from a home in Garden...
Join attendees out at the ballgame at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2025! The Los Angeles Angels will face off against the Chicago Cubs at Angel Stadium on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 6:38 pm PST.
Purchase your ticket(s) before August 8 to reserve your seat(s)!
Tickets: $30 each
Hat giveaway (first 25,000 fans)
Fireworks after the game
MLB app needed for ticket transfer. A portion of the proceeds will support the Mosaic Scholarship—helping to promote...
Anton’s Market, circa 1929 – Photo Courtesy of the Anaheim Heritage Center
As we draw nearer to this year’s Annual General Meeting in Anaheim, let’s get to know one of its cultural districts, Little Arabia!
In 1912, Mansoor Anton immigrated from Lebanon to the United States, settling in Anaheim. He opened a grocery store, Anton’s Market, and his brother soon joined him. The Anton brothers eventually opened and ran several more businesses in the city. Many of their customers...
Join co-hosts Lauren Kata and Emily Mathay as they chat with Ben and Sara Brumfield, co-founders of Brumfield Labs, about the future of AI in the archives. Sara and Ben discuss their ongoing work developing projects at the intersection of cultural heritage and emerging technologies, including FromThePage, a platform for crowdsourcing transcription of handwritten documents. This episode also touches on the potential challenges of integrating AI into archival work: its impact on jobs and...
