Read the July/August 2025 Issue of Archival Outlook

In the July/August issue of Archival Outlook, Natalia Fernández shares the process of creating an exhibit on antiracist description at Oregon State University; Janelle Ketcher discusses creating the Postal Service for the Dead; and Anderson Smith argues why an ice core repository in Colorado is an archives. Also in this issue, Christina Pappous shares some whimsical highlights from Orange County in advance of ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2025 and the SAA Foundation Development Committee discusses the work of Invisible Histories, which received a Catalyst Grant in 2024. Read the digital issue here. Print issue to follow.

On the cover: One of the many aisles inside the National Science Ice Core Facility in Lakewood, Colorado.

Table of Contents | Archival Outlook | July/August 2025

This issue is sponsored by Atlas Systems, Inc., and Lucidea.

• "President's Message: The Long, Hard Work of Advocacy"
  by Derek T. Mosley
• "Unapologetically Queer"
  by Hope Dunbar, Rebecca Gordon, Daria Labinsky, Carli V. Lowe, Scott Meyer-Kukan, and Sarah Ponichtera
• "Celebrating Austin's Hip-Hop Legacy: A Historic Initiative"
  by Danielle' McGhee and Ryan Blake
• "Moving from Words to Actions: The Curation of an Exhibit Featuring Antiracist Description Activities at OSU"
  by Natalia Fernández
• "Preserving Legacy: Archival Strategies at Amity Lodge No. 4, Free and Accepted Masons"
  by Audie Robinson
• "Archival Lessons from an Ice Core Repository"
  by Anderson Smith
• "Challenges in Humanities: Coping with Unemployment and Unexpected Career Shifting"
  by Andrew Kopp
• "An Insider's Guide to Anaheim (And Its Neighbor)"
  by Christina Pappous
• "Transforming Grief through Metadata and Community Cataloging"
  by Janelle Ketcher
• "Local Leaders: Lambda Archives"
  by Nicole Verdes, Gabrielle Garcia, and Murphy Hernandez
• Archival Outlook is Going Green