Archives and Communities

Join us for Season 4, Episode 3 of Archives and Communities! In this episode we are speaking with Angela Houser, a digital archivist and manager of special collections at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Angela shares her insights on budget-friendly strategies for community archiving, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, creativity, and resourcefulness. Learn how Angela manages digitization projects within financial constraints and her advice for archivists dealing with limited resources. Connect with Angela (Angie) Houser for more insights on digital archiving at [email protected]. Episode credits: Guest: Angela Houser Interviewer: Sandy Yang Host: Sandy Yang Editor: Sandy Yang Podcast Manager: Sandy Yang Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes   Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

Laura Daly, a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, shares her journey in archiving in this episode of "Archives and Communities." She talks about her internship at Duke University, where she processed a significant collection for the Carolina Justice Policy Center. Laura highlights the importance of mentorship, the use of digital tools, and advocating for marginalized communities. She advises new archivists to pursue their passions confidently and discusses her future aspirations in community and genealogical archiving. Carolina Justice Policy Center: https://www.cjpcenter.org/ Episode credits: Guest: Laura Daly Interviewer: Sandy Yang Host: Sandy Yang Editor: Sandy Yang Podcast Manager: Sandy Yang Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes   Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

Anna Kijas kicks off Season 4 of "Archives and Communities" by discussing SUCHO, an initiative to preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage amid the 2022 invasion. She details the project's rapid development, the extensive volunteer involvement, and the strategies for digital preservation. Anna emphasizes the necessity of preemptive planning, the significance of digital archiving, and the value of global collaborations in cultural preservation efforts. Her insights shed light on the critical role of community and technology in safeguarding heritage during crises. SUCHO: https://www.sucho.org/ Anna Kijas: [email protected] Episode credits: Guest: Anna Kijas Interviewer: Sandy Yang Host: Sandy Yang Editor: Sandy Yang Podcast Manager: Sandy Yang Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

Join us for Episode 3 of Archives and Communities! Today we are speaking with Senior Digital Researcher Mark Bell from the UK National Archives on digital archiving projects. Today's episode focuses in on Archangel, a blockchain initiative to provide immutable storage and data to digital archives using blockchain technology. The UK National Archives: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Archangel UK: https://www.archangel.ac.uk/ The UK Web Archive: https://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/ The University of Surrey, UK: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/ Additional information mentioned in today's episode: Check out Victoria Lemieux's work on blockchain technology in archives! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Lemieux https://blockchain.ubc.ca/profiles/victoria-lemieux https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=D161c1IAAAAJ&hl=en

Join us for Season 3 Episode 2 where we interview David Mize, lead Audiovisual Specialist and Archivist at the Bryant Museum!  Bryant Museum Website and Contact:  https://bryantmuseum.com/about/exhibits/ [email protected] David Mize Contact:  [email protected]

Join us for our Season 3 kickoff of Archives and Communities where Trevor Bond and Lotus Norton of Washington State University join Laura Daly to discuss the Mukurtu CMS Project! The Mukurtu CMS software focuses on outreach and connection with  Indigenous communities in an effort to support indigenous communities  and their digital archives in ways that support and respect their wants  and needs. CDSC website https://cdsc.libraries.wsu.edu/ Dr. Christen’s publications (and co-authored work) about Mukurtu and related projects https://www.kimchristen.com/publications/ Mukurtu CMS project website https://mukurtu.org/, Showcase https://mukurtu.org/showcase-2/ and Support https://mukurtu.org/support/ Plateau Peoples’ Web Portal https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/ and the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) Wetxuuwíitin’ collection https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/collection/wetxuuwiitin-formerly-spalding-allen-collection-nez-perce WSU’s Center for Native American Research and Collaboration https://native.wsu.edu/cnrc/ NSF funded project “Culturally Responsive Indigenous Science: Connecting Land, Language, and Culture” https://cadrek12.org/projects/culturally-responsive-indigenous-science-connecting-land-language-and-culture

Lydia Neuroth tells us about Virginia Untold, a digital project that facilitates access to some of the experiences of enslaved and free black people archived at Library of Virginia in Richmond.  Connect with Virginia Untold here: https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/ ––––––––– Episode credits Guest: Lydia Neuroth Interviewer: Matthew Hamilton Host: Matthew Hamilton Editor: Bryan Bednarek Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala  Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

We are pleased to bring you our first student interview where SAA-UA member Gina Collett speaks with Hannah Whelan, a graduate student at UCLA and archivist at Los Angeles Contemporary Archive about her experience working with creative materials emerging from jails and prisons and how they provide important narrative into the lives of incarcerated individuals. Connect with the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive here: Website: https://www.lacarchive.com/about-0 –––––––––  Episode credits Guest: Hannah Whelan  Interviewer: Gina Collett Host: Gina Collett  Editor: Bryan Bednarek  Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala   ----------------- Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms!  SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA  Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA SAA-UA  Instagram: @uasaasc SAA-UA  Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA Member & Podcast Manager Nick Wantsala speaks with Mariquita "Micki" Davis who co-curator and produced the Pasifika Transmissions Exhibit. This indoor exhibit honors the ancestors’ pieces with works from the 9 indigenous diaspora Pasifika artists featured in the Pasifika Transmissions virtual series.    Connect with Pasifika Transmissions:   Website:  www.pieam.org/pasifika-transmissions  Instagram:  @pieam_arts  Twitter:  @PIEAM_arts  –––––––––   Episode credits:   Guest: Micki Davis  Interviewer: Nick Wantsala  Host: Nick Wantsala  Editor: Bryan Bednarek   Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala   Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes     Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms!   SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA   SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA   SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc   SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA president Laura Daly speaks with Gail Reimer, Founder of the Jewish Women's Archive.   Connect with the Jewish Women's Archive:  Website:  www.jwa.org  Instagram:  @jewishwomensarchive  TikTok:  @jewishwomensarchive   –––––––––  Episode credits:  Guest: Gail Reimer  Interviewer: Laura Daly  Host: Bryan Bednarek  Editor: Bryan Bednarek  Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala  Music by: Scanglobe, Scott Holmes   Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms!  SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA  SAA-UA Facebook: @/UAStudentSAA  SAA-UA Instagram: @uasaasc  SAA-UA Website: https://saaualabama.wordpress.com/

Welcome to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA chapter member Aria Skyler interviews archivist Matthew Stiffler with the Arab American National Museum about his work on the Oral Histories and Digital Scrapbook Project. Matthew works directly with the Arab community by conducting oral history interviews and teaching them how to digitize their own family histories to create a collection that tells the unique story of the Arab American experience. **************** Episode credits Guest: Matthew Stiffler Interviewer/Host: Aria Skyler Editor: Bryan Bednarek Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala

Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA member, Kandi Massey, speaks with Ayshea Kahn, Austin History Center's Asian American Community Archivist. **************** Episode credits Guest: Ayshea Kahn  Interviewer: Kandi Massey  Host: Laura Daly  Editor: Nick Wantsala  Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA 2021-22 incoming President, Laura Daly, speaks with Zoë Pulley, Creator, and Curator of the Black Joy Archive. **************** Episode credits Guest: Zoë Pulley Interviewer/Host: Laura Daly Editor: Valeria Dávila Gronros Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA Member, Nick Wantsala, speaks with Lolita Rowe, Community Outreach Archivist for the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library at Emory University, who produces the Community Conversations Podcast. **************** Episode credits Guest: Lolita Rowe Interviewer/Host: Nick Wantsala Editor: Nick Wantsala Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Welcome back to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA Vice President, Emily L. Reynolds, speaks with Josh Burford, Director of Outreach, Lead Archivist, and Co-Founder of Invisible Histories Project in Birmingham, Alabama. **************** Episode credits Guest: Josh Burford Interviewer/Host: Emily L. Reynolds Editor: Nick Wantsala Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Welcome to Archives & Communities, the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama (SAA-UA). In this episode, SAA-UA President, Valeria Dávila Gronros, revisits Richard Chabran's career in LIS, and his latest community project, the Latino Digital Archive. **************** Episode credits Guest: Richard Chabran Interviewer/Host/Editor: Valeria Dávila Gronros Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros