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Archives and Communities

By SAA-UA

A podcast highlighting community archiving initiatives and the people behind them, produced by the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the University of Alabama.
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The UK National Archives Archangel

Archives and CommunitiesMar 20, 2023

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The UK National Archives Archangel

The UK National Archives Archangel

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

Mar 20, 202340:43
The University of Alabama Bryant Museum and David Mize

The University of Alabama Bryant Museum and David Mize

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/

info@bryantmuseum.com


David Mize Contact: 

dmize@ua.edu


Mar 06, 202327:04
The Mukurtu CMS Project with Trevor Bond and Lotus Norton

The Mukurtu CMS Project with Trevor Bond and Lotus Norton

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

Feb 20, 202328:43
Lydia Neuroth and Virginia Untold

Lydia Neuroth and Virginia Untold

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/

May 16, 202226:20
Hannah Whelan and the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive

Hannah Whelan and the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive

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

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Episode credits Guest: Hannah Whelan 

Interviewer: Gina Collett Host: Gina Collett 

Editor: Bryan Bednarek 

Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala  

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Connect with us on your favorite social media platforms! 

SAA-UA Twitter: @UAStudentSAA SAA-UA 

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Mar 22, 202223:34
Micki Davis and Pasifika Transmissions

Micki Davis and Pasifika Transmissions

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 

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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/
Jan 28, 202218:14
Gail Reimer and the Jewish Women's Archive

Gail Reimer and the Jewish Women's Archive

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  

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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/

Nov 30, 202126:08
Matthew Stiffler & the Oral Histories and Digital Scrapbooks

Matthew Stiffler & the Oral Histories and Digital Scrapbooks

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.

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Episode credits

Guest: Matthew Stiffler

Interviewer/Host: Aria Skyler

Editor: Bryan Bednarek

Podcast Manager: Nick Wantsala

Oct 21, 202114:21
Ayshea Khan & the Asian American Community Archive

Ayshea Khan & the Asian American Community Archive

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.

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Episode credits

Guest: Ayshea Kahn 

Interviewer: Kandi Massey 

Host: Laura Daly 

Editor: Nick Wantsala 

Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Sep 20, 202126:55
Zoë Pulley & the Black Joy Archive

Zoë Pulley & the Black Joy Archive

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.

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Episode credits

Guest: Zoë Pulley

Interviewer/Host: Laura Daly

Editor: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Jul 22, 202120:27
Lolita Rowe & The Community Conversations Podcast

Lolita Rowe & The Community Conversations Podcast

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.

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Episode credits

Guest: Lolita Rowe

Interviewer/Host: Nick Wantsala

Editor: Nick Wantsala

Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

May 26, 202123:47
Josh Burford & Invisible Histories Project

Josh Burford & Invisible Histories Project

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.

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Episode credits

Guest: Josh Burford

Interviewer/Host: Emily L. Reynolds

Editor: Nick Wantsala

Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Apr 20, 202122:57
Richard Chabran & The Latino Digital Archive

Richard Chabran & The Latino Digital Archive

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.

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Episode credits

Guest: Richard Chabran

Interviewer/Host/Editor: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Podcast Manager: Valeria Dávila Gronros

Mar 15, 202126:00