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Moments of Joy Series
This submission from the Bj Bud Memorial Archives continues the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) blog themed series “Moments of Joy” which is a collaborative effort between the entire team at CDA as we bring to light images that not only speak to the importance of diverse community stories but also h...
Collection Spotlight: Chicano/a Research Collection
Image from the Franco and French Family Papers In this week’s collection spotlight we would like to showcase the Chicano/a Research Collection curated by Nancy Godoy, Associate Archivist here at Arizona State University (ASU) Libr...
In celebration: Black History Month
In honor of Black History month the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) team would like to take a moment to celebrate the life and incredible legacy of Bayard Rustin, a civil rights icon who was the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom along with A. Philip Randolph and wa...
What archives means to me: Asa Espanto
I love to think about my great, great, great grandparents. One of them, Hilda Högfeldt, came from the tiny port town of Trelleborg, Sweden, which is the southernmost town in Sweden. It has quite possibly the most hideous regional accent in all of Sweden. Another, John Collins, came from the town of ...
Dispatches from the Field - Alexander Soto
In this series titled “Dispatches from the Field” we highlight stories from members of the Arizona State University (ASU) Library staff who have assisted the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) team with events and other work associated with community archiving. Today, we highlight a write-up from Alexa...
What archives mean to me: Preetpal Gill
One of the exciting outcomes of empowering people to become community archivists is seeing how those tools impact them. This week our student worker, Preetpal Gill, shares an example of how archives resonate with her. We’d love to hear more about what archives mean to you. Please contact Jessica Sal...
Moments of Joy Series
This submission to the visual theme series titled “Moments of Joy” for the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) blog comes from Myra Khan, a student worker here at CDA who is currently a sophomore at Arizona State University (ASU) studying Sustainability with minors in Political Science and Transborder S...
What #archivesglow means to me: Myra Khan
This second #archivesglow moment themed series submission for the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) blog comes from Myra Khan, a student worker here at CDA who is currently a sophomore at Arizona State University (ASU) studying Sustainability with minors in Political Science and Transborder Studies. M...
What is #archivesglow?
Nancy Godoy and Alana Varner As you may have seen in our previous posts, we often tag our blog posts with the hashtag #archivesglow. We would like to explain the meaning behind this hashtag and provide moments from the Community-Dri...