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What #archivesglow means to me: Jessica Salow

This #archivesglow series highlights submissions from people within the Arizona State University (ASU) Library and the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) team as well as community members who would like to reflect on their experience and feelings they had during CDA events which we like to label as an ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Moments of Joy Series

This image from the Bj Bud Memorial Archives has been selected to start our visual theme series titled “Moments of Joy” for the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) blog. Titled “Costume Dance Party” taken at a Sons of Apollo (SOA) Motorcycle Club gathering of their members event on June 4, 1986. SOA was...

Why is it important?

Starting in 2009 archivists attending the annual Arizona Archives Summit (AAS) began to address serious concerns from archivists around the state regarding a number of issues facing Arizona archives. Those issues were unprocessed backlogs, underrepresented communities/topics, and collection developm...

What is a community archivist?

Anyone can be a community archivist. If you have a passion or drive to preserve the history of your family and the people within your community we encourage you to become a community archivist. So many people within marginalized communities do not understand that our history is important and worth d...