Registration for the Society of American Archivists Teaching with Primary Sources Unconference August 3rd at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta, GA is still live. Attendance is free and aiming to bring together a multiplicity of professions (artists, scientists, historians, educators, librarians, archivists, museum professionals, digital humanities, etc.). All […]
If you work in a cultural heritage institution and oversee a digital newspaper project, please complete this survey. This survey is being conducted by the Digital Public Library of America as a part of a planning process to determine what role, if any, the DPLA should play in providing access to digital newspaper content held […]
From DPLA’s original press release, available here. In concert with the American Library Association national conference in Orlando, Florida, this week, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world, have signed an agreement that will expand access to FamilySearch.org’s growing free digital historical book collection to DPLA’s broad audience of users including genealogists, […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the expansion of the South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive: sgnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/ The South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive now provides access to nineteen newspaper titles published in twelve south Georgia cities (Albany, Americus, Bainbridge, Brunswick, Cairo, Cuthbert, Perry, Thomasville, Tifton, Valdosta, Vienna, and Waycross) from 1845 to 1923. […]
The Georgia Archives Institute has just been named the recipient of a 2016 Distinguished Service Award from the Society of American Archivists (SAA). From SAA’s web site: “The Georgia Archives Institute (GAI) is the 2016 recipient of the Society of American Archivists’ Distinguished Service Award. Created in 1964, the award recognizes an archives institution, education program, nonprofit organization, […]
United States District Court Judge Horace T. Ward died on Saturday, April 23. In 1950, Horace T. Ward became the first African American to challenge the racially discriminatory practices at the University of Georgia (UGA). Although the all-white UGA School of Law rejected Ward’s application and a federal court subsequently upheld the university’s decision, Ward’s […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the expansion of the West Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive: http://wgnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu The West Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive now provides access to thirteen newspaper titles published in seven west Georgia cities (Butler, Carrollton, Dallas, Douglasville, Fayetteville, LaGrange, Newnan) from 1843 to 1942. Consisting of over 67,000 newspaper pages, […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce a new online exhibition titled Tragedy in the New South: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank that is now available through the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The link to the exhibit is http://dp.la/exhibitions/exhibits/show/leo-frank. On April 26, 1913, Confederate Memorial […]
If you’re interested in participating in this opportunity, make sure to cc: mcalists@uga.edu when you inquire with PopUp Archive at edison@popuparchive.com. From DPLA’s press release, also available here: Oakland, Calif. & Boston, MA — Libraries across the United States house tens of millions of audio and video recordings, a rich and vibrant body of cultural […]
On October 30th, President Obama proclaimed November as National Native American Heritage Month. According to the National Congress of American Indians, Native American Heritage Month “is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is also an opportune time to educate […]