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Provenance: the origin or source of something,⁠
information regarding the origins, custody, and ownership of an item or collection, the records of successions of individuals who have held an item or collection over time⁠
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Our collaborative partners @avlhistory are hosting this event tomorrow ⚖️ link in bio ⚖️ to register⁠
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"The larger number of freedpeople in Buncombe and Burke counties amplified the [Freedmen's] Bureau's power and accentuated its role in constr

Resident artist Honey Simone shares a word today on @differentwrld - if you aren't already supporting their work, that's a great action to take right now:
"i have been processing a lot of thoughts leading up to “our month” ... going

archivist + Archivist⁠
n.⁠
1. a professional with expertise in the management of records of enduring value⁠
2. an individual responsible for records of enduring value⁠
3. (capitalized and usually beginning with the) the chief official responsible for

EVERYONE IS AN ARCHIVIST save history // build community ⁠
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Engaging Collections seeks to demystify access to special collections and archives, and amplify the indispensable role artists play as cultural translators within community. ⁠
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"Archivists conceive of archives as collections of materials, collections of records—record is a key concept for archivists and archival studies scholars—collections of records that are stewarded across space and time. What’s i

In her recent post for the journal (link in bio) @_casadecoco_ introduces “La Limpieza,” which translates to “cleaning” or “cleanse” and shares a guided Limpieza through words and video. (first image and La Limpiez

Finding aids are tools that help a user find information in a specific record group, collection, or series of archival materials. Examples of finding aids include published and unpublished inventories, container and folder lists, card catalogs, calen

Y Bolivia Se Desangró una vez más: Voices in Collective Thought... by Sofia Mendez Subieta presents some of the events and popular reactions lived throughout the October 20th 2019 electoral fraud and current crisis in Bolivia. @sofia.me

Join us this Friday (9/4) at 7pm eastern for an open forum with @photogreenbook and @engagingcollections . An open hour to discuss art, society and culture. Join the live, and request to speak, we want to have a conversation amongst a range of those

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