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University Archives chronicles more than 140 years of Sun Devil history
From photos to video and audio recordings, administrative records, manuscripts, yearbooks, club information, and faculty and staff bios, the Arizona State University Archives chronicle approximately 1...
MLK's 1964 speech at ASU subject of new, continuing exhibit
On June 3, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at Goodwin Stadium, then the home of Arizona State University’s football team. The speech was titled “Religious Witness for Human Dignity” and wa...
Thunderbird archives: These walls do talk
At most universities, if you want to learn about their history, you must enter a library and dig through an expansive archive. At the Thunderbird School of Global Management on Arizona State Universit...
Voices from Latin America can be found in dynamic ASU research collection
Rebellious nuns. Punk artists. Ecofeminist criticism through the lens of Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian peoples. These are all voices of a rich, cultural mosaic. And they’re all in one archive at the ...
Supporting the next generation of BIPOC community archivists
The ASU Library is embarking on a three-year project to nurture the next generation of community archivists currently attending community and Tribal colleges. With support from the Institute of Museum...
#Ask An Archivist Day 2021 event recap
If you’ve made it this far with us, I really appreciate your support and interest! Here is an Ask An Archivist Day event recap and some very sincere thank yous to wrap this up. Starting on October...
#AskanArchivist Day 2021
October is American Archives Month and it is a perfect time to (re)introduce our collections, our teams, and highlight the day-to-day of archival work. Over the next two weeks colleagues from across C...
Welcome Back! Fall 2020 Information and the COVID-19 Impact
The Wurzburger Reading Room and the Design and the Arts Special Collections Reading Room welcome everyone back to campus for Fall ’20! After a sudden shift in Spring and a most strange summer break, a...
“When Did You First Learn About Archives?”: An Introduction to Archives Toolkit
Thank you for stopping by our blog! I am Claudia Willett, Project Archivist with Distinctive Collections at ASU Library. I hold an MLIS in Archives Management and an MA in History from Simmons Univers...