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“Of Course It’S There!”: Null Archives & Ohlone Representation In Scu’S Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Kelci Baughman Mcdowell, Erin M. Louthen
“Of Course It’S There!”: Null Archives & Ohlone Representation In Scu’S Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Kelci Baughman Mcdowell, Erin M. Louthen
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In this panel on Intersectional Studies of Race, Ethnicity, Disability, and Indigeneity, Erin Louthen and Kelci Baughman McDowell position the Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection within the issues of indigenous representation in archives as it relates to the Ohlone in Santa Clara.
Partners With Passion For The Archives, Nadia Nasr
Partners With Passion For The Archives, Nadia Nasr
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On November 7, 2019, the Sisters of the Holy Family religious congregation located in Fremont, California, celebrated the 148th anniversary of their founding at their community event "Celebrating Our Legacy: Past, Present, and Future," held at the conference center of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, located in Fremont, California. This presentation provides an update to the Sisters of the Holy Family after completion of the SHF Archives transfer to SCU, articulating the reasons why this partnership is important not only to Santa Clara University but also to understanding the history of women in the Catholic Church, as well …
Shf (Sisters Of The Holy Family) Archive Homecoming, Nadia Nasr
Shf (Sisters Of The Holy Family) Archive Homecoming, Nadia Nasr
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On January 28, 2019, the SHF Archive began a nearly 3,000 mile journey from Fremont, California, to the archival processing facilities of History Associates located in Rockville, Maryland. Seven months later, on August 26, the SHF Archive arrived at its new home at Santa Clara University. This short presentation provides an overview of activities spanning three days during which History Associates and Archives & Special Collections staff unpacked and shelved the SHF collections in their new home.
Joined Hands, Joined Archives: Collaborating To Build A Future For Catholic Religious Archives, Nadia Nasr
Joined Hands, Joined Archives: Collaborating To Build A Future For Catholic Religious Archives, Nadia Nasr
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"What do you do when the records of a shrinking community - a community that historically has provided services to every level of society - are in jeopardy?" asked Malachy McCarthy in the November/December 2018 issue of Archival Outlook. "Such is the case for the records of many religious communities that are coming to completion, closure, or merging with other religious communities." Although many congregations have formed or are considering forming joint archives and heritage centers, congregations most at risk are outlier congregations, such as the Sisters of the Holy Family (SHF) in Fremont, California. Drawing momentum from the …
Frameworks For Collaboration: Articulating Information Literacy, And Rhetoric And Writing Goals In The Archives, Amy J. Lueck, Nadia Nasr
Frameworks For Collaboration: Articulating Information Literacy, And Rhetoric And Writing Goals In The Archives, Amy J. Lueck, Nadia Nasr
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Rhetoric and composition scholars have recently called our attention to the value of archival research in the undergraduate classroom, leading to rich collaborations with archivists and librarians at many institutions. As we engaged our own pedagogical collaboration as a university archivist and English faculty member, we realized that, though we might use slightly different language to articulate them or cite different sources in support of them, many of our learning goals overlapped. As we explored these goals together, we realized that they evidenced a correspondence in our disciplines that we had not explored—one that is reflected in our fields’ recent …
Articulating A Clear Vision For Archives & Special Collections, Nadia Nasr
Articulating A Clear Vision For Archives & Special Collections, Nadia Nasr
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It has been five years since OCLC published its report, “Taking Our Pulse: The OCLC Research Survey of Special Collections and Archives,” a report that prompted many institutions to transform their special collections through a series of recommended shared actions. Using this report as a frame, department heads from different institutions will discuss their experiences and perspectives on the changing environments in their respective Archives and Special Collections departments. How do reorganizations affect us, and can they present opportunities to re-envision department structures? What is the impact of the increase in instruction we provide and how can we address that …
Paper, Wood, And Copper Catalogue, Elizabeth Newsom, Thomas Farrell
Paper, Wood, And Copper Catalogue, Elizabeth Newsom, Thomas Farrell
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This is the catalogue that was produced to accompany the physical exhibit "Paper, Wood, and Copper," of books from the Archives & Special Collections Department at the Santa Clara University Library.