The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has a long history of prioritizing Indigenous access to collections, recognizing that the objects and belongings held in the museum are important to Indigenous communities, and that their placement and care within the Museum continue to impact Indigenous peoples. These belongings often embody…
Invisible Histories is a community based archive focusing on LGBTQ history in the US South. During this workshop, co-founders Josh Burford and Maigen Sullivan will share how they have been saving highly at-risk archival data through community outsourcing, volunteer engagement, and word-of-mouth connections. The session will feature detailed examples of programs and projects Invisible Histories…
Building on C2C Care’s 2022 Introduction to Digital Collection Management webinar, this session will focus on putting digital collection management principles into practice for born-digital collections. Watching the 2022 program prior to this session is not necessary, but may be a helpful starting place. Topics will include: the ways digital materials enter collections, safe transfer practices, approaches…
Preparing an entire historic house collection for a major rehabilitation project requires careful planning, coordination, and plenty of flexibility when plans inevitably change. Drawing on the Minnesota Historical Society’s Ramsey House project, Todd Topper will walk through the process of inventorying, packing, documenting, and relocating approximately 18,000 objects and artworks. This presentation shares the workflows,…