Here @KistlerLibrary for @ArchMonthPhilly! Some awesome #scrapbooks on display, and I even got to make my own page for a new one! #archivesPHL
Treatment options for this super important, super acidic playbill #ArchivesPHL #conservation @upennlib
.@dvarchivists are here @upennlib Steven Miller #Conservation lab for our behind-the-scenes tour #ArchivesPHL
We're learning about ancient Egypt, courtesy of @pennmuseum's mid-20th c film strips #ArchivesPHL
I'm kicking off @ArchMonthPhilly @pennmuseum! Operating the old projector was strangely satisfying #ArchivesPHL #filmstrips #oldschool
Thanks to Emma @woodlandsphila for a wonderful @dvarchivists tour on this lovely afternoon! #atthewoodlands #archivesphl
Hey! That's me! #ArchivesPHL #processing #archives #outreach #mssbindings
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Today's #findinthestacks @CPPHistMedLib: a very #GoodBoy with "out-ward characters" at Old Blockley, ca 1900 #dogsinthearchives #ArchivesPHL
When you need a break from #processing @CPPHistMedLib & you test the outdated children's craft in an old exhibition catalog #ArchivesPHL
Today's #findinthestacks @CPPHistMedLib: a proto @ArchMonthPhilly perhaps? @dvarchivists #ArchivesPHL
Thank you to all our speakers tonight & everyone who came out for @ArchMonthPhilly @NerdNitePhilly! #ArchivesPHL
Check outfor ways to help advocate for the preservation of the history of jazz in Philly #ArchivesPHL
phillyjazz.us
Chelsea works with Philly teachers to create lesson plans to share this history with students #ArchivesPHL
The history of jazz is also the history of African-American communities in Philly; sadly, few historical sites or even markers exist #ArchivesPHL
FYI: Jazz musicians LOVE to talk. Oral history project in a community archives, maybe? #ArchivesPHL
Shirley Scott, b 1934 in Philly, known for (among things) her performances on the Hammond B-3 organ #ArchivesPHL
And now: Chelsea with "Locating Philadelphia Jazz" #ArchivesPHL
New website for #A4BLiP #ArchivesPHL
Recommended reading about making archives more accessible. Archives aren't neutral!! #ArchivesPHL
How? By collecting, supporting, & uplifting Black history narratives; make archives spaces more inclusive #ArchivesPHL
Archives hold ppl & groups accountable for their actions; aren't neutral; #A4BLiP is concerned w/ issues of #BlackLivesMatter #ArchivesPHL
And now Celia for #ArchivesForBlackLivesPhilly #ArchivesPHL
Oops! Dow's had "ice cream soda" (ice, cream, & flavored soda water) in 1864, 10 yrs before Greene #ArchivesPHL
Controversy over the creation of the ice cream soda with (creator?) Robert M Green's tombstone #ArchivesPHL
Pharmacists were some of the first adopters of soda fountains #ArchivesPHL
Up now : Laurel from @ShanesCandies & an intriguing broadside @ArchMonthPhilly @NerdNitePhilly #ArchivesPHL
Another #findinthestacks @CPPHistMedLib. I'm so glad they saved this "for historical purposes" #ArchivesPHL #processing
W/ @cccamac for @ArchMonthPhilly, William Way brought the best fancy dress! #ArchivesPHL
To top off the night, here's some Edward Gorey edits :D #ArchivesPHL
John Mauchly was about 25 years off, but I'm sharing this with my own pocket personal computer, even tho I'm not a businessman! #ArchivesPHL