Los Angeles history comes alive at the 7th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar. Organized by L.A. as Subject and presented by the USC Libraries, the annual event celebrates the diversity of Southern California’s history. For scholarly researchers, journalists, history buffs, and those simply interested in exploring the stories of Los Angeles, discovery awaits everyone at the Archives Bazaar. This event is free and open to the public.
The Archives Bazaar draws its strength from the breadth and variety of its participants’ collections. Large institutions will be represented at the bazaar along with smaller organizations and private collections whose materials fill the gaps left in the city’s official history. In all, more than 80 archives are expected to be represented.
A rich suite of programming complements the rare historical materials on display. This year, a new event will connect scholars, students, and history fans with the historical collections they’re looking for. A kind of archival speed dating, “A Very Quick Tour of Los Angeles Area Archives” features more than a dozen L.A. as Subject members who, in rapid-fire succession, will share one notable item from their archives.
Four panel discussions will delve deeper into selected themes from Los Angeles history, from how the city became the center of car culture to the way tourists’ postcards advertised L.A.’s charms to the rest of the world. Also on offer is an educational session on oral history and a screening of Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone, a documentary film about the L.A.-based band and its genre-bending sound.
The USC Libraries serve as the host institution for L.A. as Subject, an alliance of libraries, museums, and other archival and cultural organizations. The relationship complements the USC libraries’ strong regional history collection and is a natural outgrowth of the libraries’ efforts to preserve and expand access to the primary sources of L.A. history.
7th-Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar
Saturday, October 27, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Doheny Memorial Library
USC University Park Campus