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Members Tour the Margaret Herrick Library

Fri, 08/23/2024
On July 24, 2024, archivists and researchers gathered for a special L.A. as Subject tour of the Margaret Herrick Library, located along the busy thoroughfare of La Cienega Blvd in Beverly Hills.…
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Girl Scout Summer: Touring the Archives of the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles

Thu, 06/13/2024
In the summer of 1956, a Santa Monica Girl Scout troop attended the first national Girl Scout Senior Roundup in Michigan. As L.A. as Subject members learned on a recent site visit, these images are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the archives of the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles.
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Announcing Hidden Histories!

Tue, 04/02/2024
LA as Subject and ONE Archives at USC are excited to announce the debut of Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections. A project is funded by a generous grant from the…
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LAAS Members in the Spotlight: Bradley Center’s Black Power Archives Oral History Project

Fri, 02/16/2024
The Tom & Ethel Bradley Center, an LA as Subject member, was featured in several news articles about the recent Black Power Archives Oral History Project that is a part of its extensive…
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LA as Subject's 2023 "Beyond the Bazaar" Newsletter Just Published!

Fri, 02/02/2024
L.A. as Subject's annual newsletter "Beyond the Bazaar" has just been published and sent out to our members. In this issue, readers can find: Recap of the 2023 Archives Bazaar Profile featuring…
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A Recap of the 2023 Archives Bazaar

Thu, 01/25/2024
Over 500 visitors attended the eighteenth annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar held by L.A. as Subject on October 28, 2023. Sixty-seven L.A. as Subject members participated as exhibitors and shared…
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