TUTORIAL VIDEOS
Presented to you by the L.A. as Subject Resident Archivists-- Crystal Johnson, Gerard Collins, and Azatuhi Babayan. Their presentations will go over how to care for your digital archives and physical collections.
Personal and Family Archiving by Gerard Collins
Interested in starting a personal or family archive but don't know where to start? This video gives an overview of planning a small archiving project and looks at what goes into conducting an inventory; appraising and selecting material; arranging collections; and how to best store things once they've been organized. It also touches on the pros and cons of digital media and what to think about before jumping into a digitization project.
Introduction to Digitizing Scrapbooks by Crystal Johnson
This video provides an introductory overview to digitizing scrapbooks using digital photography. Topics covered include: equipment selection and set up, digitization workflow, quality control, and common challenges.
Collection Surveys: A Brief Overview by Azatuhi Babayan
Get to know your collections and learn how you can use surveys to better prepare for archival processing, digitization, exhibit preparation, securing funding, and more. This video provides an introductory overview of collection surveys, their purpose, and some methods for getting started.
VIRTUAL EXHIBITOR BOOTH AND COLLECTION SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Please enjoy these virtual exhibitor booth and collection showcase videos made by the following L.A. as Subject members and other Archives Bazaar participants. Also make sure to check out the Reference Room schedule for a chance to talk with some of them in a live Q&A session.
Art Deco Society of Los Angeles- New Homes for two Richfield Angels
California Historical Society- Stories from the California Historical Society Collection: Reginaldo F. del Valle papers and Tell Your Story L.A.— California in the Time of COVID-19
California Rare Book School- CalRBS x LA Archives Bazaar 2020 Video
California State Archives- California State Archives Virtual Tours
California State Library- The Gladding McBean Collection
California State University, Los Angeles- Mini-tour of Our University Archives | Cal State LA University Library
Caltech Archives and Special Collections- Caltech's House of Lightning
Chinese American Museum- If These Walls Could Talk
Compton 125 Historical Society- Clips showing our travelling exhibit, different activities the society is engaged in. ie tours, oral history, speaker series
Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society- Eagle Rock panorama - 1908 vs 2015
Gerth Archives and Special Collections, CSU Dominguez Hills- Greg Williams, Director of the Gerth Archives and Special Collections, takes you on a tour of the Archives' facilities and collections
Historical Society of Long Beach- 1908 Long Beach Pike Panoramic at HSLB
Hollywood Heritage- A Glimpse into Hollywood Heritage
LA84 Sports Library & Digital Library- Sports Library to Digital Library
Lanterman House & Archives- An introduction to the Lanterman House & Archives, La Canada Flintridge
Lauren Bon and the Metabolic Studio- Special Project In Archiving (2018-2020) - Lita Albuquerque and the Fires of the West
Los Angeles City Archives & Los Angeles City Historical Society- Samples from the Los Angeles City Archives & Los Angeles City Historical Society
Los Angeles Public Library- More than an Architectural Icon: The Collections of Central Library video series (see details about corresponding live presentation here)
Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation- LARHF's COO, Jared Nigro, exhibits our collection of hand-made, stick built models of early LA Passenger Service Cars built by Mr. Bill Everett
Occidental College Special Collections & College Archives- Looking at an artist's book: The Los Angeles: River Inside a River
Palos Verdes Library District Local History Center- "Pedal PV" - Episode 1: Tour de PV
Pasadena Museum of History- Life and Work of Pasadena Photojournalist Helen Lukens Gaut: Photography of Her Life, Nature, Architecture, and Motoring
Rancho Los Cerritos- Inside the Archives: Land Ownership Appeal Document from 1856
San Fernando Valley Historical Society- "History to Go"--Andres Pico Adobe
Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library- A Glimpse Inside the Ella Strong Denison Library
Silver Lake History Collective- "Say Their Names" project around the Silver Lake Reservoir; Interview with "Say Your Names" project creators Micah Wood and Eli Caplan and The People of Silver Lake
Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library- Special Collections from The Claremont Colleges: Samples from our Los Angeles Collections
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley- Overview of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley
The Wende Museum- Wende Museum Virtual Visit
UCLA Film & Television Archive- Dr. King says: VOTE! Footage from the KTLA News Collection
USC Libraries, Special Collections – Collecting the Now, Right Now: Live social media feed related to the Women’s March 2020
Visual Communications- VC Photographic Archive in Action
Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum- Sharing artifacts from the 1928 Presidential election with Archives Bazaar 2020
Writers Guild Foundation- A Virtual Visit to the Writers Guild Foundation Library and Archives
Zoellner Quartet Family Archive- Zoellner Quartet Archive and The story of the Zoellner String Quartet, who founded the Zoellner Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles