Visitors poured over vintage photos, old city maps and historic artifacts shown by over 70 history organizations at the 17th annual Archives Bazaar last October 2022. Every year, Southern California museums, libraries and archives come together to show off historic items from their collections, all under one roof. Co-hosted by USC Libraries and L.A. as Subject, this annual event gives history-minded Angelenos an opportunity to dive deeper into the collections housed in local archives scattered across the region — from Calabasas to Claremont and the neighborhoods in between. As L.A. as Subject's Executive Committee Chair Jessica Gambling explained, "the Archives Bazaar not only lets the public know that these resources, places and groups exist, but it gets people comfortable with the idea of interacting with them."
Read more about the highlights of the 2022 Archives Bazaar.