Tue, May 19, 2020
The Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation is inviting local high school students seeking summer internship opportunities to apply for its first-ever Virtual History Internship Program. This program, which will be conducted remotely, is...
Fri, May 1, 2020
The Lanterman House Archives, which preserves the history of the Crescenta/Cañada Valley, is inviting local residents to share their experiences living through the current COVID-19 pandemic in a new digital archival collection titled:...
Thu, Apr 23, 2020
The Gerth Archives and Special Collections is inviting Southern Los Angeles County and Toro Nation community members to contribute materials that document their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The submissions will then be made...
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
Nominations for the L.A. as Subject (LAAS) Executive Committee are now being accepted. There are 4 seats that need to be filled for the incoming 2020-2022 Executive Committee term. Please send your nominations for Executive Committee...
Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Please see below for information on a small and diverse archival organizations survey that LYRASIS is conducting for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Many LA as Subject members likely fit their small...
Fri, Mar 6, 2020
Sad news this morning. One of our fellow members, Josef Lesser, passed away last Friday. Joe was an enthusiastic and wonderful member of the LA as Subject Community and will be greatly missed. Our condolences go out to his wife, Jo Ann...
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
As part of LA as Subject's 25th anniversary year, we're using social media to share personal perspectives on the ways Los Angeles archives are vital elements in shaping how we see ourselves, our communities, and our history. We’re...
Tue, Oct 8, 2019
In late September, a training session for LA as Subject Archive Members and Directory profile authors was streamed online. The stream was saved and is now available to all who wish to view it.
The video starts with an overview of the...
Fri, Oct 4, 2019
Basement Tapes, Home Movie Day, preservation and metadata workshops plus programs about the Women's March, the history of alternative religions in Los Angeles, LA Noir, and much more. To see the list of day long programming for the 14th...
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
Do you have collections that you would like to digitize? Submit a proposal to LA as Subject Residency Program!
The LAAS Residency Program was started earlier this year as a means of strengthening ties between larger and smaller...
Thu, Sep 12, 2019
All Day. All in one Place.
Come and celebrate the diversity of stories that make Southern California such a place of discovery. At the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, presented by L.A. as Subject and the USC Libraries, anyone with an...
Wed, Jul 17, 2019
Through grant funding from a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Pitch-An-Idea grant from the California State Library, L.A. as Subject will launch an online portal for discovery of California Community histories. Built by USC...
Mon, Apr 22, 2019
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invites community-based archives in the United States and its territories to submit proposals to fund one of the following areas of need:
Operational support for the organization, including general...
Mon, Apr 15, 2019
Do you have collection items you would like to digitize, but need help getting started?
Are you interested in partnering your digitization efforts with other institutions?
Are you interested in learning how this whole digitization thing...
Fri, Mar 15, 2019
This newsletter was created by the L.A. as Subject Executive Committee to showcase and celebrate LAAS accomplishments throughout the year. The first annual Beyond the Bazaar newsletter was published in October 2018 and distributed at...
