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...
Tue, Nov 20, 2018
L.A. as Subject is pleased to announce the following grant-funded projects in partnership with the University of Southern California:
L.A. as Subject Digital Residency and Training Program (2018-2021)
USC, in partnership with the Gerth...
Fri, Sep 21, 2018
The Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections announces the opening of The David Boulé California Orange Collection. Ranging from colorful citrus advertisements to photographs of the farmworkers who harvested the crops, this vital...
Fri, Aug 31, 2018
In conjunction with the launch of The Claremont Colleges Library’s new website, I would like to share with you the Digitizing Southern California Water Resources project web page! The Digitizing Southern California Water Resources...
Tue, Aug 21, 2018
Thanks to generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the USC Libraries will collaborate with six Southern California archives, the L.A. as Subject research alliance, and the Center for Religion and Civic Culture...
Tue, Apr 17, 2018
Nominations for the L.A. as Subject (LAAS) Executive Committee members are now being accepted. There are 4 seats that need to be filled for the incoming 2018-2020 Executive Committee term. Each member will take on one of the following...
Thu, May 18, 2017
FINAL
LA AS SUBJECT
Executive Committee meeting – 5-10-17
Attendees: L. Posas, S. Luftschein, H. Teltoe, K. Richardson, A. Diaz, D. Boulé
General discussion on the organization, participation, vision and stakeholders of L.A. as Subject...
