SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA ARCHIVISTS NEWSLETTER
Number 124 Summer 2005 SCA Western Round-Up Report
rom April 14th - 16th, nearly duced by SAA President Rand Ji- F300 members of the Western merson who gave a heartfelt plea archival community rode into for public support of the NHPRC. the warm Las Vegas desert air Friday’s luncheon speaker was to participate in the first ever Dr. Hal Rothman, Professor and Western Round-Up, a joint Chair of the UNLV History De- meeting of the Conference partment. Dr. Rothman, a fre- of Inter-Mountain Archivists, quent media commentator on all Northwest Archivists, Society of things Las Vegas, gave a lively and California Archivists and Society humorous talk on the growth and of Rocky Mountain Archivists. development of Las Vegas, and his Five years in the planning, the odyssey from environmental and Round-Up offered a full sched- tourism historian of the Ameri- ule of events that took place at can West to Las Vegas expert. the Alexis Park Resort Hotel and On Saturday, SCA and near-by University of Nevada, Las NWA held a joint Awards Vegas. The program kicked off Luncheon that recognized with three well subscribed pre- the outstanding achievements conference workshops: Dating of the archivists and institu- and Caring for Historical Photo- tions that support their pro- graphs, The Basics of Film Preser- grams. In addition, Dr Larry vation, and Hands-on Recovery of Burgess, Director of the A.K. Water-Damaged Materials. Other attendees enjoyed the three Smiley Library in Redlands, CA, discussed some of the unique tours scheduled by the Local Arrangements Com- perils involved in historical research in his presentation mittee that included the Nevada Test Site, the Neon Bone- “Hunting for a Historical Figure Can Get You Sued.” yard, and backstage at the Jubilee Theatre at Bally’s Hotel. Fifteen varied panel sessions covered a wide variety of im- The opening reception was held at the Marjorie Barrick Mu- portant topics including: Developing Collections Document- seum of Natural History on the UNLV campus and provided a ing Minority Groups, Confidentiality and Access in Religious warm and congenial atmosphere for conferees to see old friends Archives, Audio Digitizing, Archival Education in the West, and be introduced to new ones. Metal Edge, Inc. provided Archivists as Historians, and Exhibits as Outreach. In addi- sponsorship for the delicious buffet of appetizers and only the tion to the various sessions, each of the participating orga- second open bar in SCA’s long history of annual meetings! nizations held their various council and business meetings. A dynamic set of speakers highlighted the first day of the The Round-Up participants enjoyed the expanded scope conference. Dr. Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel that the inter-regional format afforded us, and as we parted Prize for Literature, and the Elias Ghanem Chair in Creative ways, the leadership of the four societies agreed to begin to Writing at UNLV, spoke eloquently on the value and impor- make plans for the next get-together in about five year’s time. tance of libraries and archives in preserving the memory of Su Kim Chung marginalized peoples and societies. Dr. Soyinka was intro- UNLV Special Collections Number 124 SCA NEWSLETTER Summer 2005 Number 124 SCA NEWSLETTER Summer 2005 President’s Message Library Collection Comes “Out” for Milestone t the conclusion of my term as SCA President, he San Francisco Public Library presents Out at the Moving deeper into the gallery, the Personal Chronicles section A I find myself wondering (as I’m sure many TLibrary: Selections from the James C. Hormel Gay & displays first-person accounts of the reconciliation of gay and lesbi- of my predecessors did), “Where did the time go?” Lesbian Center, celebrating the occasion of the10th anniversary an identity with institutional entrenchments, such as Gary Fisher’s This past year was busy and productive for the Society, of the founding of the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center. journal of being a gay black man with AIDS in the 1980s and Aaron and it was a delight to cap it all off with the success of the The exhibition will be on display at three sites: the Jewett Gal- Fricke’s high school coming-out diaries. In the center of the gallery lery and the Hormel Center at the Main Library, and the Eureka are sections of the Pulp Paperback Collection displayed on archival Western Round-Up conference in Las Vegas in April. I want Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library in the Castro neigh- shelving. The placement of the paperback collection in the gallery to thank the members of the SCA Board, the SCA Com- borhood of San Francisco June 18 through October 16, 2005. makes tangible the scale and scope of the archives and reveals some- mittee chairs, and the many SCA Committee members for thing of the language of archival science and the conceptual delight their fine and dedicated efforts, and I encourage those of of the high and low variety within a single medium. Also included is you who have not yet become more actively involved with text which explains the historical use of pseudonyms and the chang- SCA to consider doing so. Our increasing membership es the Library of Congress has made over the years to classifying sub- numbers indicate that SCA fills a vital niche in the profes- ject headings for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender literature. sional development of archivists throughout the state, and The Public/Private section at the gallery demonstrates how with increased volunteerism on the part of the society’s objects, including a pair of leather boots belonging to Dr. Mary Walker, a Civil War surgeon who dressed as a man so members we will be able to offer more continuing educa- Boots worn by Dr. Mary Walker, c.1863 leather, wood, she could practice medicine, can provide windows into inter- tion and networking opportunities. I encourage you to Barbara Grier and Donna McBride/Naiad Press Collection, James C. Hormel Center, San Francisco Public Library twined relationships of the past, as well as the present. Items contact Claude Zachary, our new President, to find out on display in the Gallery include a cluster of photographs, how you can support SCA’s activities for the coming year, ephemera, artifacts and correspondence from Gertrude Stein, The Society of California Archivists, Inc. and I look forward to seeing you at future SCA functions. Alice B. Toklas, Barbara Grier and Barbara Gittings. Jennifer Martinez The Society of California Archivists, Inc. exists to support and Directly related to the Paperback Collection and Public/Pri- develop those who collect, care for, and provide access to the vate sections of the Gallery is a scction devoted to the Center’s documentary heritage of California and adjoining areas. vast collection of materials donated by publisher and editor To this end it Barbara Grier. Grier, the founder of Naiad Press, the longest MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 1. acts as a vehicle for dissemination of information about Diaries and ephemera from the Vincent Diaries Collection, 1984-1994 operating lesbian publishing house, donated Mary Walker’s archival collections, issues, and methodology to the profession Continued on page 9 Workshop: Identifying Risks and Protecting and the public; The exhibition and accompanying illustrated catalogue cel- ebrate the Hormel Center by telling the story of how the Cen- Your Collection From Natural Disasters 2. provides a forum for the discussion of matters related to the creation, preservation, and use of historical documents, ter came into existence, illustrating the Center’s rich exhibi- Earthquakes and their secondary effects incorporate 3. develops, offers and supports archival education programs; tion and program history, and highlighting its collection by offering a rare look into how it ensures the legacy of a multitude of risk challenges in California. In order to 4. cooperates with individuals and organizations on matters of common concern; and the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. preserve the cultural resources entrusted to museums, this The Center and its collections are framed as active archives by workshop will give staff members and volunteers the tools 5. advocates the identification, collection, preservation, use, and appreciation of historical records and manuscripts. combining stories and objects that offer compelling views of and knowledge to identify the threats that place our col- both remarkable and ordinary lives, attributes of character, he- lections at risk and develop ways to safeguard them for The SCA Newsletter is published quarterly on March 15, roic actions, explosions of genius, cautionary tales and private the future. There will be handouts on a variety of related June 15, September 15, and December 15. All submissions worlds. The exhibition, catalogue, web component, and pub- topics such as disaster preparedness planning, conserva- and advertisements for future issues, and all letters to the edi- lic programming are organized according to the strengths of the tion resources, and storage equipment companies as well tors and inquiries regarding the newsletter should be sent to collections into the following categories: Artists and Poets, Pe- as actual samples of materials available to safeguard col- the Newsletter Editors: riodicals, Harry Hay, Personal Chronicles, Public/Private, Pa- lections. Participants will also be given an opportunity perback Collection, Barbara Grier, Questioning Authority, Per- sonal into Political, the History of the Center, and the Gay Games. to ask questions pertaining to their own particular con- Juliet Demeter and Tanya Hollis The Bancroft Library The Artists & Poets section at the Jewett Gallery includes cerns and needs. Presenters: Louis Goldich, Museum rare material from Native American artists, newly donated Consultant; Donna Williams, Conservator; and William University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 material from the Cockettes, documents from the groundbreak- Allen, Collection Insurance Broker, Henderson Phillips. Tel: (510) 642-8175 ing Kiki Gallery, and photographs by Lynda Koolish, Cathy Cade Dates and locations: Thursday, August 4, 2005, Email: [email protected] and Robert Giard of such notables as Robert Duncan, Jess, Gloria 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Oakland Museum of California; and Anzaldua, and Blackberri. The section immediately adjacent focuses Thursday, August 18, 2005, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, San Diego Copy Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1, & May 1 on the significance and diversity of voices expressed in the Center’s Museum of Natural History. For further information, con- rich periodical holdings including One, The Ladder, Transgender Tap- tact the California Association of Museums (CAM) at: P.O. Format for Submissions: While not mandatory, articles and estry, Anything that Moves, Black Lesbian Journal and many more. The Box 1455, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1455; or by phone: (831) items submitted for consideration should be sent via disc, cd or Periodicals section blends into the Harry Hay section and shows the breadth of Hay holdings in the archives including materials from 471-9970, fax: (831) 471-9381, or e-mail: cam@calmuseums. e-mail. www.calarchivists.org the Mattachine Society, documents from Hay’s experience being org. You can register online at www.calmuseums.org. blacklisted as a communist, and the founding of the Radical Faeries. Library users reading in the Hormel Center, photo by Dana Davis, 2005 2 3 Number 124 SCA NEWSLETTER Summer 2005 A*CENSUS Survey Update
ith responses from more than 5,000 participants to “slice members of the associations, and a response rate calculated from Wand dice,” the work of the A*CENSUS project coordinators these figures. continues…. A*CENSUS (Archival Census and Education Needs Survey Questions? Contact Jodie Stauffer, A*CENSUS Project Assistant, So- in the U.S.), the largest and most comprehensive census ever un- ciety of American Archivists, at 312-922-0140 or acensus@archivists. dertaken for the archives profession, is sponsored by the Society of org. American Archivists and funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The survey was developed by a Working Group comprising representatives from 12 national and regional archival California State University, Fresno, organizations as well as archival educators and representatives of Archivist Receives Fulbright Scholar Award diverse communities. The survey was conducted in May and June 2004 and prelimi- Glenn Gray, Archivist of the Central Valley Political Archive nary reports from the A*CENSUS consultants began appearing and Assistant Special Collections Librarian at the Henry Madden that summer. Since then, six consultants have worked on special Library, California State University, Fresno, has been awarded a reports in five key areas: graduate education (Elizabeth Yakel and Fulbright Scholar grant to work as an archivist and librarian at Jeannette Bastian), continuing education (Nancy Zimmelman), di- the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library in Norwich, England, for versity (Brenda Banks), leadership (Susan Davis), and certification a minimum of one year beginning in September 2005, according (Anne Diffendal). Vicki Walch, A*CENSUS Principal Research to the United States Department of State and the J. William Consultant, will prepare an overview of all the data, focusing on Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. variations by region, type of employer, gender, age, and association The 2nd Air Division Memorial Library was founded as a me- memberships. Draft reports are scheduled for release in mid-sum- morial to the approximately 7,000 members of the USAAF out mer, with a final report in late 2005. of nearly 120,000 who were stationed in bases throughout East Two sessions at the Society of American Archivists’ Annual Anglia during the Second World War. The Library operates as Meeting in New Orleans in August will be devoted to A*CENSUS a community resource about American culture and life and the results. “A Sense of A*CENSUS,” on Friday, August 19, at 2:15 pm, history of the Second World War in the air and maintains an will feature an overview of findings by the consultants. “A*CENSUS: archive of WWII memorabilia. Further information about the Where Do We Go From Here?” on Friday at 3:45 pm is a 1.5-hour Memorial Library can be found at www.2ndair.org.uk/. Nor- “incubator” session in which the audience will participate with fa- wich is also the site for the 2005 annual meeting of the British cilitators to discuss the survey results and make recommendations Society of Archivists. for future action. Gray is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals Project staff members have prepared a “public use” version of who will travel abroad to some 150 countries for the 2005-2006 the dataset designed to prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal academic year through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Estab- information about individuals. It will be available through the In- lished in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. ter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program’s purpose is to build University of Michigan in June. mutual understanding between the people of the United States Several preliminary reports are now available on the SAA Web and other countries. site at www.archivists.org/a-census/index.asp. These include: The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international edu- • A First Look at A*CENSUS Results (Preliminary Report #1, cational exchange activity, is sponsored by the U.S. Department August 10, 2004), with summary data related to gender, age, and of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Over its 59 type of position held. years of existence, thousands of U.S. faculty and professionals • Salary Data from the A*CENSUS Survey (Preliminary Report #2, have studied, taught or done research abroad, and thousands of December 10, 2004), which provides mean ages and salaries by state their counterparts from other countries have engaged in similar and region, age, gender, year in which respondents started their first activities in the U.S. They are among more than 250,000 Ameri- archival jobs, types of employer, and type of position. can and foreign university students, K-12 teachers, and university • A*CENSUS Survey Questions, which serves as a reference for faculty and professionals who have participated in one of the users of the data. several Fulbright exchange programs. • Background and Technical Notes, which provides information Recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards are selected on the basis that is important to understanding the survey process and interpret- of academic or professional achievement and because they have ing the data. It describes who participated in the process, the project demonstrated extraordinary leadership potential in their fields. timetable, development of the mailing list, the response rate, and Among thousands of prominent Fulbright Scholar alumni are details on how results are being calculated for specific questions. Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist; Alan Lesh- • Analysis of Responses from Archival Association Members pro- ner, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement vides, for most of the archival associations in the United States, the of Science (AAAS); Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet; and number of members on the mailing lists supplied to the A*CENSUS Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel Corporation. project, the number of individuals who indicated that they were 5 Number 124 SCA NEWSLETTER Summer 2005 Announcements
Cal Poly awarded NEH Grant for Julia Morgan to focus community training and support. MIC welcomes and Architectural Archives encourages repositories that hold moving image materials to list their organizations in the MIC Archive Directory. Collections The Special Collections Department of the Robert E. Kennedy can be of any size, and do not have to be accessible to the public. Library, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Access policies and restrictions will be clearly displayed to users. has been awarded $249,000 from the National Endowment for MIC seeks to raise awareness about preservation issues and risks the Humanities (NEH) to arrange, describe, and create electronic to our film, television and video heritage by enlightening readers finding aids for their architectural archives on California architect as to the care of home collections, the role of archives, and the Julia Morgan (1872-1957). Original architectural plans, drawings, preservation process. MIC’s expert contributors have created and sketches, photographs, transparencies, personal papers, journals, gathered hundreds of informational resources to illuminate these project files, and correspondence from Morgan’s life and career are issues and fulfill the daily informational requirements of working part of the project. A principal goal of the project is to catalog the archivists. In this spirit, MIC is collaborating with the Open Vid- collections at Cal Poly to make them fully accessible to researchers. eo Digital Library Toolkit
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Continued from Out at Library, page 3
boots and the Pulp Paperback Collection to the Hormel Cen- ter. Included in this section are works by Pat Parker and Judy Grahn, correspondence between Barbara Grier, Elsa Gidlow, and Patricia Highsmith (of The Talented Mr. Ripley fame) who under the pseudonym Claire Morgan wrote the 1952 novel, The Price of Salt, considered to be the first lesbian story with a happy ending. A reproduction of the Hormel Center’s “Into the Light” mural will be on display in the Gallery alongside accounts of the Center’s his- torical exhibitions and programs. Description of the mural as archi- tectural expression for the Center coupled with the Center’s history “Preserving the Sound of History” and event programming builds a case that the Center is an active thriv- Roberson, Osorio Awarded Mink Scholarships ing body both making history and collecting history simultaneously. The Questioning Authority section, located at the Hormel Cen- ter, features a range of rare objects including Magnus Hirschfeld Sara Roberson and Jennifer Osorio and were the 2005 recipients material from 1906, William Billings’ scrapbook documenting his of the James V. Mink Scholarships. Roberson and Osorio were se- arrest for indecent acts in 1966 and his eventual pardon from the lected from applicants representing graduate programs in library and Governor of Colorado, and Evander Smith’s papers documenting information sciences as well as public history throughout California. the pre-Stonewall landmark event of the New Year’s Eve Ball raid Sara Roberson completed her undergraduate work at Chico and arrests in 1965. The Personal into Political section includes po- State and received her graduate degree in Public History from litical posters and never-before-seen artifacts such as Harvey Milk’s California State University, Sacramento in May 2005. She has 1978 appointment book and the SF Police Department’s audio reformatting completed internships at two quite different institutions. Serv- White Night Riot police report. Also included in this section ing with the Colusa County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, she are photographs, transcripts and ephemeral material from award had the opportunity to work with local government records in winning documentaries such as Times of Harvey Milk, Common preservation • conservation • restoration one of California’s original counties. Her internship with the Threads: Stories from the Quilt and Word is Out. The subject of AIDS California State Archives brought her into contact with the pa- is covered in this section, which includes San Francisco General pers of State Senator Robert Presley, which form the basis for off-site archival storage Hospital journals from the period of 1983-2003, and materials her thesis project. She plans to write a comparative study of from Queer Nation, Randy Shilts and others. The section con- legislative records programs at several state archives. cludes with the recent political movement to legalize gay marriage. Jennifer Osorio will graduate from UCLA in 2006 with an MLIS. Visitors to the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Her undergraduate work was in political science. SCA members Library will be able to learn about the history of the Center and attending the annual meeting of SAA will have the opportunity to its programs and exhibitions. The focus of the presentation is hear Osorio participate on a panel discussing “Pluralizing the Ar- on “re-casting,” with an emphasis on how the languages of in- chive Paradigm: How Archival Education Can Help”. Jennifer is a stitutionalized practices may be appropriated and re-written to “convert” to the archival profession, having entered the Library and be more inclusive – sometimes as a form of forceful activism, www.safesoundarchive.com Information Studies program with the intention of working with sometimes tongue-in-cheek. The Hormel Center’s compelling information systems designs. She is currently working on a project 2004 exhibition Reversing Vandalism, featured at the branch, of- dealing with the records of the Bracero program which provided fers visitors the opportunity to see artworks people made out of [email protected] Mexican guest workers to the United States from 1942 to 1964. books that were vandalized because of their gay and lesbian con- Scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in archival pro- tent. The archives’ rich Gay Games collection is also on display. 21 West Highland Avenue grams or those who have recently completed such a program. Appli- Out At The Library represents a milestone achievement for the cations were received from students in programs at California State Hormel Center: an exhibition at three different sites, an accompa- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118-3309 University, Fullerton; California State University, Sacramento; nying catalogue (destined to become an invaluable resource) and a UCLA and, for the first time this year, California State University, series of related public programs. At a time when the gay, lesbian, Northridge. This was the second year two scholarships were award- bisexual and transgender communities are often simultaneously ed. Each scholarship recipient was granted $500 toward attendance (215) 248-2100 making and interpreting their own histories, this project will help at the annual meeting and a workshop which preceded the meeting. viewers imagine the endless connections implicit among the con- Information about the program, named for Jim Mink, former stituencies the Center will continue to serve long into the future. A head of Special Collections at UCLA and first president of SCA, traveling panel version of the exhibition will be available for booking. and the application for consideration can be found on the SCA website. The Awards Committee recently decided all applications Jim Van Buskirk, Program Manager, for the 2006 scholarships will be submitted in electronic form. James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, SFPL . 9 Number 124 SCA NEWSLETTER Summer 2005 Number 124 SCA NEWSLETTER Summer 2005 Announcements Honor Roll of Donors to the Annual Fund Drive, 2004-2005
Major Chinatown Photo Archive Funded for Processing Evolution in Print: New Work in Printing History & Practice Associates ($50 - $99) Sponsors (cont.) Sponsors (cont.) The National Historical Publications and Records Commission The annual American Printing History Association conference has granted the Ethnic Studies Library at the University of Cali- will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area on September 22-23, Charlotte B. Brown Sherrie M. Fletcher Waverly B. Lowell fornia at Berkeley funding for the first year of a two-year project 2005. The conference will convene in San Francisco at the historic Marilyn C. Crane Lucinda Glenn Dorothy Mackay-Collins to process the Kem Lee Photograph Archive. In the opinion of Sir Francis Drake hotel and continue the following day at Mills Patty Gregory Susan Goldstein Jane Mueller College in Oakland. many scholars, it is the largest single collection of images of the Sue Hodson Jean M. Griffing Charlene Gilbert Noyes Chinatown of San Francisco. Photographer and artist Kem Lee Our Thursday night keynote speaker will be linguist Geof- documented official and unofficial events from the 1940s through frey Nunberg. Nunberg is a senior researcher at the Center for Susan Ewing Haley John Panter the 1980s. the Study of Language and Information at Stanford Univer- Sponsors (up to $49) Debbie Henderson Julie M. Reiz Since the acquisition of the archive in 1991 by the former Asian sity, where he is Professor of Linguistics. He is chair of the us- Michael Q. Hooks Theresa Salazar American Studies Library (now merged into the Ethnic Studies age panel of the American Heritage Dictionary and a pro- Lucy Barber Charles Hughes Patricia Lyn Scott Library), many researchers have inquired about using this major lific writer whose most recent general book about language is Peter J. Blodgett Going Nucular, one of the ten best nonfiction books of 2004. Ictus Consulting (Barbara Nye) Susan Searcy collection. The historical richness of this collection is due in part David Campbell to the remarkable life of Mr. Lee himself. Kem Lee was a freelance His publications on technology include such provocative titles as Paula Jabloner Mitchell W. K. Toda professional photographer and photojournalist for several Chi- “The Place of Books in the age of Electronic Reproduction” and Thomas J. Carey Patricia Keats Charles Varnes nese community newspapers, such as Chinese World, Chinese “Will Libraries Survive?” His regular language commentaries can Robin Chandler Lori Lindberg Times and Young China. He was the official photographer for be heard on NPR’s Fresh Air. After the keynote address, attendees Total received: $835 the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. New Year pageant in San Francisco, may attend the conference banquet. California, was a Sunset Magazine photographer for many years, Friday September 23 will see a full day of conference papers and was also owner of his own studio in San Francisco’s China- and panels at our host Mills College. On Saturday, September town. Yet, as Daryl Wong noted in his biography of Kem Lee “for 24, the Local Arrangements Committee will organize several op- a man so well known, very little is known about Kem Lee the man tional activities and tours for conference attendees. On Saturday SCA Board of Directors and Committee Chairs 2005-2006 and artist: his upbringing, his reasons for pursuing an artist career, afternoon, the University of San Francisco’s Gleeson Library will host our 2005 Lieberman Lecture, to be given by Richard-Gabriel his relationship to the leaders of Chinatown, the recognition he President: Board Member: Election: Liza Posas Rummonds. APHA expects to announce a preliminary program received.” Claude Zachary Jane Rosario Patricia J. Johnson (805) 893-5086 Upon hearing the news that the project had been funded, Prin- in June. (213)743-2435 (510) 642-8175 (916) 264-7074 [email protected] cipal Investigator and Ethnic Studies Professor Ling-chi Wang The Sir Francis Drake was built in 1928 and is located on Powell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] was eager to point out the uniqueness of the collection. “In my Street near Union Square in the heart of the city’s shopping and Program: opinion, it is the most comprehensive and authoritative single col- financial districts. One can easily walk to a variety of restaurants, Vice President/President Board Member: Government Affairs: Dan Lewis galleries, bookshops, and other shopping. A cable car stop is in Elect 2006: Salvador Guerena Lucy Barber (626) 405-2206 lection of pictures of Chinatown,” he said. “Unlike the famous Dan Lewis (805) 893-8563 (916) 651-8419 [email protected] Arnold Genthe Collection of the pre-earthquake era, Kem was an front of the hotel and mass transit including BART and MUNI (bus, subway, and streetcar) is steps away. Chinatown, North (626) 405-2206 [email protected] [email protected] insider chronicling the daily unfolding of events and activities of [email protected] Publications: all aspects of Chinatown life over a period of six decades. There is Beach, Fisherman’s Wharf, and downtown are also easily reached. Awards: Local Arrangements 2006: Susan Jones no comparable collection anywhere. It is a gold mine for scholars Mills College was founded in 1852 and sits on a park-like 135 acre Secretary: Chuck Wilson Juliet Demeter (323) 759-6063 interested in the 20th century history of SF Chinatown.” residential campus at the foot of the Oakland Hills. Morgan Yates (310) 206-2753 (510) 643-7163 [email protected] Mr. Lee was born in China in 1901 and died in 1986. Dur- For questions regarding the conference, email apha2005@mills. (213) 741-4692 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Site Selection: ing his early years in China he was influenced by his mother to edu or telephone 510.430.2047. An innovative program is being Development: Tanya Hollis Gabriele Carey learn about peasant art. After his arrival in Northern California in put together by the Program Committee Chair Kathleen Walkup (Associate Professor and Director of the Book Arts Program at Treasurer: Sue Hodson (510) 642-8175 (714) 529-3953 1928, he worked for the publisher of the Sun Mateo Times. He Linda Johnson (626) 405-2205 [email protected] [email protected] Mills College) with the assistance of other local scholars and pro- was influenced by one of the publisher’s daughters, who was an (916) 653-1911 [email protected] art student at the University of California at Berkeley. With the fessionals. [email protected] Nominating: Lucinda Glenn encouragement and help of his employer’s family, he was able to Education: Jennifer Martinez (510) 649-2507 attend a “white” school. Later, he was accepted by San Mateo Ju- Membership Director: Jessica Silver (949) 766-5844 [email protected] nior College (Now College of San Mateo). His focus was on paint- Lisa Miller (619) 232-6203 ext. 130 [email protected] The Newsletter Staff would like to thank guest editor (650) 724-2961 [email protected] Western Archives Institute: ing, but he took graphic art as elective courses. Josh Schneider. Josh has worked at The Bancroft Library [email protected] Outreach & Publicity: Nancy Zimmelman To help with processing the more than 220,000 images, the Ethnic at the University of California, Berkeley, amidst the His- Brad Bauer Lisa Gezelter (916) 653-7715 Studies Library is currently seeking persons to fill two half-time, one- tory of Science and Technology Collections since January. (650) 723-3428 (949) 360-2643 [email protected] year positions. For more information about the Archive, the grant, [email protected] [email protected] He is currently writing a book entitled The Information- or the two library assistant positions, contact Wei Chi Poon, Project leaking Behavior of Anonymous Sources. He resides in Berkeley. Manager and Curator of the Collection at [email protected].
10 11 Calendar
September 18 - 21, 2005 ARMA 50th Annual Conference and Exposition; Chicago, IL.
September 22 - 23, 2005 American Printing History Association Conference; San Francisco & Oakland.
September 29 - October 1, 2005 Midwest Archives Conference Annual Fall Meeting; Bloomington, IN.
October 16 - 19, 2005 ARMA 50th Annual International Conference; Milwaukee, WI.
October 20 - 22, 2005 Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Annual Fall Meeting; Dover, DE.
November 1, 2005 Deadline to register for the National Archives & Records Administration Modern Archives Institute; Washington, DC.
November 30 - December 3, 2005 Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference; Austin, Texas.
Society of California Archivists c/o California State Archives 1020 “O” Street Sacramento, CA 95814