Community Archives Toolkit
  • 👋Community Archives Toolkit
  • Introduction
    • ðŸ’ĄGetting Started
    • 💖Who are we?
  • ðŸĪChapter 1: What is a Community Archive?
    • 1.1 Background on Community Archives
    • 1.2 Benefits of Community Archives
    • 1.3 Scope Your Vision for a Community Archive
  • ✅Chapter 2: Plan and Launch a Community Archive Project
    • 2.1 Tips & Tricks
    • 2.2 Find Initial Partners
    • 2.3 Establish Funding & Support
    • 2.4 Build & Sustain Community & Partner Engagement
    • 2.5 Build Team Capacity
    • 2.6 Design the Archive
    • 2.7 Ethics, Permissions, & Copyrights
  • 🔧Chapter 3: Build the Community Archive
    • 3.1 Overview of Collection Building Approach
    • 3.2 Make Existing Materials More Accessible
    • 3.3 Community Outreach
    • 3.4 Collection Building with Individuals
    • 3.5 Collection Building with Organizations
    • 3.6 Collection Building at Existing Community Events
    • 3.7 Activities at Community Events
    • 3.8 Produce Your Own Community Event
  • ðŸŠīChapter 4: Share and Sustain the Archive
    • 4.1 Working with Schools
    • 4.2 Raising Public Awareness
    • 4.3 Working with Artists
    • 4.4 Exhibits
    • 4.5 Sustainability
  • 📚Appendix: Further Reading and Resources
    • Appendix A. Planning & Launch Resources
    • Appendix B. Community Archive Toolkits & Resources
    • Appendix C. Examples of Community Archives
    • Appendix D. Oral History Interview Resources
    • Appendix E. Story Fest & Neighborhood Preservation Event Resources
    • Appendix F. Technical Resources
    • Appendix G. Works Cited
    • 🙌Acknowledgements
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  1. Introduction

💖Who are we?

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Our project team was composed of practicing archival and library staff and a group of academics who have archival, library, and research experience.

Tacoma Public Library (TPL) had an existing archive, the Northwest Room, that preserves and provides access to materials related to the history, people, places, and built environment of Tacoma, Washington and the South Sound region.

The Community Archives Center (CAC) at the TPL leverages existing professional and technical resources to address the gaps and silences existing in the local history record through a community-driven, participatory process.

The University of Washington Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) center explores the complex relationship between digital technologies and society, with a focus on marginalized groups, and public libraries as centers for individual learning and community development.

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The Northwest Room at Tacoma Public Library. CC-SA 2015 by Joe Mabel

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