Statement on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in archival processes at the Rockefeller Archive Center.

Infusing historical research into walking tours has helped Andrew Hardy and his fellow graduate students remake their campus into a public history site.

Congress is deciding right now how much funding IMLS will receive—and your voice matters

This chapter operationalizes archival appraisal as a values-driven, lifecycle activity that begins in pre-custodial conversations and continues through transfer, accessioning, stabilization, descripti...

Houghton exhibit looks at how punched cards — invented 300 years ago to streamline weaving — led to modern computing.

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Published on July 6, 2025

Libraries are changing with the times – and so is the librarian’s role. Here’s how librarians are specialising in the digital era

Abstract. When the non-contributory old age pension was introduced in 1908, claimants had to provide written proof that they were at least seventy years of

Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?

Published on June 8, 2025

Indigenous archivists are grappling with a federal funding cut that targeted groups preserving the history of Indian boarding schools.

A new book demonstrates that the skills taught and honed in the humanities are of vital importance to the defense of democracy.

AHA members are providing important historical context and insight to the public on the recent actions by the federal government.

Learning family history methods can help students better understand broader historical trends.

Stylish attire became a potent form of cultural defiance.

All you ever wanted to know about artists' books on the eve of a major exhibition at London’s Warburg Institute—selected by the show's co-curator Arnaud Desjardin

Just because something is cool doesn’t mean it belongs in an archive.

Critics warn: it’s not just history being erased—it’s identity.

Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Abstract. This History Unclassified article details its author’s experience putting together an archival exhibit with 12 undergraduate students at Brooklyn