There are few repositories and archives that hold extensive collections of oral histories pertaining to people of color, let alone community stories that help tell more comprehensive stories, which speak to changes in the built environment or serve to reinforce cultural identity and collective memory. While some cultural institutions have made a concerted effort to develop collections that include histories of people of color, there remains a pressing need to strengthen archival collections by recording and preserving place-based, hyper-local, non-dominant oral narratives that can create a blueprint for understanding our shared history. This is especially true for those who work in small and mid-sized cultural institutions
This webinar offers insights from preservation professionals on the type of care work it takes to preserve our past using similar techniques as archivists. By the end of the program attendees will learn techniques including:
- How to build long-term relationships with residents and community partners to help redress urban inequities
- A more holistic management approach to combat the misrepresentation of publics that have been historically excluded from traditional archival practice
Speakers
- Rita Cofield, Associate Project Specialist, Getty Conservation Institute
- Deqah Hussein-Wetzel, Historic Preservationist, Co-host/Producer, Urban Roots
Register here: https://connectingtocollections.org/event/preserving-our-past-as-place-based-care-work/
C2C Care has had a long history of being supported by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, alongside individual donors. Our IMLS funding was terminated in April of 2025. Since then, FAIC is most appreciative of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and individual donors who have stepped up to help support FAIC as we navigate how to keep this vital program moving forward.
If you have benefited from Connecting to Collections Care, please consider a gift today. https://www.culturalheritage.org/donate
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Robin Bauer Kilgo (she/her/hers)
Connecting to Collections Care Coordinator, FAIC
c2cc@culturalheritage.orgNational Heritage Responders WG Co-Chair
Contract Registrar/Consultant
rbkilgo@gmail.com------------------------------