UNC archivists are reaching out to communities that have been ignored by history (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Peaslee, Emma
Publication: Carolina Connection
Date: 4/6/2019
Abstract: UNC’s Wilson Library is renowned among scholars for having some of the best southern historical artifacts – photographs, letters, audio recordings used by researchers to write history. But there is a perception that you have to be a person of power or great importance to have your belongings stored there. UNC’s Southern Historical Collection is hoping to change that by rethinking the way archivists interact with communities.
URL: https://carolinaconnection.org/2019/04/06/unc-archivists-are-reaching-out-to-communities-that-have-been-ignored-by-history

Backpack-Sized Archiving Kit Empowers Community Historians to Record Local Narratives (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Meier, Allison
Publication: Hyperallergic
Date: 6/21/2018
Abstract: The new Archivist in a Backpack project from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill equips community partners with tools to start material and oral history archives.
URL: https://hyperallergic.com/444554/archivist-in-a-backpack/

Lost in the Stacks Episode 404: Community-Driven Archives (Media Coverage)
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Publication: Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
Date: 11/30/2018
Abstract: Discussion of community archives and the archivist in a backpack program.
URL: https://lostinthestacks.libsyn.com/episode-404-community-driven-archives

Chaitra Powell | Movers & Shakers 2017 – Innovators (Media Coverage)
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Publication: Library Journal
Date: 5/13/2017
Abstract: Announcement of Chaitra Powell being named a Library Journal "Mover and Shaker" for 2017.
URL: https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=chaitra-powell-movers-shakers-2017-innovators

Wilson Library tells the story of 400 years of African American migration history (Review)
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Publication: Daily Tar Heel
Date: 12/1/2019
Abstract: Review and Discussion of the "On the Move" exhibit.
URL: https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/12/wilson-on-the-move-1202-5de468df541cd

'Archivist in a Backpack' Makes It Easy to Record Local History on the Go (Media Coverage)
Publication: Mental Floss
Date: 6/25/2018
Abstract: Discussion of community archives and the Archivist in a Backpack program.

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