Drop-In Memory Lab Hours at City Lore, Ethical Digitization Considerations Workshop Recap, and the 2024 Memory Lab Capsule Collection
Learn more about our June Programs and the 2024 Memory Lab Capsule Collection.
Happy Pride from TFI! June is an exciting month filled with enriching programs. We kicked off with an incredible Ethical Digitization Considerations workshop in collaboration with the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART) and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). We can’t wait for our Drop-In Memory Lab Hours at City Lore this Saturday, June 22, from 2-5 PM. Additionally, the TFI team is developing exciting collections from our 2024 Pop-Up Memory Lab. Keep reading to learn more!
TFI Drop-In Memory Lab Hours at City Lore
We’re thrilled to host drop-in Memory Lab hours at City Lore, in collaboration with the current exhibition, “What Did It Feel Like to Be There?: 12 Portraits from The Addresses Project.” At our annual Pop-Up Memory Lab, the public can schedule archival consultations to digitize their materials. For our City Lore Drop-In Memory Lab hours, participants can visit without an appointment and digitize paper materials up to 8.5” x 11” on Saturday, June 22, from 2-5pm.
This open session welcomes anyone interested in archiving. Participants can contribute their newly digitized materials to the existing Addresses Project Collection in the TFI Digital Archive.
Stormé DeLarverie outside of Henrietta Hudson, photo courtesy of Lisa Cannistraci.
In copyright; Ingested into the TFI Digital Archive through a partnership between The Feminist Institute and Addresses Project, 2022.
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What did it feel like to be there?: 12 Portraits from The Addresses Project presents twelve portraits by photographer Riya Lerner, selected from a larger multi-disciplinary project entitled The Addresses Project, created by Gwen Shockey with Riya Lerner, featuring lesbian and queer individuals who have dedicated their lives to creating and holding space in New York City from the 1950s to today. The individuals included in the series represent a diverse network of community builders engaged with social and political organizing, mental health advocacy, nightlife, music, journalism, visual art, literature, poetry, performance, research, safer sex and kink practices. Each portrait includes a photograph taken in a significant location for the sitter, along with segments from their oral history interview and selected ephemera from their life and work.
Ethical Digitization Considerations Workshop with ART + METRO
On June 10th, TFI hosted an Ethical Digitization Considerations workshop at Pen+Brush in collaboration with Aviva Silverman, Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART), and Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). It was an incredible day of collaboration and discussion among information workers.
Ethical Digitization Considerations Workshop, Pen+Brush, New York, NY, 2024.
Participants explored the complexities of digitizing personal cultural materials and oral histories, examining necessary releases, collaborative cataloging models, and the role of relationship-building through a feminist ethics of care framework. We discussed ways to de-professionalize institutional roles, aiming for greater access to recording and preserving marginalized histories. Hands-on activities included grappling with ethical dilemmas in digitization, engaging in oral history exercises, and fostering compassionate listening.
Memory Lab 2024 Collection
The 2024 Pop-Up Memory Lab at Pen+Brush exceeded all expectations with over 2000 materials digitized! We're thrilled to announce that our team is hard at work curating the 2024 Memory Lab Capsule Collection. Stay tuned to see the fascinating array of materials we've preserved digitally.
While you eagerly await the unveiling of our latest collection, why not explore our 2023 Memory Lab Capsule Collection? Dive into a treasure trove of stories, images, and memories that capture the essence of our diverse community.
Join us on this journey of discovery and preservation — watch this space for updates and a glimpse into the heart of our archival efforts!