Service Learning Project By Nicole Radotich
Jan 13, 2016
Service Learning Project By Nicole Radotich
Established in 1999
Mission: To research, collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate materials in all formats about or by Hmong.
Located in St. Paul
Volunteer-run
The search for appropriate literature
Initially focused on size:Solo LibrarianLone Archivist
This is a different TYPE of archive:Volunteer-runA stand-alone institution
Definition: “Collections of archival records that originate in a community – that is, a group of people who live in the same location or share other forms of community interest – andwhose collection, maintenance and use involves activeparticipation of that community” (Newman, 2011, p. 38).
Andrew Flinn Director of the Archives and Records ManagementUniversity College London
Bastian, J. A., & Alexander, B. (2009). Community archives: The shaping of memory. London: Facet Publishing.
Case studies: Britain, Australia, Fiji, Chile, the Philippines and the Caribbean
2-2.5 hours/week on Monday afternoons
Digitized slides, photo negatives and photos using Image Scan Tool
Then…
Sorting Hmong/Thai VHS tape donation
Located at the corner of Marian St. and Como Ave. in St. Paul
Backup data
Importance of weeding & thoughtful acquisition
Outreach is essential
People vs. Process and Goals
Potential Project: Develop community archives coalition
Bastian, J. A., & Alexander, B. (2009). Community archives: The shaping of memory. London: Facet Publishing.
Newman, J. (2011). Sustaining community archives. Aplis, 24(1), 37-45. Retrieved from Library Literature and Information Science Full Text database.
Shah, A. (2011, March 5). History, Hmong archive need a place. Star Tribune [Minneapolis-St. Paul]. Retrieved from http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/117444678.html
Image scan tool photo: http://walyou.com/usb-film-negative-scanner/