Archives Road Trip | Public Broadcasting | New Special Collection Starting July 5th, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) is taking a virtual road trip through the archive! Time nor space defines this trip, just an all-access pass to content that tells the story of America's nostalgia and national identity through raw interviews, newscasts, … Continue reading Join the American Archive of Public Broadcasting for a Road Trip through the Archive!
Category: Collection Highlights
Announcing the Second Round of Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellows!
WGBH on behalf of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting is pleased to introduce our second cohort of fellows for the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship (PBPF), a project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The PBPF supports students enrolled in non-specialized graduate programs to pursue digital preservation projects at public broadcasting … Continue reading Announcing the Second Round of Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellows!
Five New Special Collections Now Available in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting!
Happy International Archives Day! The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) is celebrating by launching five NEW Special Collections that feature raw interviews from American Experience's Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till, John Brown's Holy War, and Jubilee Singers, as well as WGBH's Peabody award-winning documentary Africans in America! Now available online, you can access … Continue reading Five New Special Collections Now Available in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting!
Tanya Yule, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at CAAM
Hello, my name is Tanya Yule and I am one of the five, in the first cohort of the AAPB Public Broadcast Preservation Fellows. Later this month I will be receiving my Masters in Library and Information Science, and an advanced certificate in Digital Assets Management from San Josè State University, with an … Continue reading Tanya Yule, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at CAAM
Evelyn Cox, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at OETA
Oklahoma Legacy: Indelible Impressions of Perseverance, Fortitude, Resilience and Pride Greetings from the lovely state of Oklahoma. My name is Evelyn Cox and I am the Public Broadcasting Preservation fellow partnered with Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA). I represent the Spring 2018 Cohort from the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of … Continue reading Evelyn Cox, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at OETA
Virginia Angles, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at GPB
The Collection: My name is Virginia Angles. I am currently a graduate student at Clayton State University working towards at Masters in Archival Science. I was super excited when I first heard about the American Archives of Public Broadcasting's (AAPB) Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship (PBPF) with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). I had never worked in … Continue reading Virginia Angles, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at GPB
Dena Schulze, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at WUNC
My name is Dena Schulze and I am the Public Broadcasting Preservation fellow partnered with WUNC radio station in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I graduate in May from the Archives and Records Management track in the Library Science School at UNC. It has been my privilege … Continue reading Dena Schulze, Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at WUNC
The National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) Collection Now Available on AAPB
The National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) Collection, now available on the AAPB website, consists of more than 5,500 radio programs from the 1950s and 1960s, created by over 100 NAEB member stations. The collection includes radio documentaries, coverage of events (hearings, meetings, conferences, and seminars), interviews, debates, and lectures on public affairs topics such … Continue reading The National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) Collection Now Available on AAPB
Celebrate Women’s History Month by Preserving Women’s Voices in Public Media
One of the most fascinating aspects of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) is discovering how local broadcasting stations used their platforms to communicate national issues to local audiences. As second-wave feminism gained momentum between the years 1960 to 1980, WNED from Buffalo, New York documented the movement's ripple effect in a half-hour public … Continue reading Celebrate Women’s History Month by Preserving Women’s Voices in Public Media
AAPB Debuts New Exhibit “Protecting Places: Historic Preservation and Public Broadcasting”
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has launched a new digital exhibit titled "Protecting Places: Historic Preservation and Public Broadcasting." Historic preservation is more than just saving old buildings from the bulldozer. Histories can be shared or silenced depending upon the preservation of places that represent a larger story. AAPB Digital Exhibits Intern Kara … Continue reading AAPB Debuts New Exhibit “Protecting Places: Historic Preservation and Public Broadcasting”
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