Chicago Open Archives

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Frank Dina chat with Kheir Fakhreldin, Archivist at the Oak Park Public Library.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Danielle Nowak's chat with Andy Steadham, Senior Archives Specialist at Rotary International.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Emma Florio chat with Whit Sadusky, the Archivist at the Gerber Hart Library and Archives.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Hathaway Hester chat with Joseph Coates, University Archivist at Purdue University Northwest (PNW). In this interview, Joe shares his archival origin story and discusses how he came into his role at PNW.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Hathaway Hester chat with Sarah Zimmerman, Librarian and Archivist of the Chicago Public Library's Chicago Theatre Collection. In this interview, Sarah shares her archival origin story and discusses her role at the Chicago Public Library. 

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Andy Steadham chat with Tom Colley, Archive and Collection Manager at Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In this interview, Tom shares his archival origin story and discusses how he came into his role at Video Data Bank.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Andy Steadham chat with Audra Adomenas, Founder of the Lithuanian Archives Project. In this interview, Audra shares her archival origin story and discusses how the Lithuanian Archives Project came to fruition.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Andy Steadham chat with Frank Villella, Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Rosenthal Archives. In this interview, Frank shares his archival origin story and discusses some of the work he does at the Rosenthal Archives.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Kheir Fakhreldin chat with Beth Loch, Archival Specialist at Chicago Public Library's Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. In this interview, Beth shares her archival origin story and discusses some of the work she does with the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection.

Listen to the Chicago Area Archivists' Kheir Fakhreldin chat with Alison Hinderliter, the Newberry Library's Lloyd Lewis Curator of Modern Manuscripts and Selector for Modern Music. In the interview, Alison shares her archival origin story, explaining how she entered the profession and discussing her journey to the  position she holds now. 

Danielle Nowak of the Chicago Area Archivists Chicago Open Archives Planning Committee welcomes Julie Lynch, Librarian from the Northside History Collection of the Chicago Public Library to discuss Chicago Open Archives its impact on her institution.

Listen to Meg Hall, Director of Archives and Records at the Archdiocese of Chicago's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives and Records Center discuss her past participation in Chicago Area Archivists Chicago Open Archives and even get inspired mid conversation!

In this interview, hear Ashley Gosselar, Processing Archivist for The University of Chicago, discuss her experiences with COA events and activities.

Sara Chapman walks us through Media Burn's Chicago Open Archives events and what Media Burn is all about.

In this interview, hear Greer Martin, Discovery and Metadata Librarian of the IIT, discuss her positive experience as the host of a COA event.

Julie Wroblewski, Senior Archivist at The Chicago History Museum, discusses her past experiences with Chicago Open Archives events (at Benedictine University and Chicago History Museum) and gives us a sneak peak into this year's event!

Michelle McCoy of Chicago Public Library discusses the surprise learning experiences of COA.

Danielle Nowak of the Chicago Area Archivists welcomes Michelle Rinard, Executive Director of the Chicago Manager of Education and Events at IMSS to discuss COA events.

Raquel Flores-Clemons of Chicago State University talks Chicago Open Archives.

Danielle Nowak of the Chicago Area Archivists Chicago Open Archives Planning Committee welcomes Jeanne Long, Executive Director of the Chicago Collections Consortium to discusses what to expect at this year's COA event.

Catherine Grandgeorge talks about the Newberry Library and their participation in Chicago Area Archivists' Chicago Open Archives yearly event.

In this interview, hear Virginia Jung, Community Archivist for the Benedictine Sisters, discuss her positive experience as the host of a COA event.