In 2025, the DHPSNY community has taken a deep dive into the practices of community archiving and the ways these practices can help us reach and include communities that may otherwise be missing or excluded from our collections. We’ve consistently heard that there are unique challenges in helping researchers and archives users from underrepresented groups feel comfortable in archive and research spaces. This program aims to answer the question: As we collect materials valuable to underrepresented communities, how do we help them feel comfortable and welcome in our institutional spaces? In this program we’ll create dialogue about how we can create an inclusive, welcoming archives experience while following conventional best practices for archives safety and preservation. We’ll hear from practitioners in the field who have overcome challenges and iterated their practices to create ever-welcoming user environments so that the inclusive collections we’ve built can be used by the communities who helped us create those collections.
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