An Archivist’s Tale

Brenda Scruggs Gunn (New York, NY, 10 March 2018) On March 10th, Brenda Scruggs Gunn joined us at our apartment for the third episode of our podcast. We had a far-ranging discussion that delved into her origins as an archivist, particularly with regard to her mentor David Gracy, the archives evangelist of the country if there ever was one. She also discussed what it was like to leave Texas and live outside of her home state for the first time in her life and how a dream job took her there. She spent a good amount of time talking about her service to the profession in the Society of American Archivists, the SAA Foundation, and the Academy of Certified Archivists. She, interestingly--but we guided her in that direction--provided another point of view on certification from our last podcast guest, Bob Clark. Having moved from the University of Texas to the University of Virginia, Brenda provided insight on the life of an academic archivist working in the U.S. Most importantly, B...

Bob Clark Before a Range of Bound Vogue Magazines at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library (2 March 2018) On March 2nd, 2018, Karen Trivette and Geof Huth interviewed Bob Clark, the director of the Rockefeller Archives Center, about his careers, the practice of archives, diversity in archives, and many other matters affecting archivists. Of particular interest to us were Bob's thoughts on how the archives profession is not diverse because of the financial barriers to becoming an archivist and his thoughts on how the Society of American Archivists can do more to support the professional nationally. Take a listen to the voice of this lawyer-turned-archivist, and hear how he sees the world of archives and archivists. Listen to "Episode 2: The Document Whisperer (Bob Clark)" on Spreaker. voices of archivists