Welcome to the webpage of the Atlanta Black Archives Alliance (ABAA). ABAA is an informal group of Atlanta area archivists and librarians. We meet on a monthly basis, at archival institutions throughout the city (for a list of participating institutions, see the “About” page) to develop tools for researchers and program ideas for community outreach, all around Atlanta’s rich African American cultural resources.
Many thanks to those of you who donated to our campaign. We reached 71% of our goal and because of your generosity, we will be able to apply for non-profit status and incorporate. This is such a big step for us and will allow us to implement our educational and outreach goals. We are truly grateful for your support!
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Our first public meeting was held on Wednesday, February 27, 2018 at the Auburn Avenue Public Library. Not only is AARL one of our member institutions, but we wanted our first meeting to be at a central, public location during Black History Month.
Third-seven people attended for a panel discussion, conversation, and delicious refreshments. We hosted three local users of archives to talk about their experiences.
ABAA has just launched an Indiegogo campaign!
We are raising money for several reasons.
Please consider a gift today. We have some cool prizes to share. 😉
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-the-atlanta-black-archives-alliance-history#/
Joins us on Wednesday, February 28 for our first public meeting. We’ll be meeting at the Auburn Avenue Research Library from 6:30-8:30 and all are welcome!
On Wednesday, July 19, the ABAA met at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, Rare Book Library at Emory University. After a presentation by Rose Library archivists, the group met with Dr. Clint Fluker, who discussed his day job with Atlanta Studies and his side hustle as one of the co-founder’s of Thrd Space.
For an overview of the Rose Library’s African American collections, you can download our slide presentation, or visit our website.
We also took this snappy picture!
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