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.