This collection contains audio recordings of meetings and conferences led by the American Association of Museums, which is now known as the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). It includes recordings of AAM events from the years 1976-1994, with the majority being created in the 1980s.
Provenance:
The American Association of Museums changed its name to the American Alliance of Museums in 2012 to better reflect the organization's mission to unite museums across the country.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Díaz, Eduardo. 2019. Much Has Been Taken, but All Is Not Lost: The Restorative Promise of First-Voice Representation. In: Cole, Johnnetta Betsch and Lott, Laura L., Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers/American Alliance of Museums,() pp.79-88.
Bunch, Lonnie G., III. 2019. Flies in the Buttermilk: Museums, Diversity, and the Will to Change. In: Cole, Johnnetta Betsch and Lott, Laura L., Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers/American Alliance of Museums,() pp.3-8.
Cole, Johnnetta Betsch and Lott, Laura L. 2019. Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers/American Alliance of Museums, pp., 182 pp.
