Metropolitan Archivist

The Metropolitan Archivist is the digital publication of the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York. The Metropolitan Archivist is a forum for archivists in the New York metropolitan area and beyond to publish on local histories and collections, issues impacting the field, new projects undertaken within our professional community, and more.

Starting in the Fall of 2020, The Metropolitan Archivist is inaugurating a new quarterly format organized around a central thematic, which can be broadly interpreted through an archival lens. The new format includes articles, interviews, spotlights on members and collections, in-depth advocacy and issue articles, digital exhibitions, and reviews.

2020 Fall Issue: Invisible City

The Fall 2020 issue of the Metropolitan Archivist is organized around the thematic of the Invisible City, in recognition of the various ways in which the historic events of the past six months have made visible that which has failed to register in the mainstream consciousness for far too long. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed our daily lives and made way for the groundswell of public demonstrations over the loss of Black lives. These seismic events have revealed aspects of our culture and society, both historical and present day, that rightfully demand to be seen and transformed.

Find the Metropolitan Archivist on Medium to read and share: https://medium.com/metropolitan-archivist

Please join us in celebrating the publication of the inaugural digital issue Invisible City on Thursday, October 29th. Held in conjunction with New York Archives Week, and moderated by co-editors Emily Andresini and Amye McCarther, the panel will expand on the authors’ engagement with bringing invisible and historically marginalized legacies to light. 

Details: Metropolitan Archivist Issue Launch: Invisible City