by kitchensisters | May 2, 2019 | The Keepers
#KeeperoftheDay – Amazing Grace A staggering film brought to life from the archives. Aretha Franklin’s live recording of her gospel album, Amazing Grace, in 1972.
by kitchensisters | May 1, 2019 | The Keepers
The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University is the largest labor archives in North America and is home to the collections of numerous unions and labor-related organizations, with over 75,000 linear feet of archival...
by kitchensisters | Apr 30, 2019 | The Keepers
“For years, Joseph Makkos salvaged letterpresses and boxes of rare type from local print shops. He was trawling through Craigslist one day in 2013 when he came upon an ad for a “historic newspaper collection.” Hours later, he had become the proud...
by kitchensisters | Apr 29, 2019 | The Keepers
RIP John Singleton, director, screenwriter, keeper of the culture. From the Washington Post: Mr. Singleton was the first African American and the youngest-ever Academy Award nominee for best director. He wrote the “Boyz N the Hood” screenplay, which was also an Oscar...
by kitchensisters | Apr 25, 2019 | The Keepers
“Brazilians wept when their 200-year-old National Museum – repository of the nation’s memory – went up in flames in 2018. But staff have vowed it will rise from the ashes.” Listen to Restoring Brazil’s National Treasure on the...
