UWM Archive Processes 700+ COVID-19 History Items, Seeks More
The COVID-19 MKE Archive has already processed over 700 items from more than 250 contributors, but they’re looking for more. Developed by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Public History Program, the COVID-19 MKE Archive aims to document how the Milwaukee area is experiencing the Coronavirus pandemic. After more than four months of collecting photographs, videos, and social media posts, the project recently published nearly two dozen exhibits and seventeen oral histories. All of the contributions can be seen at: https://uwm.edu/covid19mkearchive.
The importance of the archive is noted by Ann Hanlon, who is the head of digital collections and initiatives at UWM’s library and helped develop the site. “We’re very conscious that we’re living through a period where what was routine has been upended in sometimes subtle and oftentimes not so subtle ways,” Hanlon said. “The COVID-19 MKE Archive provides a space to document those ruptures as experienced by anyone who wants to contribute.”
For more information about COVID-19 MKE Archive, visit https://uwm.edu/covid19mkearchive or contact Chris Cantwell at ccantwell@uwm.edu.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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