University Archives, Arizona State University Library

Join us for a special Community Conversation on October 29th!

We are hiring!

ASU Library is recruiting for two Archivists within the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative!✨

Early career professionals are encouraged to apply.
The application deadline is September 3, 2025.

✨On Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT), we will host a webinar to share more information about these academic professional positions, working at ASU Library and living in the Phoenix area. Attendance is not required to apply for any open positions.

Learn more here and register for the webinar: https://asuevents.asu.edu/event/asu-archivist-recruitment-webinar-2025

The Territorial Cup is back! As many of you know, this trophy is exchanged between ASU and U of A based on which football team wins the annual Territorial Cup game. We were fortunate to come out on the winning side this year so we made the trek down to Tucson. For more about this tradition we created a video: https://youtu.be/q9I9AiEg35A?si=059a4cwNO3T_qF_J

So exciting to see University Archives highlighted in a recent ASU News article! 🤩

University Archives chronicles more than 140 years of Sun Devil history | ASU News Editor’s note: This is part of a monthly series spotlighting ASU Library’s special collections throughout 2024.What was the name of the butcher who bequeathed the first piece of land that ultimately became the nation’s largest public research university?Who was the mastermind behind Palm Walk....

Join us for an upcoming event highlighting Black collections:
https://libguides.asu.edu/blackcollectionssymposium?fbclid=IwY2xjawFr_gVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHacJIqpE-L1lBQSvs0ZTsdW7AiTIkLX-qRByBEEwmDS6n43jA81jchsSHw_aem_TyEjpL0Oqc6lDCo8R4M_zg

Gammage is one of our favorite buildings on campus, let's celebrate! 🤩

University Archives is honored to be on the planning team for a special upcoming lecture event with Dr. Bernice King. Join us on October 1st!

Join us for a special event on October 1st as we commemorate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's visit to Tempe. There will be a community expo at 5:00 pm and Dr. Bernice King will speak at 6:30 pm. Register soon!

Building History: Continuing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | ASU Events The year 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of Dr. King’s visit to Arizona where he championed the enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The 2024 Centennial Lecture will honor this anniversary and will feature a community expo at 5:00pm that will include local organizations, music, and refreshments...

University Archives was honored to contribute images from our collections for this publication honoring the legacy of President Lattie Coor!

Lattie Coor reflects on lifetime of love for Arizona, ASU in new memoir | ASU News Lattie Coor sees his home state of Arizona as a beautiful place of endless opportunity, and as president of Arizona State University, he worked to make sure the people of Arizona saw the university that way too.Coor traces his history and years of public service in a new book, “Growing Up In Arizo...

We are excited about the work our colleagues are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community!

For June's "Inside the ASU Vaults" story, explore the LGBTQ+ Studies Collection and Bj Bud Memorial Archives!

Arizona State University’s LGBTQ+ Studies Collection isn’t just a repository for historically underrepresented communities; it’s a celebration of resistance and survival.

“When I think about the creation of this collection, it was an act of love and tool for healing,” said Nancy Godoy, director of the ASU Library Community Driven Archives and associate archivist of ASU Library's Chicano/a Research Collection. “It’s a newer collection but it has a rich legacy.”

The collection, located within the Community-Driven Archives Initiative, is the largest archival repository for LGBTQ+ history in Arizona. It comprises a handful of other archives that chronicle pioneering figures, elevate their voices and inspire the next generation of scholars to be agents of change.

Read the story on ASU News!
https://news.asu.edu/20240625-arts-humanities-and-education-lgbtq-studies-collection-repository-rich-legacy

We are hiring! https://lib.asu.edu/employment

ASU Library is recruiting three Archivists as part of a cohort within the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative. Early career professionals are encouraged to apply. Application deadline is July 26, 2024.

Community Access Archivist:
Processes manuscript and archival collections, collaborates on digitization and outreach projects and creates and maintains metadata to make ASU’s unique holdings available and accessible to the public.

Collections Services Archivist:
Develops and enhances open access to ASU’s distinctive collections in order to engage ASU’s multicultural and transnational communities of learners and scholars. Leads collections services for ASU’s Tempe reading rooms and contributes to expanding collections services.

Arizona Political Collections Archivist:
Provides curatorial leadership, vision and strategic direction for the political papers. Manages and develops associated collections, services, and programs.

On July 9, 2024 at Noon PDT (3 pm EDT), ASU Library will host a webinar to share more information about these academic professional positions, working at ASU Library and living in the Phoenix area. Attendance is not required to apply for any open positions.

To learn more about ASU Library employment and find the link to the webinar, visit lib.asu.edu/employment