This Digital Archival Collection project focuses on a digital collection being added to frequently. It arose from the hashtag #ArchivesForBlackLives and the work of digital archivist/activist Jarett M. Drake. Mr. Drake works as a Digital Archivist for Princeton University’s Seeley G. Mudd’s Manuscript Library in New Jersey.
It focuses on a movement started by Mr. Drake advocating for the creation of more independent, community-based archives to exist separately from traditional archival repositories. In some cases, he also advocates for traditional archival repositories to connect with these independent, community-based archives.
Jarrett M. Drake Biography
Jarrett Drake grew up in Indiana, he earned his undergraduate degree in history–plus three letters as a football wide receiver from Yale University.
He has worked as the Digital Archivist for Princeton University’s Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library in New Jersey since 2013. Prior to working at Princeton, he served as a Library Associate at the Special Collection Library of University of Michigan. He also had brief stints at the Maryland State Archives and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Aside from being a leader in the field of digital archives, Jarrett is the leading force behind the hashtag #archivesforblacklives and A People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland.
On #ArchivesForBlackLives movement
Based on my experience as one of the many people responsible for creating A People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland and based on my role as the Digital Archivist at the Princeton University Archives, I advocated for the creation of more independent, community-based archives to exist separately from traditional archival repositories. (Expainding #ArchivesForBlackLives to Traditional Archival Repositories, June 27, 2016)