In recognition of HSP’s 200th anniversary, the October 2024 issue of PMHB features articles that both look back at our past and forward toward our future. Librarian emeritus Dr. Lee Arnold considers how HSP’s collecting practices have changed throughout its 200-year history, particularly over the course of his illustrious 30-year career at the institution. Additionally, the issue includes essays on the archive’s future by five early- to mid-career historians, each focusing on a different aspect of HSP collecting strength.

Contents

Editorial

Christina Larocco

200 Years of Collecting at HSP

Lee Arnold

Ghost Stories of the Archive: Material Legacies and Writing Music History

Chase Castle

When the Quaker Light Burns Out Black Resistance: Strategies for Unearthing a More Inclusive Community Story

Shamele Jordon

Disability in the Archives

Jennifer W. Reiss

The Future is in the Archives: Glimpses of Americans and Innovation in the Powel Family Papers

Jordan B. Smith

The Future in the Present: Reading Indigeneity for an Inclusive Archive

Eric Trautman-Mosher