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The systematic collection, preservation, organization and access of historical records and documents to facilitate research, education and the preservation of cultural heritage.

ReConnect/ReCollect co-directors, de la Cruz and Punzalan leading the turn over of select photographic prints and digital files of U-M materials from the BHL and UMMAA collections to Sister Gabriela Dangiwan, curator of the Bontoc Museum

UMSI associate professor Ricky Punzalan goes to the Philippines, shares cultural items with communities

11/13/2023

“Information work requires building relationships, and human beings connecting.”

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Ricky Punzalan smiling and standing in between two bookshelves.

Ricky Punzalan publishes book foreword for Decolonial Archival Futures

09/11/2023

Punzalan’s foreword will appear in a new book jointly published by the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association on challenging colonial archiving practices.

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A grid of four photos — one from each featured internship — with the UMSI logo and the text "summer internships" in the lower left corner

UMSI students try out their dream jobs

09/05/2023

Through summer internships, UMSI students took their skills far and wide — from the St. Louis Cardinals to a high-security vault in the Library of Congress.

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"Appointed 2023 Fellow of the Society of American Archivists. Ricky Punzalan. Associate Professor. UMSI."

Ricky Punzalan named 2023 Fellow of the Society of American Archivists

05/25/2023

The fellowship is the highest honor one can receive at the Society of American Archivists and demonstrates Punzalan’s commitment to the archival profession.

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Jesse Johnson wears glasses, a cardigan and stands next to a bookshelf.

Jesse Johnston on the importance of preserving history and archiving music

04/10/2023

Jesse Johnston joined the University of Michigan School of Information in 2022 as a clinical assistant professor. We talk to Jesse about his career in music archiving, his love of teaching and his obsession with murder mysteries.

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Ricky Punzalan smiling and standing in between two bookshelves.

Ricky Punzalan appointed to Library of Congress American Folklife Center’s Board of Trustees

12/09/2022

Punzalan is looking forward to bringing his passion for community archives and digital curation to this appointment.

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Ricky Punzalan, wearing a blue shirt, smiles as he stands among the stacks of archives in a University of Michigan library.

Punzalan appointed chair of the SAA Archival Repatriation Committee

11/18/2022

The committee was established this year with a charge to work to ensure that the Society of American Archivists supports the goal of helping archivists in repatriating and receiving Indigenous archival materials.

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Ricky Punzalan, associate professor of information, and Deirdre de la Cruz, associate professor of history and Asian languages and cultures, stand in the University Library Special Collection between rows of boxes, books and folders of archives.

UMSI faculty leads a project to decolonize U-M Philippine collections

04/05/2022

ReConnect/ReCollect, an interdisciplinary team of scholars, curators and community members, received a $500,000 grant to work toward repairing curation practices and strengthening community connection to the Philippine collections at U-M. 

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