Due to limited space on tours, you must be an attendee of the AGM to participate in repository tours.
All tours are scheduled for Wednesday, April 2
Each tour will be no longer than 2 hours.
Sites include the Autry Resources Center, Burbank Historical Society,
Disney Archives, NBC Universal, and Warner Bros. Corporate Archives.
All tours will include standing and walking.
All sites are wheelchair accessible unless otherwise noted.
For those who require any special accommodations
can note their needs in the tour registration form.
In addition, unless noted otherwise, there is no easy or quick public
transit route to these locations from the conference hotel.
Driving or using ride-share is the most viable option.
Time: 10am-12pm
Max: 30 people
Address: 210 S Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91502
(please note that this is a separate location as the Autry Museum)
Website: https://theautry.org/research-collections
Description
The Autry Museum’s Resources Center is a state-of-the-art collections
stewardship, educational, and research facility located in Burbank to
protect and preserve the Autry’s extensive collections,
including those once housed at the historic Southwest Museum.
The LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
building includes a reading room, tribal community spaces and collections
care rooms. Landscaping and ceremonial gardens were designed by
Costello Kennedy Landscape Architecture, with active input from
Southern California Native community members.
At the Resources Center, Native community members, researchers,
students, teachers, and artists can access the more than 600,000 artifacts,
cultural materials, artworks, and library materials cared for in the
collections of the Autry Museum.
Driving & Transportation
The Autry Resources Center is located in Burbank,
approximately 5 miles from the Garland Hotel.
Public transit: There is no easy or quick bus route from the conference hotel.
However, for those who will be travelling via the Metrolink,
the Autry Resource Center is approx. one mile from the Metrolink Station
located in Downtown Burbank station
Parking: On-site, gated, free
More information about parking and ride-share drop off will be sent
to tour attendees.
Accessibility
This tour will include standing and walking. If you require any special accommodations, please provide a description of your needs during registration.
Time: 1:30-3:30pm
Entrance fee: $5 per person, attendees to pay organization directly at site
Address: 1100 West Clark Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506 (main entrance address)
Website: https://www.burbankhistoricalsoc.org/
The Burbank Historical Society's Gordon R. Howard Museum, founded in 1973,
aims to preserve Burbank's history. The museum features various rooms,
including the Mary M. Howard Room with vintage automobiles, the
Memorabilia Room with historical photographs and studio displays, the
Salon with vintage dresses and dolls, and the Ranch House with early farm
equipment and a Bob's Big Boy statue. Other highlights include the
Ray Sence Room with early office and home vignettes, the Upstairs Gallery
with vintage cameras and toys, the Cunningham Room with Indian artifacts
and toy trains, and the Mentzer House, a fully furnished 1887 home.
Special features include the Moreland bus from "The Artist," original
Disney plans, and a quilt honoring soldiers lost in Iraq.
The Burbank Historical Society in the George Izay Park located in Burbank,
approximately 5 miles from the Garland Hotel. Please note that the address
listed above is the address for the Burbank Historical Society’s main entrance-
use that address for GPS and rideshare.
Parking: On-site and free.
BHS shares a public parking area with the public park.
Visit https://www.burbankhistoricalsoc.org/ for more details.
This tour will include standing and walking. The historic Mentzer House,
built in 1887, is part of the tour and includes 3 steps with no ramp.
Access to the archives includes a flight of stairs that includes a chair lift.
Max: 20 people
Address: The Walt Disney Studios, Gate 3 - 2263 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91521
Website https://d23.com/walt-disney-archives/
The Walt Disney Archives tour program provides Guests with an educational
and informative overview of the Archives and the historic Disney studio lot in
Burbank, California. A Walt Disney Archives staff member hosts each tour and
will show you our current exhibitions, all while providing engaging trivia and
plenty of photo opportunities.
Parking: On-site and free in the Zorro Parking Structure off of Riverside Dr.
Ride-share drop off/pick: In front of studio
Part of the tour includes the original Walt Disney office.
Unfortunately, this room is not accessible by wheelchairs,
due to the small space.
Time: 10am-12pm & 2-4pm (two tour options!)
Max: 12 people each tour
Address: Will be provided to confirmed tour attendees
NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio with over one hundred
years of content from our premier motion picture company, news and
entertainment television networks, significant television production
operations, world-renowned theme parks, and a premium streaming service.
NBCUniversal Archives & Collections is the primary resource for maintaining
this heritage through the collection, preservation and exhibition of significant
historical records, photographs and artifacts according to professional
museum and archive standards. This extensive archive includes significant
historical records, photographs, and artifacts. The archives also feature iconic
items from films and TV shows such as "Back to the Future," "Jurassic Park,"
"The Office," and many more.
Parking: On-site and free
Ride-share drop off/pick: Close to location
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Max: 20 Address: Will be provided to confirmed tour attendees
Distance from Garland Hotel: Approx. 6 miles
Description:
More details coming soon! In the mean time, you can learn
more about the Warner Brothers Corporate Archives, check out
the Extras podcast, “Preserving the Past: Warner Brothers Corporate Archives”
episode
Parking: On-site and free, but spaces are limited. Some street parking also available.
Hosts prefers tour attendees carpool or use ride-share.
2025 Annual General Meeting
The Future of Memory: Archival Innovation and Sustainability
April 2-4, 2025
The Local Arrangements Committee of the Society of California Archivists (SCA) is excited to announce the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at:
Registration is now open
The Schedule-at-a-Glance and AGM session descriptions are now available on the AGM website.
A list of repository tours can be found here. Sign-ups for repository tours open on February 17.
Book your room now!
Group rate deadline is March 1, 2025
Click Here for Vendor and Sponsorship Opportunities
Refund Policy:
Vendor and Sponsor registration open February 1 - March 21, 2025
Full conference program coming soon!
Demystifying Digitization: Planning a Digitization Project from Start to Finish
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
NOTE: Registration to AGM is not required to attend the pre-conference workshops. Parking rates for the site is as follows:
$15.00 self / $21.00 valet / Individual daily parkingParking rates are subject to 10% sales tax and subject to change without notice
This workshop will provide participants with general guidelines for a range of digitization projects, covering six steps to achieve digitization and digital preservation of print-based and audiovisual materials. By the end of the workshop, we hope that participants will walk away feeling empowered to approach analog-to-digital conversations and digital preservation projects in their own organizations.
During the workshop, California Revealed team members will lead participants through the steps of inventorying, assessing, and prioritizing materials for digitization, as well as determining standards for metadata description, preparing items for digital capture, and providing long-term digital preservation and online access. California Revealed’s in-house workflows will be explored, along with factors to consider when working with digitization vendors, including creating a timeline and performing quality control of digital files. Demonstration kits for audio and video digitization and film inspection will also be available to help participants envision a simple in-house setup. The last portion of the day will be spent workshopping next steps to begin a new digitization project.
Please forward any questions or comments to Rob Strauss and Emily Homolka at educationcommittee@calarchivists.org.
The cost is $60 for SCA members and non-members; and $40 for student members or unemployed/precariously employed individuals. Registration is limited to 40 participants.
Presenters:
Guadalupe Martinez completed their MLIS at San José State University (2022) and served as BAVC Media's inaugural Preservation Fellow, learning digitization and digital preservation of magnetic media (2022-23). Their present role as Outreach Coordinator with California Revealed bridges together professional experience and passion toward community-focused archives.
Pamela Vadakan has been the project coordinator of California Revealed since its inception in 2010 and became the Director in early 2019. She most enjoys working with partner organizations at regional workshops, meeting people and their collections on the ground, and offering guidance and encouragement for long-term collections care. She has a Master of Arts degree in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation from New York University. She is also a core member of the Community Archiving Workshop and serves on the board of the Center for Home Movies.
Shahed Dowlatshahi holds an M.A. in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation from New York University. He has been the Audiovisual Preservation Manager of California Revealed since 2018. His work at California Revealed centers on managing the digitization of obsolete audiovisual formats in order to provide access and preserve the history recorded on this material. He is also a member of the Community Archiving Workshop and serves on the board of the Audiovisual Preservation Exchange (APEX).
Registration is open until April 1. Online payment is required.
