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Objects of Hate: Unwanted and Unremoveable

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Your grandfather brought back a copy of Mein Kampf from the frontlines in WWII. No museum wants it. What do you do with it?

E.L. Meszaros July 5, 2019 material culture, memory, Nazism, Unofficial Archives, World War II

Something Old, Something Borrowed, Something White: Antique Malls as Centers of White Nostalgia and Racism

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In the 1955 manifesto, Discourse on Colonialism, Aimé Césaire argues that a “civilization that chooses to close its […]

John R. Legg February 3, 2019 African American history, American Studies, material culture, Native American history, race, whiteness

Rubles and Juicy Fruit: Touring Russia During the Cold War and Today

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May 1945, just six months after my husband Hal was born, World War II in Europe ended. However, […]

Unofficial Archives April 11, 2018 Cold War, material culture, Russia, Unofficial Archives

ToM’s Unofficial Archives Featured on WordPress Discover

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We were delighted to see one of the first posts in our Unofficial Archives series featured on the […]

Guest March 7, 2018 California, material culture, oral history, prisons, Unofficial Archives

Mateo’s Coins

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I was fourteen years old when I first heard the story of my great grandfather Mateo Espinosa. My […]

Unofficial Archives April 4, 2017 Mexican Americans, Mexico, Unofficial Archives

A Past Resurfaced: Memories of Survival and Escape from the Khmer Rouge

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In the summer of 2014, my grandma began digging into the old pile of long-forgotten photographs she hoarded […]

Unofficial Archives March 20, 2017 Asia, Asian American history, Asian Americans, human rights, immigration, Unofficial Archives

The Untold Story of a Prison Guard’s Struggle

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With a generator powering the house, my family reluctantly went through belongings at my sister’s home. While going […]

Unofficial Archives March 15, 2017 crime, gender, prisons, public history, Unofficial Archives

Unofficial Archives: Crafting History from Family Documents & Material Culture

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At its best, public history combines theory, practice, and experimentation. Rather than a set of skills, I approach […]

Romeo Guzman March 14, 2017 oral history, pedagogy, teaching, Unofficial Archives
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