LA as Subject: 25 years of Highlighting Southern California Archives Main MenuIntroductionLA as Subject: 25 years of highlighting less visible archivesTimelineLA as Subject EvolvesArchives BazaarThe Story Behind LOST LAThe Residency ProgramInterviewsVoices of LA as SubjectAlexandra Elizabeth Hontalas-Adams377122f0e60c302a88ad270b42c2463d15e203a7
The Vision Behind LA as Subject
1media/Screen Shot 2020-09-21 at 5.24.07 PM.pngmedia/highway.jpg2020-08-18T12:54:16-07:00Alexandra Elizabeth Hontalas-Adams377122f0e60c302a88ad270b42c2463d15e203a737485103image_header2020-11-04T08:29:35-08:00Tyson Gaskill93cb401bee8f73160b4c4378060de7643c42eee9In late 1994, a special projects associate named Karen Stokes, working at the Getty Research Institute, GRI came up with a proposal to create an egalitarian network of archives and collections in Southern California, with the primary goal of highlighting both the "less-visible" collections and those most at-risk. A secondary goal was making sure all of these people and places could share best practices and news of regional interest. Her proposal grew into LA as Subject, with a five-year mission to convene an Advisory Forum, stage a series of events focused on local archives and collections, and produce a printed directory and electronic database of Southern California archives. The media gallery to the right contains documents, photographs, flyers, and programs from the events held in the five years that LA as Subject was under the auspices of the Getty Trust.
For more insight into the origin of LAAS watch our interview with Karen Stokes.
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1media/LAAS Collage.png2020-10-12T10:00:15-07:00Alexandra Elizabeth Hontalas-Adams377122f0e60c302a88ad270b42c2463d15e203a7The Getty Years (1995-1999) Media Gallery11structured_gallery2021-04-26T13:28:55-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479