Haley Steinhilber

Archivist & public historian. All opinions are my own.

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

I’m a little late to the game, but this was an interesting read of the current state of the field
https://t.co/idhSSOXsy5

[rachel corbwomyn @rachelcorbman]

the two genders:

-masc (manuscripts, archives, and special collections)
-glam (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums)

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

Three directors in 6 years, but ask how many others have been victimized by this place

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

It was a privilege to work with Ngaire—she was steadfast & pushed against the seemingly immovable Smithsonian processes & I hope this momentum will continue despite her departure
https://t.co/y545vHepsh

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

& instead of actually putting in the work, the museum ends up chewing up and spitting out the Black and/or African staff and contractors, and the cycle continues.

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

And thinking a lot about this within the context of my own white self as a steward in an archives of neo/colonial collections made in/about Africa—is this even possible to do at this place?

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

I don’t post a lot but I’m throwing this into the ether (#archivists) Those of you who do reference with violent & harmful materials—how do you make your reading rooms a place of comfort for researchers who may be experiencing trauma from the materials?

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

I’ve been reading Michelle Caswell’s “Feminist Ethics of Care in Archives” but it has me wondering about how reading rooms could have a place of “aftercare” for their visitors—accounting for the reality that the processing room is also the reading room

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

@Dra_m_a @CharlesWMcKinn2 I know I’m a rando on the internet, but would you consider sending me a copy of said syllabus too? 😬

[Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast @Queerpersonals]

Some personals “Valentine’s” to send your He-Man or Lenny Lizard

Source: OUT FRONT, February 15, 1991 (Denver, CO)
#valentine #gayvalentine #personalads #archives #saintjoseph #heman #lizards

[Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast @Queerpersonals]

Cryptid missed connection alert! Has anyone seen Mothman’s muse?

I got this gem from @asho_buckingham during their pop up @mobtownbrewing. If u love some cryptid Art & other incredible prints, you HAVE to check out Asho’s stuff.

#missedconnections #personals #mothman #cryptids

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

Cancelling my meetings—printing, reading, and highlighting this instead

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

One of my favorite men sent me this last week, a guide to gay personal ad’s in the ‘80s—you HAVE to follow his account on Instagram. He posts new personal ads EVERYDAY

[Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast @Queerpersonals]

Hey, thanks Dan! He made my week by sending a surprise book by John Preston & Frederick Brandt “Classified Affairs: A Gay Man’s Guide to the Personal Ads.” If u like personal ads, follow Dan’s Instagram @longlostpersonals

[Jabari Brisport @JabariBrisport]

URGENT: This Black women’s mutual aid group is about to lose their space. The United Order of Tents dates back to 1848 & has ties to the Underground Railroad — it’s a part of Brooklyn’s history and we can’t let it be erased. https://t.co/vhMgY0amnB

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

We love an R*** conspiracy that ya can’t put down

[Haley Steinhilber @Hstein054]

Thinking about the Christmas when I was 15–I’d just come out as gay, my parents split up, and my dad gifted me a book that would scar me more than the previous list—recommended to him by the sales lady at Barnes & Noble—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.