D'Archive

D'Archive

d’Archive is a weekly show curated by the Archives & Special Collections at the UConn Library to broadcast sound recordings from within collections around themes and interviews conducted amongst archivists, researchers, librarians and music aficionados. This project was established to promote unexpected collections in everyday spaces throughout the campus and surrounding community.

Episodes

d’Archive Episode 56: Dune and the Campus Cult

February 3, 2025
This episode features a deep dive into archives and library collections that relate to the fantastical desert world of Dune created by author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) which gained traction with environmental activists of the late 1960s and 70s. This research session integrates my field recordings from the archives doing research into this selected topic on […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 55: Disgruntled Haradrim, Tolkien’s Multiverse, and AfroFuturism

October 24, 2024
This episode features a conversation with Assistant Professor Dexter Gabriel of the UConn History Department who writes speculative fiction under the pen name P. Djèlí Clark. This is Part 2 of the research sessions episodes on Hippie Hobbits (d’Archive #50) and the influences of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth on the late1960s counter-culture as discovered through […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 54: Zines, Printmaking, and Impractical Labor with Emily Larned

October 24, 2024
This episode of d’Archive features a conversation with Emily Larned who is a printmaker, zinester, and Associate Professor of Art in Graphic Design at UConn’s School of Fine Arts. We discuss her history as a Zine maker and creator of artists’ books, her co-founding of the Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILLSA), and continued […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 53: James Marshall Fellow 2024

June 7, 2024
This episode of d’Archive is hosted by archivist Kristin Eshelman in conversation with elementary school educator and picture book maker Corbin Lichtinger. Corbin spent time in the John P. McDonald Reading Room researching the James Marshall Papers as the 2024 James Marshall Fellow. This conversation features his perspective on process, creative pedagogy, and children’s books as he explored the […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 52: Gary King, Organizing for Change 1974

April 19, 2024
This episode features an exhibition walkthrough with alumni Gary King (’74) who was active in organizing Black students during his time at the University of Connecticut, Storrs campus. One of the high-water marks for activism by students of color at UConn was the 1974 Black Student Sit-In in Wilbur Cross Library which he operated as […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 51: Organizing for Change, 1974 Black Student Sit In @ Wilbur Cross Library

January 29, 2024
This episode features an interview with alumni Rodney Bass (BA ’75/MA ’76) who was active in organizing Black students through the Organization of African American Students (OAAS) during his time at the University of Connecticut, Storrs campus. One of the high-water marks for activism by students of color at UConn was the 1974 Black Student […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 50: Hippie Hobbits

April 19, 2023
The 50th episode of d’Archive is the first of a new format that will appear periodically on the podcast which integrates my field recordings from the archives doing research into selected topics. This episode features a deep dive into archives and library collections that relate to the high fantasy world of Middle-Earth created by author […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 49: Liberated Zine Zone

March 1, 2023
This episode of d’Archive features a conversation with metadata librarian Rhonda Kauffman about her zine collection (1994-2019) donated to the archives & special collections in 2019. Starting in 2020, Rhonda has worked to bring zines to the UConn Library and to help establish the Liberated Zine Zone on Level B of Homer Babbidge Library, a […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 48: Railroad Photography

February 2, 2023
This episode of d’Archive features a conversation between railroad photographer and collector Jack Swanberg and railroad collections archivist Laura Smith. Laura talks with Jack about his interest and pursuit of photographing trains across the world and the collection he has built over the years. Jack’s collection is deeded to the Archives & Special Collections and […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 47: Inner College

December 7, 2022
This episode features interviews with University of Connecticut alumn and faculty who participated in the National Endowment for the Humanities funded experimental education program, the Inner College in the early 1970s. This unique program allowed UConn students to take courses from other students or educators in a non-traditional academic setting and receive credit for teaching […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 46: James Marshall Fellow 2022

November 1, 2022
This episode of d’Archive is hosted by archivist Kristin Eshelman in conversation with children’s author and illustrator Eliza Kinkz. Eliza spent time in the John P. McDonald Reading Room researching the James Marshall Papers as the 2022 James Marshall Fellow. This conversation features her experience as a Marshall Fellow and the inspiration she drew from […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 45: Artists & Archival Rescue

September 21, 2022
This episode of d’Archive features a conversation with Directing Curator Marshall Weber of Booklyn, an art dealership in Brooklyn, NY. We discuss the social justice forward perspective he has for academia and the art world as well as the company he works for, “Booklyn’s mission is to promote artists’ books as art and research material […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 44: Melville, Marginalia, and Olson’s Moby Dick (Part 2)

July 1, 2022
This episode continues a conversation from Episode 43 with archivist Melissa Watterworth Batt about poet Charles Olson (1910-1970) and his collection which documents an intensive study into Herman Melville’s personal library and the marginalia found within it. Olson worked with Melville’ relatives as well as librarians, private collectors, and book dealers to attempt to track […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 43: Melville, Marginalia, and Olson’s Moby Dick (Part 1)

July 1, 2022
This episode features a conversation with archivist Melissa Watterworth Batt about poet Charles Olson (1910-1970) and his collection which documents an intensive study into Herman Melville’s personal library and the marginalia found within it. Olson worked with Melville’ relatives as well as librarians, private collectors, and book dealers to attempt to track down the “lost […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 42: 25 Years of Archives

March 21, 2022
This episode of d’Archive features a discussion with the Head of Archives & Special Collections, Rebecca Parmer on a digital exhibition 25 for 25 which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the merging of UConn Library units: University Archives and Special Collections in 1995, as well as the construction of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 41: G.I. Press and Protest

February 8, 2022
This episode of d’Archive was recorded in the Fall of 2019 and features a conversation with Victoria Johnson, a human rights intern at the Archives & Special Collections and former UConn Library student employee. Victoria explored the Calabretta Collection of 1960s memorabilia, concentrating on the audio material related to the G.I. anti-war protest movement and the music […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 40: Archives Sampler II

December 17, 2021
This episode of d’Archive features an eclectic holiday mix of audio samples from the archives selected by archivist Kristin Eshelman. Having been a guest for the 2017 holiday episode #10 of the podcast, it was only natural to ask her back to start the holiday off right for a part II of sorts. Featured Tracks: […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 39: 50 years from Earth Day

December 4, 2021
This episode of d’Archive was recorded in the Fall of 2019 and features a conversation with Adrianna Chestnut, a human rights intern at the Archives & Special Collections as well as a member of the student environmental activism group Fridays For Future. Adrianna explored the collections for material relating to her interests in the first […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 38: Black Experience in the Arts, Louise Meriwether

September 11, 2020
Season 4 of d’Archive kicks off with selections all semester from the Black Experience in the Art Collection, an archived series of lectures from a course taught under the same name from 1970-1994 at the University of Connecticut. This course was prompted by the Center for Black Studies in the late 1960s which encouraged other […]
Mark as Played

d’Archive Episode 37: Connecticut Digital Archive

May 21, 2020
This episode features a conversation with the repository manager for the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA), Mike Kemezis. Mike discusses the functions of the CTDA and issues of access and discovery of digital archives. The CTDA hosts digital collections from institutions across the state of Connecticut and is the primary access point for the UConn Archives […]
Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Stuff You Should Know

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Law & Order: Criminal Justice System - Season 1 & Season 2

    Law & Order: Criminal Justice System - Season 1 & Season 2

    Season Two Out Now! Law & Order: Criminal Justice System tells the real stories behind the landmark cases that have shaped how the most dangerous and influential criminals in America are prosecuted. In its second season, the series tackles the threat of terrorism in the United States. From the rise of extremist political groups in the 60s to domestic lone wolves in the modern day, we explore how organizations like the FBI and Joint Terrorism Take Force have evolved to fight back against a multitude of terrorist threats.

    Dateline NBC

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce

    New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce

    Football’s funniest family duo — Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs — team up to provide next-level access to life in the league as it unfolds. The two brothers and Super Bowl champions drop weekly insights about the weekly slate of games and share their INSIDE perspectives on trending NFL news and sports headlines. They also endlessly rag on each other as brothers do, chat the latest in pop culture and welcome some very popular and well-known friends to chat with them. Check out new episodes every Wednesday. Follow New Heights on the Wondery App, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to new episodes early and ad-free, and get exclusive content on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And join our new membership for a unique fan experience by going to the New Heights YouTube channel now!

    24/7 News: The Latest

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

Explore

iHeart

Live Radio

Podcasts

Artist Radio

Exclusives

News

Features

Events

Contests

Photos

Information

About

Advertise

Blog

Brand Guidelines

Contest Guidelines

Subscription Offers

Jobs

Get the App

Automotive

Home

Mobile

Wearables

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.