University of Southern California

The University of Southern California, in partnership with the Autry National Center and California State University Northridge, will use its grant to launch the L.A. as Subject Residency Program to provide continuing education opportunities for recent MLIS graduates and current staff at community-based archives throughout Southern California. Over the course of the grant period, two cohorts of three residents will receive mentoring and hands on-archival education from the primary project partners, and will then complete a series of rotations within community archives, culminating in a capstone project. L.A. as Subject is a research alliance of 230 historical collections dedicated to preserving and improving access to the diverse histories of Southern California.