An Introduction to the Kennedy Center Archives

Playbills | Photo courtesy of Sofía Becerra-Licha, Kennedy Center Archive

Event Title: An Introduction to the Kennedy Center Archives

Date/Time: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM (ET)

Format: Zoom

Join us to learn about the Kennedy Center Archives! In this webinar, lead archivist Sofía Becerra-Licha will discuss the establishment of the Kennedy Center Archives, its holdings, and some collection highlights.

This is a free, virtual webinar hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registering for the webinar, you will receive a confirmation via email with a link to join the webinar. The webinar will NOT be video-recorded. Please note that registration caps at 100 attendees.

ABOUT

The Kennedy Center Archives was established in 2019 to preserve and promote access to the history of the nation’s cultural arts center, Its holdings include photos, programs, posters, administrative records, and some ephemera. The launch of the Archives was part of a broader organizational effort to update and expand the Kennedy Center’s function as a living memorial, leading to the creation of a new permanent exhibit “Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy.” Follow #KenCenArchives on the Kennedy Center’s social media channels for regular historical highlights from the stacks!

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Sofía Becerra-Licha, AM, MSLS, is the Lead Archivist at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Sofía joined the Kennedy Center in 2019 to establish and head the Archives department, which is responsible for preserving and promoting access to the administrative and performance history of the Center and its affiliates, the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera. Sofía holds an MSLS with a concentration in Archives and Records Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an AM in music with a concentration in ethnomusicology from Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and a BA with a double major in music and Spanish from Agnes Scott College.  

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