The staff of the University of Virginia Library recognize that many of our materials result from, are created by, or represent marginalized groups of people, and we are committed to describing those people accurately and respectfully.
To aid in this journey, we consulted a list of resources to help inform our description decisions, including:
- Archives for Black Lives Philadelphia Anti-Racist Description Resources
- Society for American Archivists Protocols for Native American Archival Materials
- Dusting for Fingerprints: Introducing Feminist Standpoint Appraisal by Michelle Caswell
- From Human Rights to Feminist Ethics: Radical Empathy in the Archives by Michelle Caswell
- Moving Toward a Reparative Archive: A Roadmap for a Holistic Approach to Disrupting Homogenous Histories in Academic Repositories and Creating Inclusive Spaces for Marginalized Voices by Lae'l Hughes-Watkins