Archival

Juanita Tolliver
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If you love exploring the humanity behind history, then you’re in the right place. Archival is the podcast that excavates historical nuggets from the archives that shift entire narratives about what we think we know. Welcome to Archival...where we're living in the past on purpose. For more information about Archival, and for full transcripts of each episode, visit ArchivalPod.com. And if you want to learn more, review the Archival Reading List: https://bookshop.org/lists/archival-reading-list

Episodes

  1. America 250 Archives: Mitsuye Endo and James Purcell’s Fight to End Japanese-American Internment

    4D AGO

    America 250 Archives: Mitsuye Endo and James Purcell’s Fight to End Japanese-American Internment

    Mitsuye Endo was horrified as she read about the attack on Pearl Harbor in the newspaper. Her mind immediately went to her brother who was serving in the US Army in the Pacific. Her next worry was her job and her own well being as she was fired from her job with the state of California and forcibly removed from her home and into one mass incarceration detention center after another. With the help of attorney James Purcell, Mitsuye was the chief plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that effectively ended Japanese-American mass incarceration centers during World War II. For more information, and full transcripts, visit ArchivalPod.com Want to explore more? Shop the Archival Reading List: https://bookshop.org/lists/archival-reading-list Audio Credits: And Justice for All by John Tateishi, California State Archives, We Hereby Refuse by Tamiko Nimura and Frank Abe, C-SPAN, National Archives, Densho Encyclopedia, Music by Scott Buckley

    26 min
  2. Sisterhood Archives: Pauli Murray and Eleanor Roosevelt

    APR 16

    Sisterhood Archives: Pauli Murray and Eleanor Roosevelt

    Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's friendship spanned decades, and transitioned from "confrontation via typewriter" as acquaintances, to coordinated advocacy as associates, and ultimately to a genuine friendship full of care and support. Sometimes sisterhood is a journey, and these two traversed miles in terms of understanding and growth to get there. For more information, and full transcripts, visit ArchivalPod.com Want to explore more? Shop the Archival Reading List: https://bookshop.org/lists/archival-reading-list I want to hear from you! Send me your reactions to the show: juanitatolliver.com/contact Audio Credits: FDR Presidential Library Archives, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Ebony Magazine Archives, Song in a Weary Throat by Pauli Murray,The Firebrand and the First Lady by Patricia Bell-Scott, Music by Scott Buckley

    30 min
  3. Sisterhood Archives: Pat Parker and Audre Lorde

    MAR 20

    Sisterhood Archives: Pat Parker and Audre Lorde

    Sisterhood is a balm, and Audre Lorde and Pat Parker enjoyed it's healing powers throughout their decades long friendship. A portion of their dynamic is captured in the archived letters between the two friends, and they contain a swirl of vulnerable moments, goofy delights, and nudges of tough love that only a close friend could deliver with next to no stinging sentiment in their delivery, or reception. For more information, and full transcripts, visit ArchivalPod.com Order Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974 - 1989: https://t.ly/CEOCV Order A More Perfect Party: https://rb.gy/jfnl6c Audio Credits: Music by Scott Buckley; Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974 - 1989, Edited by Julie R. Enszer; Spelman College; Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe’s Institute for Advanced Studies; Audre Lorde at UCLA; Woman Slaughter by Pat Parker; Debra Wilson, Cathy Cade, Ollie, Lisbet Tellefsen

    20 min
  4. Witness Archives: Ida B. Wells’ Memphis Diary

    MAR 6

    Witness Archives: Ida B. Wells’ Memphis Diary

    Diaries are deeply personal, unfiltered versions of their authors, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s diary from 1885-1887 reveals a young woman in transition. Having just moved from her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Memphis, Tennessee, Ida's diary paints a picture of her attempt to balance her need to earn a stable salary as a teacher with her desire to be a published writer. Her early experiences Memphis laid the foundation for the investigative journalist, activist, and leader she became, and it was all driven by her desire for more - more opportunity, more published articles, and more social impact. For more information, and full transcripts, visit ArchivalPod.com Order A More Perfect Party: https://rb.gy/jfnl6c Audio Credits: Music by Scott Buckley; University of Chicago Digital Archives; The Memphis Diary of Ida B Wells, Edited by Miriam DeCosta-Willis; Middle Tennessee State University Digital Archives

    26 min
  5. Witness Archives: Marion Marguerite Stokes' Mission to Record Everything on TV

    FEB 13

    Witness Archives: Marion Marguerite Stokes' Mission to Record Everything on TV

    Marion Marguerite Stokes bough her first videotape recorder in 1977. What started as casually recording her favorite shows, evolved into recording 24 hours of television everyday on six to eight tvs and video recorders in her Rittenhouse Square apartment for 30+ years. Her 70,000 plus tapes are a comprehensive television archives that document storytelling and media influence from crisis to crisis. Explore the Marion Stokes archives via the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/marionstokesvideo For more information, and full transcripts, visit ArchivalPod.com Audio Credits: Music by Scott Buckley; Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (2019); Internet Archive; BBC

    21 min
  6. FBI Archives: Investigating and Intimidating Journalists from the 1940s to the 1970s

    JAN 30

    FBI Archives: Investigating and Intimidating Journalists from the 1940s to the 1970s

    Explore the FBI’s efforts to surveil and impede members of the press through harassment and intimidation tactics from their fixation on Black newspapers and journalists in the 1940s, to President Richard Nixon’s “Enemies List” in the 1970s. Plus, learn about that time the FBI got robbed. For more information, and full transcripts, visit ArchivalPod.com Audio Credits: Music by Scott Buckley; PBS Documentary, The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords Documentary (1999); American Forum at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center; Television Academy Foundation (2010); Democracy Now (2014)

    27 min
  7. FBI Archives: Mississippi Burning & The Search for Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman

    JAN 16

    FBI Archives: Mississippi Burning & The Search for Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman

    On this episode, we’re exploring a set of archives that I never even expected to dig into, and honestly, these archives were the most heartbreaking, and draining to sift through. I’m referring to the FBI Archives. And today we’re focused on the FBI archives related to Mississippi Burning — not the film, but the real investigation in 1964. Surprisingly, the FBI Archives reveal an unexpected story about who the first investigators were to search for James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman, and they dispel the savior myths about the FBI swooping in and saving the day, like the creative fiction portrayed in the film would have you believe. Plus, listeners get to hear President Lyndon B. Johnson and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover discussing the investigation via recorded phone calls archived in the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. For more information, visit ArchivalPod.com. Audio Credits: Music by Scott Buckley; J. Edgar Hoover Press Conference Recordings from the Associated Press Archives; Telephone Recordings from the LBJ Presidential Library

    25 min
  8. Rest Archives: James Baldwin's Attempts to Rest Abroad

    JAN 2

    Rest Archives: James Baldwin's Attempts to Rest Abroad

    Sometimes rest requires a change of scenery, and for for renown author James Baldwin that included sojourns to Switzerland, Turkey, and the South of France. Listen to part two of the rest archives to understand why Baldwin did not find rest Paris, and where he ultimately was able to experience silence and peace. Please note that there is a brief mention of suicide early in this episode. To see images referenced in this episode of Archival, watch on YouTube @ArchivalPod, and visit archivalpod.com for full transcripts. Credits: Music by Scott Buckley

    17 min
  9. Rest Archives: How Octavia Butler, Rosa Parks & Shirley Chisholm Practiced Rest & Relaxation

    12/12/2025

    Rest Archives: How Octavia Butler, Rosa Parks & Shirley Chisholm Practiced Rest & Relaxation

    On this episode, we’re exploring rest and relaxation — two things that deserve a lot more time, energy, and focus in our day to day lives. I’m curious — how do you rest? Seeking inspiration, I started digging through the archives, and I found surprising and delightful examples of rest practiced by my favorite authors and leaders: Science Fiction Novelist Octavia Butler, Civil Rights Leader and Activist Rosa Parks, and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. From long hikes and yoga to dancing and writing poetry, these luminaries have rest covered. To see the images referenced in this episode of Archival, watch on YouTube @ArchivalPod, and visit archivalpod.com for full transcripts. Credits: Music by Scott Buckley

    14 min
  10. Family Archives: The Human Beings Subjected to the USPHS Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee

    11/14/2025

    Family Archives: The Human Beings Subjected to the USPHS Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee

    Let’s continue our journey through family archives and the US Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee through the lens of the “participants…” rather the unknowing subjects of the study. In this episode, I explore who the men were as people, what they meant to their families and their communities, and how they lived their lives. Special thanks to Joyce Tyson Christian for sharing reflections about her beloved father, Freddie Lee Tyson, and for more information about Voices of Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, visit voicesforfathers.org. For more information about Archival, and to access a full transcript for this episode, visit ArchivalPod.com. Credits: Music by Scott Buckley; Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht

    21 min
  11. Family Archives: Granddad, the CDC, and the USPHS Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee

    10/30/2025

    Family Archives: Granddad, the CDC, and the USPHS Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee

    When Arzell Lester entered the CDC as a laborer in 1961, he had no way of knowing that his 25 year career would culminate in being appointed director of the health benefits program and approving the medical claims of the men subjected to the U.S. Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee. Explore granddad's archives in this episode as he comes face to face with the infamous study. For more information about Archival, and to see the full transcript for this episode, visit archivalpod.com. Credits: Music by Scott Buckley

    24 min
  12. Introducing: Archival with Juanita Tolliver

    SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introducing: Archival with Juanita Tolliver

    Welcome to Archival...where we're living in the past on purpose. For more information, visit ArchivalPod.com Credits: Music by Scott Buckley

    1 min

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About

If you love exploring the humanity behind history, then you’re in the right place. Archival is the podcast that excavates historical nuggets from the archives that shift entire narratives about what we think we know. Welcome to Archival...where we're living in the past on purpose. For more information about Archival, and for full transcripts of each episode, visit ArchivalPod.com. And if you want to learn more, review the Archival Reading List: https://bookshop.org/lists/archival-reading-list

Information

  • Creator
    Juanita Tolliver
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © J Tolliver Media LLC 2025
  • Show Website
    Archival

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