19432023
19432023 is a digital archival label and project intended to illuminate how technology, politics, and culture evolved across eight decades, from the 1940s to the 2020s. The name is formed by concatenating the reference years and is used to title a cross-temporal collection rather than a single event.
The scope includes photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, video, software, and physical artifacts, with an emphasis on
Organized by a nonprofit consortium of libraries and museums, the project is guided by an editorial board
History and development: the concept emerged in the early 2010s as archivists sought to bridge mid-20th-century
Significance: 19432023 is used in academic research and public education to compare historical periods and to