Working with archival collections provides students with a tangible connection to the past and a potential source of inspiration for new work. They can also reveal understudied narratives and allow us to center lesser known histories. Ren Galeno mined archives for her graphic narrative Searching for Maura (2023), which attempted to recover the life story of an indigenous Filipino woman from Suyoc, who had been brought to the United States as part of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Using this project and Galeno’s process videos in the classroom helps demonstrate how illustrators can mine archival resources and shed light on untold stories. My presentation will further describe how I use archival materials in my art history seminars with a goal of allowing students to combine research and practice as they problem solve ways to make these hidden histories legible to a wider public.