Labor Archives Roundtable Annual Report - 2015
Date: 8/21/2015
Name of Section/Roundtable:Labor Archives Roundtable
Officers: Catherine Powell, Meghan Courtney—Co-Chairs
Report from annual meeting:
- Number of attendees: 18
- Election results: Meghan Courtney elected for term 2015-2017.
- Summary of meeting activities: See attachment at end of document for minutes.
Completed projects/activities:
- Labor Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon on May 1, 2015
- Labor Archives panel “The Challenges and Opportunities in 'New' Labor Archives: Founding Sustainable Labor Archives Programs in an Era of Austerity” at May 2015 Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA) conference;
- “Labor Archives 101” at May 2015 LAWCHA conference;
- Labor Repository Tours and Open Houses at May LAWCHA conference;
- SAA panel "Documenting the Fight for Equality: Class, Race, Gender, and Economic Justice Struggles through the Lens of Labor Collections" on 8/20/15.
- Labor Archives Directory updated and migrated into LAR SAA microsite.
Ongoing projects/activities:
- Ongoing LaborOnline column contributed by members of LAR. Nine articles to date by members from different institutions.
- Continued updating of Labor Archives directory (each institution will be contacted directly and outreach to LAWCHA for additions to directory).
New projects/activities:
- Electronic Labor Records working group to create a statement of best practices to provide to donors.
- Labor-themed History Pin project.
Strategic Priority – Advocacy/Public Awareness Initiatives:
- 2015-Letter to SAA Council expressing concern re proposed changes to Affinity groups.
