Call for Mentees for SAA’s Mentoring Cohort Program! Apply by May 19

SAA’s Mentoring Subcommittee has announced a third round of mentoring cohorts—a group mentoring model intended to complement the traditional one-to-one mentoring of the M

Share the Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2023

Please consider sharing the Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2023 with vendors your organization uses.

Fact Checking Donald Trump's Claims About the Presidential Records Act

April 12, 2023—On Tuesday, April 4, Donald Trump made incorrect claims about the Presidential Records Act. These claims are patently false and do not reflect the law or the practices of the National Archives and Records Administration. During a speech on April 4, Mr. Trump said, "Just so everyone knows, I come under what's known as the Presidential Records Act, which was designed and approved by Congress long ago just for this reason. Under the act, I'm supposed to negotiate with NARA, the National Archives and Records Administration."

Vote Now in the 2023 SAA Election

April 4, 2023—VOTE NOW! The 2023 SAA election ballot is now live. Fourteen candidates are running for the offices of Vice President/President-Elect, Council, and Nominating Committee. Click on the candidates' names on the slate to read their bios and responses to questions posed by this year's Nominating Committee.

Help SAA Assess the Health of Its Sections

April 3, 2023—Please complete this survey to help SAA Council improve the health of sections by April 30 at 11:55 p.m. CT.

 

SAA and AHA Present History Behind the Headlines: Presidential Records Act

March 24, 2023—Join the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the American Historical Association (AHA) for an online roundtable about current controversies surrounding presidential records. Why is the FBI searching residences of former presidents and vice presidents? Does any of this matter to anyone besides archivists and historians?

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