CHICAGO — Congratulations to the 27 new Digital Archives Specialists (DAS)!

June 3, 2022—The SAA Preservation Section invites you to contribute an item for the silent auction to be held on Thursday and Friday, August 25 and 26, at the SAA Annual Meeting, ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2022, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. We are looking for items from either repositories or regions that you feel might be interesting to others - and handcrafted items are especially popular! You do not have to attend the conference in person to be able to donate an item.

The Society of American Archivists' Mentoring Program is currently seeking additional mentoring volunteers! The Mentoring Program connects participants with shared interests in various aspects of the archival profession into 6-month mentoring partnerships. The goal is to cultivate career development and communication between members with areas of expertise and members who want to build their knowledge within those areas.

February 14, 2023: Looking for ways to be more involved? Interested in the programs, grants, and awards the SAA Foundation provides?  Volunteer now for a position on an SAA Foundation committee!

The SAA Foundation is seeking volunteers to serve one-year appointments (August 2023 to August 2024) on the following committees: 

May 26, 2022—At its May 18-20, 2022, hybrid meeting, the SAA Council:

Read the latest issue of Archival Outlook! In the May/June 2022 issue, Randi Beem uses maps to build primary source literacy skills, Leslie M. Van Veen McRoberts shares the emotional impact of packing the papers of LGBTQ+ anthropologist Stephen O. Murray, and Sinéad Bligh discusses the collaborative process of making an artist’s archives accessible.

May 6, 2022—The Society of American Archivists has joined Learn from History—a coalition of organizations that stand for fact-based and accurate history education across the United States. Learn from History supports educators, students, and concerned Americans who seek a better society in the face of censorship, book banning, and increasing amounts of legislation designed to omit troubling events from our history.