Read the March/April 2022 Issue of Archival Outlook

Read the latest issue of Archival Outlook! In the March/April 2022 issue, Sarah Polirer talks about the new SAA book Managing Business Archives, Kathryn Allamong Jacob reflects on special donor connections at the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, and the SAA Dataverse invites submissions of datasets about archives.

FREE! Film Screening of Hidden in Full View and SAA’s DEI Webcasts

Join Charles L. Chavis, Jr., on March 30 at 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET for a free virtual screening of the short film Hidden in Full View, the story of the lynching of Matthew Williams in Salisbury, Maryland, in 1931. Afterward, Chavis will lead a discussion of the institutional and descriptive challenges of archival research on communities who have experienced racial harm.

Volunteer for the SAA Foundation Board

March 10, 2022—The SAA Foundation Board of Directors invites applications from individuals interested in serving a three-year term on the Board.

SAA Stands in Solidarity with Ukrainian and Russian Archivists

March 7, 2022—The Society of American Archivists stands in solidarity with our Ukrainian and Russian archival colleagues; we recognize that the unprovoked invasion by Russia has great impact on their personal lives and their work. SAA unites with people and organizations of conscience from around the world in denouncing the aggression by Russia, which has since resulted in lives lost, the displacing of millions of Ukrainians from their homes, and destruction to land and property.

Vote Now in the 2022 SAA Election

March 7, 2022—VOTE NOW! The 2022 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.

Take the A*CENSUS II Archives Administrators Survey Now!

March 1, 2022—SAA is excited to share that the A*CENSUS II Archives Administrators Survey is now live! This survey aims to gather information about institutional characteristics, resources, strategic directions, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) from every archival institution in the US. If you can respond to questions about staffing, budgets and allocation of resources, organizational strategy, changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and DEIA is

SAA Council Approves Revised Museum Archives Guidelines, Discusses Budget for DEIA Initiatives

February 24, 2022—At its February 2022 virtual meeting, the SAA Council: