In this episode, co-hosts Nicole Milano and Camila Zorrilla Tessler speak with Rachel Chatalbash, Susan Hernandez, and Megan Schwenke about their recent book Museum Archives: Practice, Issues, Advocacy (Society of American Archivists, 2022). Chatalbash, Hernandez, and Schwenke discuss museum archives and archivists, the genesis of the publication and its connection to the Museum Archives Section of SAA, and what they hope readers will learn from the volume.
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Review of John Fleckner, “F. Gerald Ham: Jeremiah to the Profession,” American Archivist 77, no. 2 (2014): 377–393, https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.77.2.j61g277x4rt37388.
By Krista B. Sorenson, Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text]
John A. Fleckner’s 2014 article “F. Gerald Ham: Jeremiah to the Profession” tracks Ham’s career,...
Erika Alfieri (they/them) is a graduate student at Florida State University pursuing a degree in Information Science. They are working on an oral history project based in Jacksonville, Florida covering the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Amy C. Vo (she/her) is a Processing Archivist at Princeton University Library. She served as the Newsletter Editor for the Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable from 2019-2020, co-chaired the MARAC Finding Aids Award Committee from 2020-2023,...
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Reviewed by Bryan Mathison, Senior Library Associate at Mitchell Memorial Library [PDF Full Text]
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana is an archives and museum collection featuring artifacts, pamphlets, books, and manuscripts.[1] When I began my current position in early 2020, I had limited experience processing collections. Unlike other institutions where I had worked, artifacts in my current unit are cataloged using the guidelines provided...
In this episode, co-hosts Anna Trammell and Chris Burns speak with Kristine K. Fallon, Aliza Leventhal, and Jody Thompson about their new book Born-Digital Design Records (Society of American Archivists, 2022), the ninth installment of SAA’s Trends in Archives Practice series. The interview explores the unique challenges of managing born-digital design records, prior efforts to address these issues, emerging research on user needs, and much more. Give it a listen!
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The Society of American Archivists’ Mentoring Program is happy to announce the pilot of a new Self-Service mentoring option for the community. Inspired by the Digital Library Federation (DLF)’s Forum Mentors, Self-Service mentoring will be a hybrid in-person/online opportunity held during SAA’s annual meeting for archivists to easily connect and get specific, short-term practical guidance. The pilot will use Appointlet to create online listings of mentors for prospective mentees to review and...
I’m Katie Rojas, Head of Archival Processing at the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. My previous positions were as Manuscripts Archivist for the University of Texas at San Antonio and as Municipal Archivist for the City of San Antonio. I earned my MLIS with archives concentration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and I hold DAS and CA certifications. I currently serve as the Vice-Chair of the SAA Manuscript Repositories Section, and I am...
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Review of John Fleckner, “Access Opportunities We Could Never Have Imagined, Issues That We Can Never Resolve,” The American Archivist 74 (2011) (Supplement 1): 24–32.
By Matthew Strandmark, Education Archivist, University of Kentucky [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text]
John Fleckner’s 2011 piece, “Access Opportunities We Could Never Have Imagined, Issues That We Can Never Resolve,” resets our shared...
Allison Fischbach is Digital Archivist at the Johns Hopkins Chesney Medical Archives. She is also Secretary and past-Student Member for the SAA Web Archiving Section steering committee, and current Maryland Caucus Representative for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). Allison is also a printmaker and book artist, and has taught studio courses at both the Maryland Institute College of Art and Towson University in Maryland.
What are your main responsibilities as an archivist...
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Review of John Fleckner, “Myths of the Archives Profession: A Common Practice?” Presentation at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, 1983.
By Jennifer Johnson, Cargill, Incorporated [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text]
In his 1983 article, “Myths of the Archives Profession: A Common Practice?,” John Fleckner highlights the role of institutional archivists, while also noting that their...
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How did archivists partner with activists to document and preserve the history of AIDS activism? How are archivists and community partners activating AIDS archives to reveal AIDS’s continued impact on marginalized communities? What lessons can archivists take from this moment of social and community memory-building as we grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic?
In this episode, co-hosts Anna Trammell and Chris Burns speak with Marika Cifor about her recent book, Viral Cultures:...
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Review of John Fleckner, “‘Dear Mary Jane’: Some Reflections on Being an Archivist,” The American Archivist 54, no. 1 (1991): 8–13. https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.54.1.3607610316t66j42
By Jessica C. Neal, Records Management Project Manager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text]
“Deep in the archives parlayin new ways to get my bank bigger.”—Ice-T
Who an archivist...
