The Performing Arts Section is seeking your contributions for our first issue of the revived Performance! newsletter, which will be published in August 2025.
Please see our guidelines for contributors (attached) for more information about the various types of content we are seeking.
2023 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to all of the candidates for the 2023 Description Section election. Please read below for candidate biographies and statements of interest.
You will be voting for:
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
One (1) Steering Committee Member-at-Large
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Vice Chair / Chair-Elect
Betts Coup
Bio:
Betts Coup is the Interim Head, Manuscript Section at Houghton Library at Harvard...
By Suzanne E. Shapiro, PVH Historian / Heritage Brands Archivist
Cluett, Peabody and Co. (makers of ARROW brand) factory photo circa 1900. Image courtesy PVH Archives.
Overview
The PVH Archives is a digital and physical resource created to preserve all archival materials pertaining to PVH Corp. and its portfolio of iconic apparel brands including CALVIN KLEIN, TOMMY HILFIGER, and the Heritage Brands—Van Heusen, IZOD, ARROW, Warner’s, and Olga....
In 1995, when the Willard Psychiatric Center, located in the Finger Lakes region of N.Y., closed its doors, an incredible discovery was made in the attic: hundreds of suitcases, untouched for decades, filled with the most important belongings of their former owners.
These suitcases tell the stories of the lives that were left behind when patients entered the center, many of whom never left. They tell of dreams and aspirations. Of futures unfulfilled. Of incredible accomplishments. Of love...
Open Positions
Co-Chair, vote for two
Steering Committee member, vote for one
Co-Chair (3 candidates)
Alphabetical Order
Mary Grace Kosta
Archival Consultant
Bio
Mary Grace Kosta obtained her MA in linguistics from the University of Calgary, and worked for 25 years as a linguist, museum registrar, government manager, and teacher. She then obtained her MLIS with a specialization in archives from the University of Western Ontario. She worked as an archivist for 13 years before retiring and...
The Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) wishes you all a happy new year and hopes you have had a good start into 2022!
Tapping into the spirit of new starts, we would like to pick up on the call for comments to improve the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) that we initiated at the end of last year. TS-EAS wants to hear from you in more detail what you are missing in the current version of EAD and what you would like to see in a future version of the standard. We...
The Functions Team within the Technical Committee for Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) is happy to announce the release of a new white paper introducing EAF, a draft XML encoding standard based on the International Standard Description of Functions (ISDF) that can be incorporated into the EAS family of standards.
The white paper describes the work of the subteam and its proposed encoding solution, along with a number of examples. The white paper also includes some context about the draft and...
Please join the Science, Technology, and Health Care (STHC) section of SAA for a special webinar on April 24, at 1pm (central). Dr. Trevor Owens, Chief Research Officer at the American Institute of Physics, will present From Collections to Connections, Centering Belonging in Work with STEM Collections.
For additional information about this free webinar, visit the registration page at the link below:
https://wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WZ3VE0uHQt2gAFB6qlhwHg
March 18, 2025 - The SAA Foundation is excited to offer support for attendance at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2025 in Anaheim, CA. Join us on August 25-26, 2025, for a gathering of like-minded professionals and to enrich your knowledge in archives and records management. Our awards cover conference-related expenses, including registration fees, travel, lodging, and meals. We prioritize applicants with demonstrated financial need, in line with our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion...
In this coffee chat Felicia will discuss the use of Airtable for managing complex data sets and workflows for audio and moving image materials; after the presentation the discussion will be opened up to the group for questions, or other solutions for managing a tracking AMI.
Felicia Boretzky is a Media Collection Specialist for the Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative (AVMPI) within the Smithsonian Libraries & Archives, Felicia is also the vice chair of the AMI section.
Thank you to our candidates for standing for the 2024 Manuscript Repositories Section election.
Section members, please review the candidate statements below and get to know the candidates so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, for a two-year term; and
Three (3) Steering Committee members (two-year terms).
Ballots are open June 24 - July 15, 2024.
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidate
The following candidate is running for the Vice Chair/Chair-Elect...
Candidate for Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (one 3-year term):
Paige Adair
Biography
Paige Adair is the Senior Archivist, Fine Arts Specialist at The Portman Archives in Atlanta, GA, collaborating to provide access to the archival collections of architect and artist, John C. Portman, Jr. She is responsible for visual materials-based collections of photography and artwork, maintaining both digital records and physical works of art. Paige has been an active member of Society of American Archivists,...
Meeting Minutes: AT/ARCHON Roundtable meeting at SAA Roundtable Meetings II
Aug 24, 2011 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
BUSINESS
1.) Recap of AT/ARCHON RT 2010-2011 activities from past year:
AT/ARCHON webpage on SAA site now includes:
Annual reports
Presentations
User profiles
Revised mission, goals, and merged name
Bylaws
Online elections
2.) Tom Hyry: SAA Council and Liaison announcements:
SAA annual meeting taskforce established
Deadline to volunteer is September 26, 2011
http://www2....
By Marie Force, Archives Director, Delta Flight Museum
As Delta flies into its 90th anniversary of passenger service in 2019, the historical collections of the company continue to grow more accessible and active than ever. Since the 1950s, Delta has maintained archives that document and share its legacy of customer service—the “Delta difference”—in the words of its founder, C.E. Woolman. The collections also let visitors explore the history of aviation through the 40+ airlines affiliated with...
Nominees for Vice Chair:
Tori Maches, Digital Archivist, UC San Diego
Running for Vice Chair of SAA’s Web Archiving Section represents an opportunity to use my past, local-level leadership experience, as well as my current role as UC San Diego’s digital archivist, to support the section’s internal efforts, and its collaborations with the wider professional community. In addition, my work managing UC San Diego’s web archiving program has given me a sense of both the progress the archival ...
Title: Creating and Conducting Focus Groups for Archivist Researchers
Start date: March 19th 1pm Eastern
End date: March 19, 2:30pm Eastern
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Registration: https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ld9Jny_oRxi0nwSjMGYLxA
Workshop description:
This workshop introduces how to design and conduct focus groups on topics relevant to archivists who are interested in conducting research. The workshop helps participants understand qualitative research basics with emphasis on what...
The SAA Performing Arts Section is happy to announce our next Meet & Greet on February 6, 2025 @1:00PM EST / 10:00AM PST with Melissa Ziobro, Curator of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (BSACAM).
Join Melissa Ziobro for Meet the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, an overview of the Center's history, programmatic and exhibition efforts to date, and an inside look at ongoing efforts to manage a major traveling exhibitwhile planning for a...
2024 Election Candidates
It is that time of the year again, SAA election season! Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2024 Oral History Section election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect; for a three year term
Two Steering Committee members; for two year terms
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff; keep an eye on your inbox for when...
Hello everyone. The Oral History Section's Annual Meeting is on Wednesday, June 28th from 12pm-1:30pm EDT/9am-1030am PDT.
You must register to attend the meeting, which you can do by going to the event page for our meeting here: https://connect.archivists.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=3e726686-f4b8-494d-8982-01879f4ab9cd&Home=%2fhigherlogic%2fccadmin%2fadmin%2fevents%2fmanagecalendarevents.aspx
The agenda for our meeting is as follows:
1. Business Meeting (12-12:15...
We are in need of a new Digital Archivist here to manage our DSpace repository, as well as support our other technology needs. Here is a piece of the job description:
Reporting to the Director of Archives & Records Management, the Digital Archivist holds primary responsibility for the implementation and maintenance of all in-house programs and databases used by the Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., MD Archives, including the DSpace digital repository and the Inmagic DB/TextWorks image database. The...
Created in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic in 2020, the Archival Workers Emergency Fund was established to provide financial assistance for archival workers experiencing acute, unanticipated financial hardship due to the crisis.
The number of recipients and award amounts will be determined by the SAA Foundation AWEF Grant Review Committee in collaboration with the SAA Foundation Board of Directors based on need and available funds. During the initial period (April 15 to December 31,...
The SAA Oral History Section invites you to join us for a collaborative talk to help you decide if oral history is right for you!
Taking a Step Back: Guidance for Determining Oral History Project Goals and How to Reach Them
Thursday December 5, 11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElc-GpqDstG9NsNQJFPCFXxw3BLNVPqshr#/registration
Please contact Kristin Morris with questions about this event at kristinmarie.morris@gmail.com.
This talk will help you...
The Winter 2024 Newsletter includes:
A letter from the MAS Chair, Laura Uglean Jackson
Digitizing the Russell Barnett Aitken Collection by Charlotte Kaczmarek
“A Kind of Love Match from the Beginning”: Helen Frankenthaler and the National Gallery of Art by Kelly Burton
Hello Everyone!
Please join the Annual Business Meeting of the Oral History Section on Tuesday, July 9th at 11-12:30 pdt/ 2-3:30 edt. We will review the Oral History Committee's work over the past year before turning over the floor to our speakers, Dr. Tyler Reed, Doug Boyd, and Jennifer Keil, who will speak about utilizing AI in oral history work. We will conclude the meeting with announcements and our agenda for the coming year!
Please be sure to register here.
