Dear All, Remember please to register for our Annual Meeting, coming up soon.
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That is for Mon, Aug. 8, 2022, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (CT) via Zoom.
We will be privileged to have two great speakers,
Petrina Jackson, Lia Gelin Poorvu Executive Director of the Schlesinger Library,...
The Summer 2022 issue includes:
Letters from the MAS outgoing and incoming Chairs
Final letter from the Standards and Best Practices Committee
A report on updating Emerging and Underrepresented Artists Name Authority Records in the Library of Congress from the Clark Art Institute
Announcement highlighting the reprocessing of the Curt Valentin Papers at the Museum of Modern Art
A report on processing scrapbooks at the Detroit Institute of Art
A feature on Exhibiting War: What's in a Name? from...
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The Collection Management section meeting included a brief business meeting to review the work of the section this year as well as an update from the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards.
Following this we heard from three speakers from various institution types (university, business and museum) on their collections moves and lessons learned. Please see the abstracts below to learn more about these presentations.
Lynsey Allie, Allie Archival Consulting...
Congratulation to our new DRS leaders!
Katie Twomey, Junior Co-Chair
Kristin Bjork, Steering Committee
Jade Snelling, Steering Committee
We are also excited to announce that the Digital Design Records Task Force has transitioned to the Digital Design Records Committee.
Please join us for our annual section business meeting along with four guest speakers focused on cooperative projects (outlined below).
This free event is open to all. Registration required for Zoom security.
Presentations
“The Power of Partnerships”
Julie Varee, Community Outreach Archivist, Anchorage Museum, Alaska
This presentation will highlight the discovery of how one museum’s archives benefited from an exhibition and related public programs.
"An Artist Archive Supports an International...
Please join us Tuesday, August 9 from 2-3:30pm Eastern / 1-2:30pm Central / 11am-12:30pm Pacific for the Lone Arrangers Annual Meeting!
We will begin with a business meeting and introduction of the Steering Committee. Learn more about what the Lone Arrangers Section has to offer, from the Regional Representatives program, to the SOLO newsletter, and our Events program. The business meeting will be followed by a year-in-review roundtable participatory discussion led by our Steering Committee....
The Electronic Records and Oral History sections invite you to attend their joint section meeting on August 2, 2022 at 12 pm Eastern/9 am Pacific. In hosting a joint session, our goal is to encourage dialogue between our members and to reflect on our shared interests and challenges, particularly in the ways that our work has been impacted by a remote working environment and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Our meeting will begin with 15 minutes of section business in breakout rooms before coming...
The SAA Committee on Research, Data, and Assessment (CORDA) will be hosting our annual business meeting on Thursday, July 28th from 4:00-5:30 pm EST/3:00-4:30 pm CST/2:00-3:30 pm MST/1:00-2:30 PST.
VIDEO RECORDING HERE
https://www.pathlms.com/saa/events/2923/event_sections/12433/video_presentations/239422
CORDA is finishing an action-packed year and the year ahead looks to be equally ambitious. Many of its early objectives are coming into fruition, and committee members are eager to...
Do you have a visual material-related resource that you’d like to share with members? If so, please fill out this form to add your recommendation to our list of resources!
2022 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 Performing Arts 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 Co-chair, for a two-year term; and
Two Steering Committee members (one for a one-year term, through 2023, and the other for a two-year term, through 2024)
The ballot is now open through August 12, 2022, and...
You will be voting for a Vice Chair/Chair-Elect and At-Large Members. Please take the time to review the candidate statements and standing rules revisions here: 2022 GRS Election: Candidate Statements and Standing Rules Revision. Write-ins are welcome!
Candidate Statements and Standing Rules Revisions: https://www2.archivists.org/groups/government-records-section/2022-grs-election-candidate-statements-and-standing-rules-revision
Ballot Page: https://mysaa.archivists.org/myballots (SAA login...
Thank you to all who considered standing as a candidate for standing in the 2022 Military Archives Section election for the 2022-2023 cycle. Please take some time to review the 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 two-year term
The new chair of the MARS Section is Cara McCormick, who was elected as the Vice Chair/Chair-Elect in 2021. The communication liaison for the coming year will continue...
The Archival History Section invites you to mark your calendars for our annual meeting.
The meeting will be held on Monday, Aug 8, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (CT) via Zoom. Please note that you must register to attend. That said, note that you do not need to be an SAA member, a Section member (here of the Archival History Section), or be registered for the conference. But, you must register for the online AHS meeting for Zoom security reasons. We look forward to seeing you.
At the...
There is no cost to attend the Collection Management section meeting, but all interested participants are asked to register to assist with meeting logistics and keep the Zoom conference information secure. Please register using the link below.
The Collection Management section meeting will include a brief business meeting to review the work of the section this year as well as an update from the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards. Following this we will hear from three...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 STHC 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 Junior Co-Chair (two-year term)
Three At-Large Steering Committee Members (three-year terms)
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Junior Co-Chair Candidate
Chiyong (Tali ) HanTechnical Services...
It is that time of the year again, SAA election season! Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 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 termTwo Steering Committee members; for two year terms
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens in mid-July...
First off, a big thank you to all of our excellent candidates for putting themselves forward in this election cycle. Please read and consider their statements carefully before submitting your votes.
The positions up for election are:
Vice Chair / Chair Elect (1 position)
Steering Committee Member / Member-at-Large (3 positions)
Secretary (1 position)
SAA will be sending the ballots out to all members via Survey Monkey, so watch your inbox and vote!
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidate
The following...
Please join us for the Public Library Archives and Special Collections section meeting! To gain access to the meeting, make sure that you register.
DESCRIPTIONThe Public Library Archives and Special Collection (PLASC) will be meeting on July 20th from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm CT. The meeting will begin with updates from PLASC Steering Committee members about our work over the past year. Then the section will be hosting talks by presenters who are currently working to increase the diversity of, and...
Co-Chair Candidate
Mattie Clear
Biography
My name is Mattie Clear and I am the archivist and assistant professor at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. I received my MA in History and MSLIS in Archives Management from Simmons University in Boston, MA in May 2021. Before grad school, I received my BA in History and Sociology with a certificate from the National Institute of American History and Democracy in Early American History, Material Culture, and Museum Studies from the...
Recording available at link at bottom of post
Canada’s Reconciliation Framework: Reflections and Advocacy Across Borders
Hosted by the Native American Archives Section of the Society of American Archivists & Archival Education and Research InstituteWhen: Wednesday 13th July 4pm EST/1pm PST Where: Zoom, see full details below.
Event Summary:
In late February 2022, the Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Taskforce (TRC-TF) of the Steering Committee...
The Crisis, Disaster, and Tragedy Response Working Group (CDTRWG) will hold an open business meeting on Friday, July 15, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (CT) leading up to ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2022.
We'll begin with a brief introduction of the charge of the Crisis, Disaster, and Tragedy Response Working group and then update participants on the working group activities for the past year, and make any relevant working group announcements.
We are delighted to be hosting guest speaker John Chambers...
Thank you to our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 Archivists of Religious Collections 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;
One Steering Committee member (two-year term); and
One Secretary
The forthcoming election will be conducted by SAA using SurveyMonkey.
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidate
The...
Thank you to our excellent candidates for agreeing to run for elected leadership positions within the Archivists of Religious Collections 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 (three-year term);
One Steering Committee member (two-year term); and
One Secretary (two-year term...
Vice Chair/Chair Elect Candidates
Jessika Drmacich
Biography:
Jessika is Williams College’s Records Manager and Digital Resources Archivist. This is her seventh year serving on the records management steering committee most recently as Vice-Chair and Chair. Based in Williamstown Massachusetts, Jessika leads the records management program and navigates records policies specific to small liberal arts colleges. She also leads digital preservation, web archiving, and community archiving. She...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 Issues & Advocacy 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 (1) Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (two-year term); and
Three (3) Steering Committee members (two-year terms).
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Vice Chair/Chair-...
