The Archival History Section will hold its annual meeting during the ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2021 conference via Zoom on Monday, July 26, 2021 at 11:00 am-12:30 pm CT (beginning 12:00 pm EST, 10:00 am MT, 9:00 am PT). Participation is free for anyone interested in the history of archives, whether you are registered for the Society of American Archivists’ conference or not. However, attendees are required to RSVP in advance for the Zoom session: Zoom registration for Archival History Section
Highlights...
On May 26, 2021, the Native American Archives Section (NAAS) hosted the webinar "Implementing Reparative Description for Indigenous Collections." This webinar was the second in the Identity Series, a collaboration between multiple Society of American Archivists (SAA) sections to create events that celebrate who we are as people and archivists.
The purpose of this webinar was to:
define reparative description, especially as it relates to Native/Indigenous archival collections;
discuss the...
This year we have three open spots on our section's leadership team:
Vice-Chair
Steering committee members (2 seats)
We have three strong candidates, two of whom are running for vice-chair and one for the steering committee membership. Whomever is not elected as vice-chair will fill the second open steering committee position, thereby ensuring a full steering committee roster for the coming year. Please enjoy learning more about our candidates!
Vice-Chair:
Jeff Hirschey
Hello, my name...
The Crisis, Disaster, and Tragedy Response Working Group (CDTRWG) will hold an open business meeting on Friday, July 23, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (CT) leading up to ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2021.
Join members of the CDTRWG for discussion and updates about current projects and progress. The Working Group will highlight the current resource kit and solicit ideas for expansion, share and solicit suggestions for collaborative activities with other organizations, and announce the August launch of the...
Please join us Wednesday, July 21 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, including our newly elected members. Learn more about what the Lone Arrangers Section has to offer, from the re-launched Regional Representatives program, to the SOLO newsletter, and a virtual events program. During the second half of the time, we will split into break-out...
Greetings,
On behalf of the Society of American Archivists Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section Steering Committee and the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS), I would like to remind everyone that registration is open for our joint EAS Section and TS-EAS annual meeting, to be held on Tuesday, July 6, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT/11:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT/17:00-19:00 CEST. This meeting is being held as part of the broader SAA Virtual Annual Meeting.
Please see...
This year, the Performing Arts Section will be meeting virtually on July 21, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time.
To register to attend the meeting, click here. The meeting is open to all and SAA membership is not required to attend.
Meeting agenda:
Welcome and introductions of 2020-2021 section committee and editors
Announcement of election results and welcome to new members, thank you to outgoing members
Content Management and Digital...
Greetings,
On behalf of the Society of American Archivists Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section Steering Committee and the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS), I am excited to announce that registration is open for our joint EAS Section and TS-EAS annual meeting, to be held on Tuesday, July 6, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT/11:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT/17:00-19:00 CEST. This meeting is being held as part of the broader SAA Virtual Annual Meeting.
Please see the event...
Thank you to our Co-Chair candidate for standing in the 2021 Women Archivists Section election. Please take some time to review her candidate statement so you can make an informed choice.
You will be voting for:
One Co-Chair, for a two-year term
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Co-Chair Candidate
Michelle Pollock is the Processing Team Supervisor at the Church History Library (CHL) of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2021 Accessibility & Disability 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 two-year term; and
Steering Committee members (three-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-Elect...
2021 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2021 Preservation 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
One Member-At-Large
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey. VOTE HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3WJRJP5
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidates
The following candidates...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2021 STHC 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, for a two-year term; and
4 Steering Committee members (three-year terms).
1 Early Career member (one-year term).
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff ; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
Junior Co-Chair Candidate
Brandon T....
THE ARCHIVAL SPIRIT, JUNE 2021
Contents (see PDF attachment):
Letter from the Chair --- Adam Winters, PhD, Archivist, Archives and Special Collections, James P. Boyce Centennial Library, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
Update: 2021 ACWR Conference --- Veronica Buchanan, ACWR Executive Secretary
Brooklyn College Archives and Special Collections announces the launch of a new digital collection -- The Sermons of the Rev. William A. Jones, Jr. --- Colleen Bradley-...
Nominees for Vice-Chair
Susan Paterson — Government Information Librarian/Reference Librarian Humanities and Social Sciences, University of British Columbia
I am a government information librarian at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. I've been involved in web archiving work since 2013 when our group of Canadian government information librarians created a digital stewardship network to capture at-risk born digital content from the Government of Canada. The network is called...
Vice-chair/chair-elect
Rebecca Hankins
Wendler Endowed Professor and certified archivist/librarian, Texas A&M University in College Station, TX
Biographical statement: Rebecca Hankins is the Wendler Endowed Professor and certified archivist/librarian at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. She is a member of the Society of American Archivists' Distinguished Fellows, elected in 2016, it is the highest honor in this professional society. United States President Barack Obama (...
Register now for the Awards Committee annual meeting!
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00pm (CT)
Please join the Awards Committee to discuss this year's awards cycle--what went well, what could be improved, and any questions you have or ideas for next year. Members of all awards subcommittees and any SAA members are welcome to attend.
This is a free event but you'll need to register in advance here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwof-uurzIvHtaWlSqVHbuZNiiCK656Ok68
We hope to see...
Greetings Lone Arrangers!
Your LAS Regional Representative Organizer along with the LAS Steering Committee is hosting a Virtual Coffee Chat! Bring your hot cup of joe, tea, or a cold smoothie, and meet your LAS Steering Committee for the 2021-2022 year.
We'll talk about volunteer opportunities as well as services, resources, and support that you would like to receive from your LAS Regional Representative. We want to meet you!
WHEN: Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 2pm (EST)
WHO: All LAS members ...
2021 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to our excellent candidates for standing in the 2021 Public Library Archives and Special Collections (PLASC) 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 two-year term; and
One Secretary, for a one-year term
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when...
Three positions to be filled to serve the 2021-22 year; Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Web Liaison, and a Steering Committee Member-at-Large. One candidate will be elected for each position, each to serve a three year term.
The Candidates:
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: (Select one)
Virginia Allison-Reinhardt (she/her)
Bio:
The stewardship of artist and gallery legacies are at the heart of Virginia Allison-Reinhardt’s professional mission as a consulting archivist. She pivoted her career focus to...
This year's Design Records Section annual meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 27th from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (CT).
Our agenda can be found here: https://connect.archivists.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=4ff5f217-0700-49c8-a244-188f0e5b62d2&CommunityKey=3f130ed5-241d-4380-9775-eb85a8ea2cd0&Home=%2fevents%2fcalendar
You can register for the Section meeting here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcuGhrzsuGN3cnMPospe11BbOiVBtGmGl
We look forward to seeing you there!
Elections for the Human Rights Archives section have been extended to June 15. We have one open co-chair position, one web liaison/newsletter editor position, and some open steering committee positions.
This section, like most everything else in the world, is in transition from pre-2020 to whatever is coming next. Around the world, systems of power are being questioned and even directly challenged in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a couple years ago. The work of the HRA...
The Metadata and Digital Object Section (MDOS) and the Visual Materials Section (VMS) are welcoming proposals for short talks at the virtual annual joint section meeting. The joint section meeting is scheduled for 10:30 am CST on Monday, July 19.
We are focusing on the following topics this year:
How has your creation of metadata changed for visual materials in the past few years in light of the increased awareness for the need for more equitable and inclusive descriptive practices?
What...
Co-Chair Candidate
The following candidate is running for the Co-chair position:
Sarah Lebovitz
SEIU Archivist, Walter P. Reuther Library
I’m the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University. I have a BA from Colorado College in anthropology with an MSI (focus on Archives and Records Management) from University of Michigan.
My first understanding of the importance of record...
Thank you to our excellent candidates for standing in the 2021 Metadata and Digital Object 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 (two-year term); and
One Steering Committee member (three-year term).
We are also voting on an edit to our Section standing rules, as detailed below.
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox...
Vice Chair/Chair Elect Candidates
Rosemary K. J. DavisAccessioning Archivist, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Biography:
After receiving my MSLIS from Pratt in 2011, I processed collections at Amherst College, Duke’s Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Fales Library at NYU, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since 2016, I’ve worked as the Accessioning Archivist for the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. In the past five...
