During our panel discussion two veteran collectors (and storytellers) Barry Ollman and Mitch Blank, will provide insite focusing on their personal paths, how they do what they do, and how archivists can work with collectors like themselves in a variety of ways.
We welcome you to the world of private collecting, focusing on music archives and show and tell of hidden gems.
Registration for this event is free and open to the public so please feel free to share with others.
Register below –...
We invite all members to join us at the first Performing Arts Section virtual business meeting. The global pandemic undoubtedly has had devastating consequences for the entertainment industry and performing arts archivists have responded to both the distinct challenges and opportunities lockdown has presented. Please join your colleagues to catch up on how you have been coping during these unprecedented times. We also will try to capture some of the Chicago flavor of our original meeting plans...
The Native American Archives Section (NAAS) is excited to announce that we have five (5) scholarships available for Native American/tribal archivists. These scholarships will cover a one-year membership in the Society of American Archivists (SAA) as well as registration at SAA's fully virtual 2020 Annual Meeting.
Interested applicants should submit a one- to two-paragraph statement to NAAS explaining why joining SAA and attending the Annual Meeting would benefit them and/or their community...
We are happy to announce the results of this year's LACCHA election!
Our new Co-Chair is Camila Zorilla Tessler, Archivist at Yale University Library, Manuscripts and Archives. Camila is a Mexican-Brazilian immigrant who grew up in southern Arizona. She attended the University of Arizona, where she majored in Creative Writing and Theater before she left to get a Masters of Letters in Children's Literature at Newcastle University. On her return to Tucson, she worked as a receptionist before she...
The 2020 Privacy and Confidentiality elections results are in and the section leadership is pleased to congratulate:
Katrina Windon – 2020-2021 Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Veronica Denison – 2020-2022 Steering Committee Member
Elizabeth Russell – 2020-2022 Steering Committee Member
Shelly Black – 2020-2021 Early Career Member
Thanks to all the candidates who ran in this election and thanks to all the members who voted and submitted comments. Your participation is vital to the success of P&C!
Registration for the MDOS annual meeting is now available!
As part of ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020, the MDOS annual meeting will be held virtually on Monday, July 27, 2020 from 12:00-1:15 CT. Check out the full list of participants and a link to registration here.
2020 Election: Candidate Statements
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2020 Archivists and Archives of Color 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:
[1] Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (two-year term)
[3] Steering Committee members (two-year term).
[1] Web Liason (one year term)
[1] Newsletter Editor (one year term)
Ballots will...
The Security Section Steering Committee welcomes Jessica Doss and Jeff Lundgren who join us as volunteers for the coming service year. Both are students with varied backgrounds and excellent knowledge and skillsets which they offer to assist the section on projects. They will meet with the Steering Committee, coordinating their tasks and offering their insights.
As with the Early Career Volunteer, Heather Parks, elected by ballot during the annual election, we ask the section membership to...
Friday, July 31, 2020
12:30 pm PDT / 1:30 pm MDT / 2:30 pm CDT / 3:30 pm EDT
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwofuGorDMiEtA5caEYnSJWf21afyn1mQiD
Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC)
Annual Meeting Agenda
Friday, July 31, 2020
3:30 pm EDT
Online: Zoom
Introductions
Reports
Co-Chairs
Advocacy
Disaster
Education
Grants
Membership
Public Awareness
Joint Advocacy Working Group Report
SAA Council News
New Business
Open Membership
Old...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
12 pm PDT / 1 pm MDT / 2 pm CDT / 3 pm EDT
The Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) is pleased to announce the Planning a Virtual Conference for Archival Organizations webinar taking place on Wednesday, July 29th at 3 pm EDT.
DeeDee Baldwin (@DeeDeeBaldwinMS) is the History Research Librarian and liaison to the Honors College at Mississippi State University Libraries. She was the President of the Society of Mississippi Archivists at the time of their...
Candidate for Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, 2020-2021 (one vacancy)
Mac Ice
I serve as Director of Special Collections and Archives and Assistant Professor of Library Scienceat Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX. Earlier in my career I interpreted 18th- and 19th-century Tennessee history at a house museum near Nashville; served as Director of Research Services at Disciples of Christ Historical Society and taught Biblical Studies at a Christian secondary school.
I hold degrees from Lipscomb...
The Archival Spirit, July 2020
Contents (see PDF attachment):
Letter from the Chair --- Taffey Hall, Director and Archivist, Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
Call for Participation: "Remote" ARCS Open Panel --- Adam Winters, Archivist, Archives and Special Collections, James P. Boyce Centennial Library, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
Worldwide Archives News -- Archives from 2019 --- Thomas J....
The 2019 election for the Human Rights Archives section of the Society of American Archivists has the following candidates running for the following positions:
1 incoming co-chair position serving 2 years
4 steering committee member positions ech serving a 1 year term
Ballots will be managed by SAA and distributed in late June to all SAA registered members. Results will be announced in July via SAA listservs, the HRA blog, and Twitter social media account.
Co-Chair Candidates (1 open...
Patricia Delara
Librarian and Branch Manager
Daly City Public Library, public library of Daly City, California
Candidate for Vice-Chair / Chair Elect
Bio: I am currently the Librarian and Branch Manager for the Daly City Public Library, and have previously worked as the Assistant Archivist at the GLBT Historical Society and a Processing Archivist for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. My experience has been in both libraries and archives, as I am passionate about working in both areas. Within...
I am the Labor and Urban Affairs Collections Archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library (Wayne State University). I hold a BA and a MSI with a specialization in Archives and Records Management from the University of Michigan. I have previously served on the Steering Committee of the SAA Congressional Papers Section as well as numerous conference planning committees with Midwest Archives Conference and have loved these opportunities to work with colleagues from across the country.
I feel very...
The following candidates are running in the 2020 Native American Archives Section election. Three positions are open this year:
One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (three-year term)
Two Steering Committee members (two-year terms)
Please take some time to review the candidates' statements. Voting will begin during the last week of June. SAA staff will send out ballots via Survey Monkey, so please keep an eye on your inbox.
Thanks to all of our candidates for standing in this year's election, and thanks...
There are two MARS board positions up for election in 2020: Vice-Chair/Chair Elect and Secretary. Here you can read about the candidates before casting your vote. Thank you to our candidates and to the MARS membership for your continuing participation.
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Andrew Hinton
Head of Collection Development, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Statement & Biography
Andrew Hinton joined the Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive in 2015...
Vice-Chair/Chair 2020-2023
Maria Leighton
Archivist
Southern Maryland Studies Center, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD
Bio:
Greetings. I am Maria Leighton, a dedicated, detail oriented, highly organized and proactive archivist managing the Southern Maryland Studies Center, College of Southern Maryland since September 2019. As a new graduate of the MS in Library and Information Science, Archives Management concentration from Simmons University (January 2019) and a career changer, I...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2020 Issues & Advocacy 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 (two-year term); and
Two 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 Candidates (vote...
We are honored to present the nominees for this year's election cycle. Thank you to the nominees for volunteering their time to serve the Oral History Section. Please review the candidate's statements to get to know them better.
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff. Keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!
The candidates are listed in alphabetical order and by running position :
Christina Boyles for steering committee
Christina Boyles is Assistant Professor of Culturally...
Here is the 2020 election list of candidates for the open Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Steering Committee Member, and Early-Career Member positions.
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
We have two candidates for one position.
Danielle Nowak, Digital Assets Librarian – The Morton Arboretum
Katrina Windon, Collections Management and Processing Unit Head – University of Arkansas Special Collections
Steering Committee Member
We have six candidates for two positions.
Carlinthia Cox, Archivist – Dominican...
We are pleased to present a strong and full slate of candidates for the 2020 election! In this election, the Accessibility & Disability Section will select a vice chair, four (4) steering committee members, and an early career member.
Vice Chair / Chair Elect (3-year term as Vice Chair, Chair, and Immediate Past Chair)
Jessica ChapelLibrarian/Archivist for Digital Projects, Harvard Law School Library
Biographical Statement
Jessica Chapel is the Librarian/Archivist for Digital Projects in...
Open Positions:
Vice Chair (1)
Steering Committee (3)
Candidate for Vice Chair
Carly Dearborn
Assistant Professor and Public Policy Archivist
Ohio Congressional Archives, The Ohio State University
In January, I filled a vacancy on the Congressional Papers Section Steering Committee and my term ends in August. I would like to nominate myself to the Vice Chair/Chair Elect position.
As the Public Policy Archivist, I manage the Ohio Congressional Archives (OCA) and am responsible for promoting...
The Encoded Archival Standards Section has two upcoming open positions for the 2020 election: Junior Co-Chair and Steering Committee Member. We have received one nomination for Junior Co-Chair and one nomination for the Steering Committee, and their details are below.
Our candidate for Junior Co-Chair is Bo Doub (Archival Projects Librarian, University of Southern California Libraries)
Biography:
I currently work as the Archival Projects Librarian in the Special Collections unit of the...
