RAAC joined the National Coalition for History (NCH) in 2017 and continued its membership into 2018. Below are the reports that were compiled and written by our RAAC-NCH Representative Jan Zastrow for the 2018 year. Reports will be added as they become available.
RAAC joined the National Coalition for History (NCH) in 2017. Below are the reports that were compiled and written by our RAAC-NCH Representative Jan Zastrow for the 2017 year.
The Public Libraries Archives Special Collections Section steering committee is pleased to share the slides of the lightning talks featured during our section meeting which took place August 15 during the SAA Annual Meeting. Our speakers highlighted fantastic community-focused projects by and with public library archives and special collections.
Google Slides (with presenter notes): docs.google.com/presentation/d/...
PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/...
Full presenter list and titles below:...
Congratulations to Tewodros Abebe, Senior Archivist, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University, on his election as IAAS junior co-chair, and to Susanne Belovari for being re-elected for a second three-year term on the steering committee. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, Latin American and Caribbean Special Collections Librarian, George A. Smathers Libraries, UF, and Mark Peterson, Head Archivist, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, will stay on the steering committee....
A view-only copy of the CMT membership directory is now available at http://bit.do/CMTdirectory. Any questions about its content or use may be directed to Stephanie Bennett, se.bennett@gmail.com.
Below are links to three of the most recent stories from the 20th Century Fox Archive's blog series.
Society of American Archives, Archival History Section,
Archival History Article Award
Washington DC, 16 August 2018
Patricia Kennedy Grimsted,"Pan-European Displaced Archives in the Russian Federation: Still Prisoners of War on the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day"in Displaced Archives edited by James Lowry.
Displaced Archives in Russia from the Second World War:
Remarks by Patricia Kennedy Grimsted
I am personally very honored by the Archival History Article Award for my chapter on displaced...
Follow this link to view the July 2018 newsletter: https://www2.archivists.org/groups/archivists-of-religious-collections-section/the-archival-spirit-july-2018.
View the video from the CMT Annual Meeting at SAA 2018.
Noah Huffman of the EAD Subteam reports that EAD3 v1.1.0 has been released. EAD3 Version 1.1.0 represents the first minor revision to EAD3 since its initial release in 2015.
Schemas
EAD3 v1.1.0 is available for download from Github at: https://github.com/SAA-SDT/EAD3/releases/tag/v1.1.0. The release package can be downloaded as a .zip or .tar.gz, and contains the full set of EAD3 v1.1.0 schemas: Relax NG, W3C, and DTD; the ancillary Schematron schema for validating external code lists,...
The AHS Award Committee is pleased to announce the selection of Patricia Kennedy Grimsted's chapter "Pan-European Displaced Archives in the Russian Federation: Still Prisoners of War on the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day" from the 2017 book Displaced Archives edited by James Lowry for the inaugural Archival History Article Award.
AHS created this prize to encourage and reward articles or other short pieces of superior excellence in the field of archival history. The committee was impressed by...
Society of American ArchivistsNative American Archives Section (NAAS)
Annual Meeting AgendaWednesday, August 15, 2018, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PMMarriott Wardman Park Hotel, Virginia C, [Lobby Level] (2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC 20008)
Call to order, introductions, section business (4:00 - 4:20)
Acknowledgment and Welcome (Ricky Punzalan, Chair)
SAA Council Report (Amy Cooper Cary)
Other SAA-related Announcements
Election Results, Current Steering Committee
Stephen Curley, Chair...
Hello, Oral History Section Members,
The oral history artifact is a fascinating piece of documentary evidence. This year, through my position as chair of the Oral History Section, and through work projects and readings, I came to a deeper understanding of the art and practice of oral history methodologies.
I reviewed Oral History Theory (2nd Edition) by Lynn Abrams in the Society of Georgia Archivists’ journal, Provenance. In her book, Abrams posits that the oral history is a communication...
Palos Verdes Library District: Bringing the Oral History Program into the Digital Age
Monique Sugimoto, Archivist and Local History Librarian, Palos Verdes Library District
The Palos Verdes Library District’s (PVLD) oral history program started with the 1976 Bicentennial celebration and a desire to capture the voices of our own community’s forefathers. Since then, with changes in technology, we have seen an evolution in the way we record, archive and disseminate the voices of our community. A...
Earlier this year, the Public Library Archives / Special Collections Section (PLASC) conducted a survey to gather information from former, current, and prospective PLASC section members to determine member needs and how PLASC can best serve its section.
The survey report, questions, and raw data can now be accessed via Google Drive. The PLASC steering committee will lead a discussion of the survey results during the annual section meeting on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.
Click here to view the schedule for CPS Day >>
The 2018-19 roster is as follows:
Chair, 2018-19
Sarah Cunningham (shcunningham@gmail.com)
Incoming Chair, 2019-20
Patrick Midtlyng (pmid@loc.gov)
Web/Media Liaison
Calvin Rydbom (crydbom@pursueposterity.com)
Newsletter Editor
Kelly Applegate (applegate.kj@gmail.com)
Steering Committee –
- Judy Chou (Judy.Chou@disney.com)
- Laura Starratt (laura.starratt@emory.edu)
- Shannon Erb (serb@rockhall.org)
- JA Pryse (japryse1@gmail.com)
Congratulations to all who were on...
Online Launch of the Craft & Folk Art Museum Oral History Project
Joan Benedetti, formerly Librarian-Cataloger at the L.A. County Museum of Art Library and Museum Librarian at the Craft and Folk Art Museum
The Craft & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) Oral History Project provides a window into the history of an institution that is considered by many a cultural icon in Los Angeles, and into my own introduction to working with oral histories.
Two years after CAFAM held a grand re-opening...
Performing Arts Section Agenda, Wednesday August 15, 2:30-3:45 p.m., Washington 6
Call to Order
Business Meeting (2:30-3:00)
Updates from Council Rep
PAR Updates/Election Announcement
Member Updates
Presentation and discussion (3:00-3:45): "Preserving Dance in Living Archives: Tools and Programs for the Community," given by Genie Guerard, Curator, UCLA Library Special Collections and Trustee, Dance/USA
Adjournment (3:45)
By Hathaway Hester, Archivist & Digital Preservation Librarian, National Association of REALTORS®
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is the largest trade organization in the United States, with over 1.3 million members. The association’s mission is to “help its members become more profitable and successful” through professional development, research and education, public awareness campaigns, and political advocacy.
NAR Logo, 1923-1973.
Prior...
Interview with Oral History Section Steering Committee Member Katie McCormick
Below, newsletter editor Melissa Lindberg interviews Oral History Section (OHS) Steering Committee Member Katie McCormick (pictured below) about her experience working with oral history collections and with OHS leadership. Will her story inspire you to get more involved with the Oral History Section? We hope so!
Q: What kind of experience have you had working with oral history collections?
A: My first work with oral...
