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)
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...
Thank You all for voting in the most recent RAO election.
Your collective participation in the RAO Section is always appreciated – and for those who step up to run for leadership roles.
This year there were no uncontested spots on the ballot.
We thank the following candidates for stepping into the 2018-2019 leadership roles:
Rebecca May as the 2018-2019 RAO Chair
Julie Porterfield as the 2018-2019 RAO Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Amanda Hawk as 2018-2019 RAO...
Election Results:
Chair: Blake Relle; Archives Specialist C; Louisiana State Archives
Vice Chair/Incoming Chair: Emily Gonzalez; Archivist, Cambridge Historical Commission
Steering Committee:
Diana Banning; City of Portland Archives & Records Management (Oregon)
Phillip Smith: County Government Records Archives Assistant, Knox County Archives
Christina Bryant: Department Head Louisiana Division/City Archives; New Orleans Public Library
The agenda for our joint Section meeting with the Audio and Moving Image Section and the Visual Materials Section on Thursday, August 16 from 4:15 pm - 5:30pm is now available online. See you in D.C.!
The Archival History Section Steering Committee is excited to announce the schedule for the AHS meeting in DC on Thursday August 16, 4:15 – 5:30 pm. The Archival History Section will include an update on Archival History News, the awarding of the inaugural Archival History Article Award, and a panel and discussion: “Guide to Navigation in Perilous Times: Journeys through Archival History and Historiography” with presentations Drs. Alex H. Poole (Drexel University) and Ciaran B. Trace (The...
These suggested readings are intended to complement and enhance the Archival History Section panel presentation, “A Guide to Navigation in Perilous Times: Journeys through Archival History and Historiography” by Dr. Alex H. Poole and Dr. Ciaran B. Trace. Drs. Poole and Trace will draw from their recently published scholarship to introduce and discuss the nature and relevance of archival history and historiography at the AHS meeting Thursday August 16, 4:15 – 5:30 pm
Bibliography
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The Preservation Section has an exciting program planned for Wednesday, August 15th at 4 PM. The heart of the program will be a panel on Transparency in Disaster Recovery:
Nicole Davis, Supervisory Archivist at the Museum of Flight, SeattleDiane Wells, Archivist & Records Manager at the Diocese of OlympiaPresentation Title: With a Little Help from My Friends: Creating SHERN, an Emergency Response NetworkPresentation Abstract: Archivists, librarians, and museum professionals in Seattle have...
NEW! Preservation bookmarks featuring the agents of deterioration are now available to download.
Did you hear about the great preservation bookmarks that the Preservation Section premiered at SAA 2017? Missed your opportunity to snag a set? Need extras?
Now you can download and print your own!
If you are attending SAA this year in Washington DC, you don’t want to miss this year’s special staff ride. We will be visiting the Women in Military Service for America Memorial (WIMSA) on the morning of August 14th. The curator of the memorial will be giving us a personal tour of the memorial and their collections.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Laura Jowdy at moharchive@cmohs.org. The group will meet at the conference hotel and will leave at 9:00 to ride the metro...
Attending Archives/Records 2018 in Washington, DC? Please join SAA’s Web Archiving Section at 4PM on Wednesday, August 15, for our annual meeting, where we will discuss the resources available to you when web archiving needs arise rapidly in communities, government repositories, on campus, and elsewhere. Watch this space and add our meeting to you Sched calendar for room assignment updates: http://sched.co/ESnD
After section business, we will hear from some very special guests: Rachel...
Candidate Biographies and Statements
***Voting opens July 10th! Members will receive a separate email from SAA with voting instructions. Voting is open until July 31st.****
Chair
Stephen R. Curley
Museum Administrator
Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center & Museum (Topawa, Ariz.)
Bio: Stephen R. Curley, MLS is a member of the Navajo Nation and is the Administrator for the Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center & Museum. In this position, Stephen is responsible for establishing...
Conor Casey, MA, MLIS, CA
Roundtable/Section Service
It was a pleasure serving as Labor Archives Section Co-Chair in 2011-2013, 2013-2015, and 2016-2018. In my terms, I coordinated our roundtable’s adoption of bylaws to ensure our compliance with SAA council policy, spearheaded an investigative effort to determine the viability of a topical cross-repository labor collections search portal, enhanced access to our updated LAR repository directory by helping to update it and host it on the...
Candidate for Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (one vacancy)
Taffey Hall
Taffey Hall has served as director of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives (SBHLA) in Nashville, Tennessee since August 2016. Hall was the SBHLA archivist from May 2003-July 2016. The SBHLA is a worldwide center for the study of Baptist history, and one of the major denominational collections in the nation. It serves, by assignment of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), as the central depository and archives of...
Slides, speaker notes, handouts, and worksheets are available from the beginners’ web archiving workshop led by SAA Web Archiving Section steering committee members at the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) on May 30, 2018.
**Two additional volunteers are still needed for the steering committee! If you are interested in serving, please fill in your name in the “write-in” option on the ballot or email Section chair Christina Bryant at CBryant@nolalibrary.org. **
Vice Chair/Chair Elect and Steering Committee
Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, Local Government Records Section Nominee: Emily Gonzalez, Archivist, Cambridge Historical Commission Nominee Statement: I received my Masters degrees in Library and Information...
Meet our candidates for our Steering Committee for this year's elections.
Co-chair
Carol Street
Carol Street is the Undergraduate Research Archivist at the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center, where she manages the Learning Lab internship program for undergraduate students. She earned her MLS from Indiana University in 2007. Carol was previously the Architectural Records Archivist at Ball State University, where she was a lone arranger and first archivist for the...
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidate(s)
Brenda Burk, Head of Special Collections, Clemson Libraries
Bio Statement: Brenda Burk joined Clemson University Libraries in 2014 as the Head of Special Collections. As part of the Clemson University Libraries, the Special Collections and Archives houses the University Archives, Records Management, Manuscript Collections, and Rare Books. Previously she was the Philanthropic Studies Archivist at IUPUI University Library and Public Records Archivist at the...
Co-Chair Candidate
Helice Koffler
Helice Koffler is the Processing Archivist for the Shubert Archive. Prior to this position, Helice worked at the University of Washington as Manuscripts and Special Collections Cataloging Librarian. Other past employment includes stints with the New York Public Library, King County Archives, and Fales Library, New York University. She received a B.A. with a double major in Art History and English, as well as an M.A. in English from Hunter College, City...
Open positions
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect – 3-year term, August 2018 – August 2021
Steering Committee Member (2 seats) – 3-year term, August 2018 – August 2021
Candidates
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Susan Malsbury
Steering Committee Member (2 seats)
Jane Kelly
Scott Kirycki
Kelsey O'Connell
Statements to Voters and Biographies
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
Susan Malsbury
Biography:
Susan Malsbury is the Digital Archivist for The New York Public Library, working with born digital archival...
Just a brief note to redirect all followers and participants of our webinar series Desmantelando Fronteras/Breaking Down Borders, to please use the following link, fiuconnect.adobeconnect.com/rr5i07vzfz0q,to access the June 14th webinar presentation titled: Breaking Down Borders Through International Collaboration: Cuban Repositories and US Institutions, scheduled at 2:00 pm EST. Los esperamos!
Ana
SAA Election Ballot 2018
Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Midtlyng (pmid@loc.gov)
Patrick Midtlyng is the Head of the Processing Unit for Recorded Sound at the Library of Congress’s National Audiovisual Conservation Center, where he oversees the ingest, organization, inventory control and cataloging of all recorded sound collection items and related materials acquired by the Library of Congress. Before LC, Patrick served as the Audio and Moving Image Archivist for the Special Collections Research...
