In preparation for the upcoming SAA Oral History Section election, a full slate of candidates has stepped forward to take part in the election for new leadership positions. Each candidate's bio and statement of interest can be viewed at this link on the Oral History Section's microsite.
SAA Staff will launch all ballots the first week of July. Ballots will be open for two weeks and results will be announced prior to the Annual Meeting in Portland.
Museum Archives Standards and Best Practices Working Group
“Work in Progress” Symposium
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 9am-12noon
Oregon Convention Center
The Museum Archives Section Standards and Best Practices Working Group is holding a half-day symposium on museum archives “work in progress.” Presenters will share pilots, road-tests, and in-progress projects not yet finished with attendees to answer questions on implementation to date as well as solicit feedback and suggestions on next steps....
Our candidates for Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect are Blake Relle (Louisiana State Archives) and Elizabeth Wilkinson (University of Virginia).
Blake Relle (Louisiana State Archives) is our first candidate for Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect:
Biography:Blake Relle received his Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science with a concentration in archive management from LSU in 2013. Currently, he serves as an Archives Specialist at the Louisiana State Archives where he fulfills requests for materials made...
Candidate Biographies and Statements
Vice Chair/Chair-elect
Greg Bailey
Greg Bailey is the University Archivist and Clements Curator at Texas A&M University. He has served in these capacities since January 2014. As University Archivist he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the university archives and related collections and serves as the primary spokesperson for Texas A&M history on behalf of the Libraries. As Clements Curator he is responsible for the papers of two term...
The Visual Materials Cataloging and Access Section will be holding elections electronically and outside of the annual meeting at SAA. Nominees are current members of SAA and VMCAS, and must be present at the annual meeting in July. Sharon Mizota will take over as Chair from Kait Dorsky at the annual meeting in July 2017.
Vice-Chair/ Chair-Elect Candidate: Ashley Levine, Archivist/Digital Resource Manager, Artifex Press (New York, New York)
About Ashley:
I currently serve as the Archivist and...
Marcella Huggard, Candidate for VP/Chair elect
Biographical statement:
Education:
MA in History, concentration in Public History, from Colorado State University
BA in History, minor in Theatre Performance, from Knox College
Professional experience:
Archives and Manuscripts Coordinator, Kenneth Spencer Research Library-University of Kansas, 2015-Present.
Positions held at the Kansas State Historical Society in the State Archives: Public Records Program Supervisor, 2013-2015; Government...
Below are the candidates for the 2 vacant positions to serve on the GRS Steering Committee for the 2017-2019 term. Following standing tradition, the candidate with the most votes will be asked to serve as Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect.
Name: Jessica Knox-Jensen Institution: California State Archives Government Sector: State
Statement of Interest:
I am interested in serving on the Government Records Steering Committee because I am committed to increasing awareness of the importance of government...
Archivists and Archives of Color Section (AAC) 2017-2018 Slate of Candidates includes three candidates for two positions: Vice Chair/Chair-Elect and Newsletter Editor.
For anyone interested in protecting archives and cultural heritage objects from the threats of crimes, the Security Section is seeking nominations for a new member to join the leadership. We are seeking candidates for the position of Chair-elect. This is a three-year term (August 2017 to August 2020) - year one as Chair-elect, year two as Chair, and year three as immediate past Chair. We encourage candidates from any size or type of archives or cultural heritage institution and even beyond the...
The EAD3 Study Group on Conversion and Migration is pleased to announce the release of its final report, "Implementing EAD3: Conversion and Migration." This document aims to provide an overview of strategies available to migrate from EAD2002 to EAD3 and to highlight the issues most likely to complicate or completely prevent migration.
This report was authored primarily by Elizabeth Dunham (Arizona State University), Christy Tomecek (Yale University), and Dave Mayo (Harvard University). ...
The SAA Archives Management Section is seeking nominations for the following leadership positions: Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary and two Steering Committee Members. Terms begin immediately following the annual meeting in late July 2017. See below for a summary of duties.
If you or a colleague are interested, please email Vice Chair Nancy Lenoil at nlenoil@sos.ca.gov no later than Wednesday, May 24 and include the following information:
(1) which position you are interested in
(2) a...
Chair Elect/Vice-Chair:
Debra Schiff
Steering Committee:
Jim Havron
Sara Borden
Annie Tummino
Read more about the candidates and their visions for the future here!
The SNAP Section Steering Committee will host our annual meeting on Wednesday, July 26, 2:30-3:45 PM in Portland, Oregon. As part of our conference program, we are soliciting speakers for a lightning round session following our formal business meeting. Presentations will be capped at 5 minutes. The call is open to all members of the SNAP Section. Preference will be given to students, new professionals, and first time speakers. Presentations are intended to provide an opportunity for SNAP...
The Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) Section is seeking nominations for a Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary, and three (3) Steering Committee Members.
Serving in a leadership role on the Roundtable is a wonderful way to become more involved with SNAP and SAA and get to know other archivists. Our proposed SNAP bylaws require, to ensure adequate student representation in SNAP leadership, that at least two candidates on the slate must be students at the time of the election.
In...
BACKGROUND: The Archival History Section should have continuous representation on the Advisory Board of Information and Culture: A Journal of History, a major journal representing authors in the field of archival history. From about 2010 to 2014, the Archival History Roundtable had representation on the board of Information and Culture: A Journal of History, but representation lapsed until October 2016, when a vote of the steering committee re-initiated representation on the board. To ensure...
The Archival History Section (AHS) is very pleased to announce that the Section's newsletter will soon be revived, under the title Archival History News.
Eric Stoykovich and Adam Mosseri have volunteered to serve as co-editors of Archival History News, beginning May 2017, with their term ending August 12, 2018 (with the possibility of a year-long extension as approved by the AHS steering committee).
The AHS Steering Committee has also submitted a request to SAA for a student intern to...
