Display at the reception area of the Nationaal Archief, Den Hague, the Netherlands, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Susan Tucker).
The section stimulates interest among archivists in the profession's own past and suggests ways of studying its history. Please find the section standing rules here at the following url: https://www2.archivists.org/groups/archival-history-section/standing-rules
News & Announcements
For American Archives Month, Eric Stoykovich, Chair of Archival History Section, attended the Archives Fair at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Among the items handed out were limited edition paper versions of a select "Bibliography of American Archival History."
The Archival History Section is compiling a bibliography on the history of the world’s archives. We are seeking citations for publications about or by archives published on 1898 or earlier. Please view our current bibliography here: https://goo.gl/VsrBZK.
The AHRT annual meeting will include announcement of election results; updates on roundtable activities, including a possible AHRT publication; and 3 presentations on the history of Southern archives.
This guide includes suggested readings on the history of southern archives.
The AHRT candidate descriptions for the 2016-2017 election are now available.
The Archival History Roundtable is pleased to solicit nominations for four open positions.
