Museum Archives Section

Welcome to the Society of American Archivists Museum Archives Section website. The over 1300 individual members of the Museum Archives Section represent museums as diverse as large repositories such as the Smithsonian Institution and the J. Paul Getty Trust and smaller institutions such as the Shelburne Museum and Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. As museum archivists, we are responsible for the organization and care of archival materials held and/or created by our institutions. Museum archives contain typical archival material such as manuscripts, photography, large scale drawings and maps, film, audio tape, and digital files.

News & Announcements

Submit to the 2018 Summer Edition of the MAS Newsletter - Due June 30th

The Museum Archivist is seeking contributions for the upcoming Summer issue coming out in July, before the annual meeting. Our last issue was filled with lots of great stories, unveilings, essays, updates, and news. Whether you have in the past or for the first time, please consider submitting to the upcoming newsletter. And don’t forget to include images. The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 30.

Museum Archives Standards and Best Practices Working Group: 2017 Symposium "Work in Progress”

A half-day symposium on museum archives “work in progress”

Born-Digital Records in Museum Archives Symposium 2016

Minutes from MAS Annual Working Group Meeting 2015

Minutes for the MAS Annual Business Meeting 2015

Business Meeting 2014

All information relevant to the 2014 Business Meeting can be found here:

Electronic Records and Museum Archives Symposium 2014