Preservation Section

The Preservation Section of the Society of American Archivists promotes the preservation of archives and manuscript collections managed by collecting repositories, including government, academic and cultural heritage institutions, in the United States. Our mission is to raise awareness of and disseminate information about the preservation of physical and digital archival materials regardless of format, by focusing on issues related to the "ten agents of deterioration:" neglect, fire, environment (temperature, relative humidity, and light), pests, pollutants/contaminants, physical forces, security issues, and water. The Section offers access to its resources to the membership of the Preservation Section, the membership of the Society of American Archivists, and to anyone interested in preservation.

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News & Announcements

Referendum: Proposed Revisions to Preservation Section Standing Rules

This is an update to the Preservation Section's standing rules which reflects new operating procedures and the section's role in supporting the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives. Section members are invited to vote on this referendum during elections in July.

#PresTC19 Preservation Week Twitter Conference

Join in on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 for a Preservation Week Twitter Conference from 1-3:20 PM EDT. Just follow along the hashtag #PresTC19 for a series of lightning talks. Presenters will be available for Q&A following their time blocks.

ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2018 Preservation Section Meeting Schedule

SAA18 meeting information, including the Preservation Section Sched and the Section Meeting Schedule.

Preservation bookmarks: Meet the agents of deterioration!

NEW! Preservation bookmarks featuring the agents of deterioration are now available to download.

#PresTC: Preservation Week 2018 Twitter Conference Call for Papers

Call for papers for #PresTC Preservation Week Twitter Conference.

Preservation Section Annual Report

The 2016-2017 Preservation Section Annual Report is now available on the Reports Page.

NEW! Resource Library- Handling Guidelines for the Reading Room

We have started to compile a library of Handling Guidelines from reading rooms around the country.

Preservation Section Elections 2017

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