Hurricane Katrina Recovery Information

Report of Hurricane Katrina Damage Assessment (PDF) (9/23/05)

SSA-SAA Emergency Disaster Assistance Grant Fund Established (9/21/05)

Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Report from Mississippi (9/21/05)

You Can Help Our Gulf Coast Friends and Colleagues

SAA encourages its members to support all those whose lives have been affected by Katrina by making a contribution to the charity of their choice.

Archivists are also encouraged to assist colleagues by offering temporary employment in your facility. To post your opening, go to the Society of Southwest Archivists' weblog. There you'll also find Colleague Check-in, Repository Status, Supply and Space Donations, and other information.

We urge archivists in hurricane-ravaged areas to contact us if SAA can provide assistance. If you would like to be added to our hurricane-response volunteer list for future efforts, contact us.

For additional opportunities to serve, see also:

• FEMA Issues Call for Historic Preservation Specialists
• Information on State Emergency Management Agencies

Statements, Updates, and News on Recovery Efforts

• Saving History from a Hurricane (Christian Science Monitor, 9/28/05)
• National Archives Offers Assistance to Gulf States (9/19/05)
• Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Team to Visit Mississippi (9/17/05)
• SAA, CoSA, NAGARA,COSLA and ACA Issue Joint Statement on Hurricane Relief
• An Open Letter to Louisiana Gov. Blanco Regarding Hurricane Katrina and Archival Records
• Updates from SAA Preservation Section Chair Gregor Trinkaus-Randall on Recovery Efforts
• Heritage Emergency National Task Force "Hurricane Resource Page"
• Northeast Document Conservation Center "Hurricane Recovery" Info
• Hurricane Recovery Resources Available from State Archives