This digital-only issue of Archival Outlook is packed with stories of outreach: An archives collecting the University of Maine’s response to COVID-19 connects with new donors and shows how archives are relevant now. Archives staff, alumni, and faculty at the University of Arkansas collaborate to digitize two key collections on the university’s history. Student Joel Ureña at the New York Tandon School of Engineering creates “an invitation to the archives” for his classmates by featuring archival photos of Black and Latinx engineering students on clothing. And members of the Society of Southwest Archivists’ State Partnerships and Outreach Committee actively present at interdisciplinary conferences to bring archives to users. Plus, read about the virtual ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020 conference and SAA’s dynamic award winners and new Fellows. Start reading now.
This issue is sponsored by San José State University, TandD, Atlas Systems, Aeon, Hollinger Metal Edge, Scene Savers, Scan Wide, and Lucidea.
Table of Contents
- “President’s Message: What's Next? Looking Forward for SAA”
by Rachel Vagts
- “Creating an Archives of Our Time: Documenting the University of Maine During COVID-19”
by Matthew Revitt
- “Wearing History: Archives-Inspired T-shirts Feature Black and Latinx Engineers”
by Lindsay Anderberg and Joel Ureña
- “Get With—Or At Least On—the Program: Presenting Archives to Allied Professionals”
by Marian Barber, Morgan Gieringer, Mike Miller, Claudia Rivers, Abbie Weiser, James Williamson, and Cheylon Woods
- “We're in This Together: A Student Documents Oral Histories of COVID-19”
by Betty Adams
- “The Power of Community-Driven Digital Collections”
by Martha Anderson
- “The Role of Archives in Transformation, Community, and Healing During a Pandemic” by Zakiya Collier, Joyce LeeAnn Joseph, Julia Keiser, and Obden Mondésir
- "When to Shift Project Priorities: Taking Digitization Off-Campus"
by Peter Blasevick
- “ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020: Creating Our Future”
"SAA Welcomes Three New Fellows"
"Leading Forces in the Profession"
"Early-Career Standouts"
by Abigail Christian
- “From the Archivist of the United States: The Archivist's Task Force on Racism”
by David Ferriero
- "State of the Association, FY 2020"
by Nancy P. Beaumont