January/February 2021 Issue of Archival Outlook

In this issue of Archival Outlook, Ted Ryan and Matt Anderson share how the Henry Ford Museum is documenting the company’s efforts to build healthcare equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sylvia Hernandez embarks on a mission to get Private First Class Max Levy’s service in World War II recognized in the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, and a group of archivists report on their survey assessing power dynamics in multigenerational archives. In addition, the SAA Native American Archives and Human Rights Archives Sections share recommendations for creating inclusive reading rooms and the SAA Foundation thanks its 2020 donors. Read on for more! 

This issue is sponsored by San José State University, TandD, Atlas Systems, Hollinger Metal Edge, Scene Savers, Lucidea.

Table of Contents

• “President’s Message: Why Our Words Matter”
  by Rachel Vagts
• “Connecting with a Collection: Private First Class Max Levy's Purple Heart”
  by Sylvia Hernandez
• “Toward Inclusive Reading Rooms: Recommendations for Decolonizing Practices and Welcoming Indigenous Researchers”
  by SAA Native American Archives Section and Human Rights Archives Sections
• “Archives as a Place for the Soul: Verne Harris Talks Ghosts of Archive”
  by James Lowry
• “Adapting Archival Programming for a Virtual Environment”
  by Felicia Williamson
• “Capturing the Oral History of a Historic African American Community in the Pacific Northwest"
  by Andrew Weymouth
• “Documenting COVID-19 Artifacts: The Henry Ford Response” 
  by Rachel Brazeale
• “From the Archivist of the United States: Increasing Access to Native American Records”
  by David Ferriero
• "Assessing Power Dynamics in Multigenerational Archives"
  by David Benjamin, Alison Clemens, Elena Colón-Marrero, Rosemary Pleva Flynn, Mary Manning, Jessica C. Neal, Kelly Revak, Jill Severn, Helen Wong Smith, and Linda A. Whitaker
• "From the Executive Director: The 2020 Donors to the SAA Foundation"
  by Nancy P. Beaumont