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SAA’s Committee on Public Awareness (COPA) is pleased to announce the return of its storytelling event with a special 2025 Valentine’s Day edition, “A Finding Aid to My Soul: For the Love of Archives.”
The Society of American Archivists annually recognizes leaders and achievers in the field of archives. SAA offers a variety of professional recognitions and financial assistance through an awards competition, student scholarships, and the naming of Fellows.
November 12, 2024—The following candidates are slated for SAA's 2025 election. Information about each candidate will be posted to the SAA website in January.
CHICAGO—Congratulations to the 27 new Digital Archives Specialists (DAS)! These archivists, who represent a variety of repositories around the country, earned their DAS Certificate from the Society of American Archivists (SAA) after completing the required coursework within twenty-four months and passing a comprehensive examination in September 2024.
Every year, the Vice President is charged with appointments to committees and appointed groups. As I embark on this task during my term, I want to call everyone to action.
October 17, 2024—In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding. This once-in-a-generation moment offers repositories, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions an amazing chance to share their stories. If you are considering commemorating the Semiquincentennial in 2026, then join SAA for a conversation with American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) staff member Madeleine Rosenberg. On October 25 at 1:00 p.m.
A powerful story has the potential to connect us to our own experiences, pull a community together, and engage new audiences with our work. In this master-class storytelling workshop, sponsored by the Committee on Public Awareness (COPA) and led by Micaela Blei, a two-time Moth GrandSLAM winner with a PhD in narrative education, you’ll learn:
The American Archivist Editorial Board invites proposal submissions for a special section in American Archivist, illuminating the wide-ranging spectrum of user experience topics and initiatives in the archives field today.
