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The video of a panel discussion on "the power of archival accessioning" can be freely downloaded at www.pathlms.com/saa/events/2430/video_presentations/206428. The ninety-minute-long virtual event was sponsored by the Publications Board of the Society of American Archivists and held July 15, 2021.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Dan Sullivan (AK) circulated a letter among their Senate colleagues in support of increased funding for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This was the first time that such a letter supporting NARA and NHPRC has circulated in the Senate. The advocacy efforts of archivists and kindred professions, led by the organizing efforts of the National Coalition for History and the National Humanities Alliance, resulted in 17 additional Senators signing on to the letter.
June 29, 2021—SAA’s 2021 Nominating Committee needs your help identifying potential candidates for the
2022 Society of American Archivists election ballot! The SAA Nominating Committee invites nominations of candidates for the following open positions:
Vice President/President-Elect (2022-2024)
Council Member (2022-2025) 3 open positions
Nominating Committee (2023) 3 open positions
In this first digital-only issue of American Archivist 84.1, Kimberly Anderson and Jessica Maddox present a case study on how the University of Nevada, Reno, adopted the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials; Donald Force and Randy Smith consider the relationship among digital surrogates, their physical counterparts, and their metadata; and 
June 28, 2021—Ballots are now open for 2021 SAA section elections! Each section is led by a steering committee dedicated to advancing the group’s particular special interest. Now’s your chance to choose your sections’ next leaders!