Society of American Archivists

SAA Statement: NARA Exhibit on 2017 Women's March in Washington, DC

- Comments: 22

January 19, 2020—A January 17 article in the Washington Post, “National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump,” raises serious concerns for the Society of American Archivists about falsification of the historical record, politicization of the National Archives and its public exhibitions, and professional obligations for objectivity and honesty.

Update to the 2020 SAA Election

Read the January/February Issue of Archival Outlook

SAA Statement on Targeting of Cultural Heritage Sites for Destruction

December Council Meeting Minutes Available

- Comments: 10

January 7, 2020—Minutes from the December 3-5 Council meeting are available now here.

For highlights from this meeting, see this news item.

Volunteer for SAA Archival Compensation Task Force

- Comments: 13

January 6, 2020—The SAA Council has approved creation of an Archival Compensation Task Force responsible for:

Celebrate National Mentoring Month in January!

Fall/Winter 2019 Issue of American Archivist

SAA Comments on Proposed Hike in USCIS Records Access Fees

UPDATE: 2020 SAA Election

- Comments: 5

December 20, 2019—A recent change has been made to the 2020 SAA election ballot. Due to unforeseen circumstances, candidate for Nominating Committee Esther Hidalgo has chosen to step out of the election.

The Nominating Committee has now added Itza A. Carbajal (The University of Texas at Austin LLILAS Benson) to the slate for the 2021 Nominating Committee. See the new, complete slate for the 2020 election below. Information about each candidate will be posted to the SAA website in February.