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After receiving an overwhelming response to this year’s call for volunteers, SAA Vice President/President-Elect Dr. Meredith Evans is pleased to announce the following appointments to SAA groups. With assistance from the 2018 Appointments Committee and consultation with appointed group leaders, Dr. Evans completed the nearly 100 appointments in May.
July 10, 2018—Responding to a July 5 New York Times article, SAA President Tanya Zanish-Belcher today sent the following letter to the editor:
July 9, 2018—The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have developed a new standard, Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy.
July 5, 2018—In a June 27 blog post by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, the National Archives and Records Administration provided an update on the status of its review of the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records schedule for records related to detainees held in ICE detention facilities. Ferriero notes:
SAA supports net neutrality in the United States and legislative proposals that would ensure that Internet providers are designated as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.
In support of this position, SAA will:
The Society of American Archivists Foundation has recently awarded two more disaster recovery grants to institutions recovering from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
June 20, 2018—The SAA Foundation has awarded more than $31,000 in funding for eight 2018-2019 grant projects from its Strategic Growth Fund. The SAAF provides grant funding for projects that meet the mission and goals of the SAA Foundation and the strategic planning priorities of the Society of American Archivists. The 2018-2019 grant recipients are:
