International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA) 7 & 8 November 2024 Kingston, Jamaica The University of the West Indieswith the City University of New York Call for Contributions “Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.” Fanon, The... Continue Reading →
Discussion with Geoffrey Yeo
Mark your calendars for February 7, 2024 at 12:00 pm EST (US and Canada) for a virtual discussion with archives and records management researcher, Geoffrey Yeo. Yeo will speak about his two recent ventures into the field of archival history: his book Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies and his paper "Let Us See What Is Meant... Continue Reading →
Archival History Article Awards for 2023
The Archival History Section is seeking nominations for its annual AHS Archival History Article Awards. This prize encourages and rewards an article or other short piece of superior excellence in the field of archival history, regardless of subject, time period, or national boundaries. Stand-alone chapters in edited essay collections or anthologies will also be considered. Nominations... Continue Reading →
Recap: SAA’s 2023 Annual Section Meeting
In 2023, we again met virtually, this year on June 19. Welcoming members seemed particularly important to us this year, including not only land acknowledgements but also an acknowledgement of the holiday of Juneteenth, only the second year this date had been a national holiday. We asked members to consider then where this holiday fit... Continue Reading →
2023 AHS Steering Committee Election Results
We are pleased to announce the new members of our Steering Committee:Dane Flansburgh, ChairNatalie Worsham, Vice-ChairElizabeth Jones-Minsinger, Early Career MemberTrevor Alvord, Member-at-LargeCaitlin Oiye Coon, Member-at-LargeSebastian Modrow, Member-at-Large
Upcoming Archival History Conferences
Here below are announcements of interest to Archival History: The SHARP 2023 Conference, “Affordances and Interfaces: Textual Interaction Past, Present and Future,” will take place online June 26–29. This entirely online conference will explore the opportunities and distortions or limitations that technology has created or is likely to create for book history. Topics relate to... Continue Reading →
Farewell to AHN Co-Editor Eric Stoykovich
After working as a co-editor on Archival History News since May 2017, Eric Stoykovich, PhD has decided to step down from this position, effective December 2022. During his tenure as co-editor, Dr. Stoykovich collaborated with the Archival History Section (AHS) as a liaison for the newsletter as well as in the capacity of Steering Committee... Continue Reading →
Archival History Section Meeting 2023 (Virtual)
The Steering Committee of the Archival History Section is pleased to invite you to our annual meeting, June 19, 2023 from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT (beginning 12:00 pm EST, 10:00 am MT, 9:00 am PT). Please come to help us review a report on a productive year with our first annual lecture and a survey... Continue Reading →
Archival History Section Survey Results In
Our Survey results are in. Recall that we queried members on their reasons for joining the section, their opinions on collective activities, and more. We will be working with the results as we go forward. If you are interested in joining us in this future work, please write to Susan Tucker at susannah@tulane.edu. Survey respondents ... Continue Reading →
“Archival History and Colonial Afterlives” Discussion
Mark your calendars for February 1, 2023 at 11:00 am CT (US and Canada) for a discussion with Riley Linebaugh and James Lowry on “Archival History and Colonial Afterlives.” Linebaugh and Lowry will build on their award-winning article “The Archival Colour Line: Race, Records and Post-Colonial Custody” to share their progress along two related but distinct lines of... Continue Reading →
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