Three steering committee members will be elected to a one-year term. The vice chair/chair-elect serves for two years (one year as vice chair, and one year as chair). Current Vice Chair Susan Tucker will become AHS Chair at the close of the election. Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (vote for one) Rebecca Hankins Wendler Endowed Professor Certified Archivist/Librarian... Continue Reading →
Result of Special Vice Chair Election
Dear section members, I am happy to announce that Susan Tucker has been elected as the section's new vice chair/chair elect. Susan comes to us with a wealth of SAA steering committee and task force experience and will take over the section's leadership after this year's annual meeting. Congratulations, Susan! Sebastian Modrow, Chair
2021 Waldo G. Leland Award – Nominations (due Feb. 28)
Please help us to recognize the best in our profession! Have you read a great new book about archives? Encountered a new documentary publication that is head and shoulders above the rest? Has a new web publication really stood out to you? If you have, please consider nominating it for the Society of American Archivists... Continue Reading →
Cultural Heritage in Peril
"The physical effects of war on public archives continue to shape the views of Americans who seek to preserve archives, regardless of provenance, in and out of areas affected by war today. Stories of archival evacuation, seizure, and destruction remind practicing archivists and historians of the many fates that can befall cultural heritage during times... Continue Reading →
