President's Corner, February 2017
By Morgan Jones-King
Happy February, y’all!
2017 is off with a running start! The new board convened for its first meeting of the year in January, and we discussed a few changes, the annual theme, and future programming. We were delighted to welcome Zach Johnson on board as the new treasurer and Brenda Burk as the first-year director. We’re also pleased to announce this blog and its new editor, Bryan Brown! We decided to transition to a blog and leave behind the newsletter platform this year for several reasons. First, we felt that we would like to be able to share newsletter-worthy items with the SCAA membership more regularly. Secondly, we felt that a blog could generate more interest from our membership both for contributions and consumption. Finally, the blog provides greater transparency of the executive board with occasional updates from officers on their positions. We hope that the blog is a successful endeavor and look forward to feedback!
Our annual theme of 2017 is “South Carolina at War.” 2017 marks the centennial of the United States’ entry into World War I, the end of United States’ involvement in the Mexican Expedition (1916-1917), and the creation of Fort Jackson here in South Carolina. Additionally, we can look to 2018 as the fast approaching 50th anniversary of Vietnam. This year is a unique time to highlight the preservation of military records and memorabilia both in institutional and private hands. With this theme in mind, we’re looking forward to a year of events featuring everything from military service to conscientious objection to civilian contribution! I’d like to take the opportunity to thank our first and second-year directors, Brenda Burk and Katie Womble, in advance for all they will be doing to put together our program this year: a spring workshop and a fall conference. A blog post on plans for this year’s programming from the directors will be coming soon! I’d also like to thank Nathan Saunders, this year’s Vice-President/President Elect on all he’ll be going to arrange the summer social!
Wrapping up, we are also hoping to institute a series of pop-up meetings this year. Pop-ups will be informational sessions on SCAA, how membership can benefit the audience, and how they can be more professionally involved. With these informal meetings, we hope to increase our membership and reach groups that would not otherwise be aware of SCAA such as student organizations and local history societies. Our first pop-up meeting is planned for later February with the USC group SCALM – the Student Cooperative for Archives, Libraries, and Museums. If you have a group in mind who could benefit from SCAA membership or is interested in more information, email us at info@scarchivists.org!
SCAA Annual Meeting Registration Now Open!
When: Friday, October 28, 2016
Where: Presbyterian College, James H. Thomason Library
503 South Broad Street, Clinton SC 29325
Time: 9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (onsite registration available from 9:00 – 9:45 am)
Registration is now open for the South Carolina Archival Association’s 2016 Fall Conference, “Sights and Sounds of South Carolina”. This year’s theme focuses on the rich audio and visual resources housed throughout the state in museums, archives, and libraries.
Our keynote speaker is civil rights photographer Mr. Cecil Williams, an eyewitness to and chronicler of many important events of the civil rights movement and of social change in South Carolina. He will not only share his experiences during this dynamic time in local and national history, but also his current project to catalog and preserve thousands of negatives and images in his vast body of work, working in tandem with Claflin College in Orangeburg.
Registration fees are $35 members; $50 nonmembers (includes membership fee); $15 students. Registration fees include a buffet lunch; some vegetarian items will be available.
The Call for proposals is active, and can be found here: Call for Proposals
Register Now!
Fall Meeting Call for Proposals. UPDATE: Deadline Extended!
This fall’s Annual Meeting “Sights and Sounds of South Carolina”, will be held on Friday October 28th, at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC. There are three options this year for presentations: 45-minute sessions (1-3 speakers per session), 20-minute sessions (1-2 speakers per session), or 10-minute lightning rounds (single speaker per session). See the linked PDF for complete details and instructions for submitting proposals. Deadline for submission is September 16th; please send proposals to scarchivists@gmail.com in either Word or PDF format.
We look forward to some wonderful presentations! Thank you!
Call for Proposals
Save the Date for our fall conference
SCAA 2016 Fall Conference and Annual Meeting
“Sights and Sounds of South Carolina”
Friday, October 28, 2016
Presbyterian College, 503 South Broad Street, Clinton SC 29325
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
The theme for the South Carolina Archival Association’s 2016 Fall Conference is “Sights and Sounds of South Carolina”, focusing on the rich audio and visual resources housed throughout the state in museums, archives, and libraries. South Carolina not only has a wealth of photographic archives, but a growing trove of oral histories as well as video and sound / musical recordings. Making this wide variety of materials discoverable and accessible always challenges us as professionals to think outside the box and to creatively highlight these unique materials.
This year’s keynote speaker is civil rights photographer Mr. Cecil Williams, an eyewitness to and chronicler of many important events of the civil rights movement and of social change in South Carolina. He will not only share his experiences during this dynamic time in local and national history, and but also his current project to catalog and preserve thousands of negatives and images in his vast body of work, working in tandem with Claflin College in Orangeburg.
A Call for Proposals will be posted shortly to the SCAA website, the SCAA Facebook page, and distributed via email. Additional conference details will also be provided, along with information regarding registration.
2016 Summer Social
Friday, July 15
Join members of the South Carolina Archival Association as we visit the Camden City Archives and Museum after we enjoy a social lunch hour at Salud! Our visit at the Camden City Archives and Museum will include a tour of the building and stacks along with some discussion of the latest exhibits and Camden’s recent partnership with the South Carolina Digital Library. This event is a fundraiser for SCAA’s scholarship program, the Darrick L. Hart Endowment Fund.
Scheduled events:
11-12 Board Meeting
12-1:30 Lunch at Salud Mexican Kitchen (not part of registration)
1011 Broad St.
Camden, SC 29020
In the 1011 Galleria
1:30-3 Tour of the Camden City Archives and Museum
1314 Broad St.
Camden, SC 29020
Cost: $15.00 for SCAA members; $10.00 for students; $20.00 for non-members
Register Now
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