July 2026 Summer Social at Furman University

You are invited to join your fellow archivists on Friday, July 24th between 2-4:30 p.m. at the James B. Duke Library. Visitor parking is available near the library or behind the Chapel. The address is 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC. Appetizers will be served, and you can drop in on a guided tour at any time. If you are able to come out earlier in the day, please consider visiting the Sigal Music Museum, the Upcountry Museum, or you can go shopping on Main Street near the gorgeous Falls River. If you want to stick around after the event at Furman, the Main Street Fridays music festival will be happening, or you can go to the Shakespeare Festival. Please rsvp for this event using the QR code or by visiting the SCAA Social at Furman University RSVP form.

2026 SCNA/SCAA Joint Annual Meeting

The Society of North Carolina Archivists (SNCA) and SCAA will host a joint annual meeting May 28-29, 2026, at UNC-Charlotte in Charlotte, NC. The theme will be "Many Voices, Stronger Archives: Advocacy through Community," which calls us to reflect on the roles and impacts of advocacy and community within the archival profession.

Registration is now open. In-person registration costs include admission to the conference, breakfast and coffee on May 28-29, lunch on May 28, and admission to the reception on the evening of May 28. Registration also includes the option to sign up for the conference workshops and optional repository tours on May 29.

Attendees may also select to attend the meeting virtually. This year, we will be able to livestream all of the education sessions using Zoom. Registered attendees will be emailed a link for each session before the meeting date. Virtual attendees will be able to participate in any discussions and ask questions via a moderated live chat.

For more information on the 2026 joint annual meeting and to register, visit the SNCA/SCAA 2026 Joint Annual Meeting webpage.

Register Today for the 2026 SNCA/SCAA Conference

Registration is open for the 2026 Joint SCNA/SCAA Conference, held at UNC-Charlotte, May 28-29. 

In-person registration costs include admission to the conference, breakfast and coffee on May 28-29, lunch on May 28, and admission to the reception on the evening of May 28. Registration also includes the option to sign up for the conference workshops and optional repository tours on May 29. 

Attendees may also select to attend the meeting virtually. This year, we will be able to livestream all of the education sessions using Zoom. Registered attendees will be emailed a link for each session before the meeting date. Virtual attendees will be able to participate in any discussions and ask questions via a moderated live chat.

Click here to register.

2026 Member Survey

Thank you for your continued membership and support of the South Carolina Archival Association! We value your input and feedback on the association's activities, communication, goals, and structure. Please take a few minutes to complete this important 2026 Member Survey to help guide the SCAA Officers as we plan programming, events, and future annual conferences. This survey is new and different than the one we sent out last year, so please complete it even if you took the 2025 survey last spring. We appreciate your time and effort, and we hope many of you express an interest in joining a committee to get more involved as we grow the organization. 

SNCA/SCAA 2026 Joint Annual Meeting Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals

Many Voices, Stronger Archives: Advocacy through Community

UNC-Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | May 28-29, 2026

The Programming Committee encourages you to submit proposals for the SNCA/SCAA Joint 2026 Annual Meeting. This year’s theme, "Many Voices, Stronger Archives: Advocacy through Community" calls us to reflect on the roles and impacts of advocacy and community within the archival profession.

We encourage submissions that address a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to:

• • America’s 250th
  • Reflections of past communities
  • Outreach to communities: engagement and partnerships
  • Community-driven projects/exhibits
  • Community among archival professionals
  • Various aspects of advocacy
  • Support for small archives/lone archivists
  • Grant writing
  • Inclusive metadata and description practices
  To submit a proposal, visit the

SNCA/SCAA 2026 Proposal Form

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Proposals are due by February 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm.

Update as of January 30, 2026: Deadline has been extended to Friday, February 13, 2026, at 5:00pm.