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What is
SAA?
SAA
stands for Society of American Archivists, a professional organization
dedicated to the advancement of archival theory and practice in the United
States. Founded in 1934, SAA is considered to be one of the premier
professional organizations in the archives field. The student chapter of
SAA at the University of Pittsburgh was established in 1993, making it the
first in the nation.
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Upcoming
Events
Jan. 20 --
5:30 - 6:30pm Potluck Supper Meeting in the 1st Floor Conference Room
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Upcoming Events
January
20 -- Potluck Supper Meeting
Please join the student chapter for a Potluck supper meeting from 5:30 to 6:30pm in the 1st Floor
Conference Room, on Tuesday, January 20th. Come and find out about our upcoming plans for the spring
semester. All are invited and food will be provided, although all edible contributions will be accepted.
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Links
The Society of American
Archivists
National Archives and Records
Administration
Association of Records Managers
and Administrators
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archivists Conference
Midwest Archives
Conference
New England
Archivists |
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Recent
Events
2003-04 SAA Officers chosen at Oct. 10 Meeting
Congratulations to Amy Shaffer,
Hallie Jones, and Sophie Madej for being selected as the SAASC executive circle. They are each
gearing up for an exciting year of SAA student chapter events. For those of you curious who about who these people really are,
here is the latest on Amy, Hallie, and Sophie:
Amy -
- Background shrouded in mystery, but it involved attendance at seven
public schools in five different locations.
- Attended a small, fabulous college which (sadly) is not affiliated with the
Hendrix of musical fame and studied German, which (sadly) proved a satisfying but
largely impractical choice.
- Worked at a bookstore, but became disillusioned by the low demand for history
and literature versus the insatiable demand for Chicken Soup and myriad versions of Dr. Atkins diets.
- While working as a secretary at a small office, reorganized the filing system for FUN (and to improve function).
- Made unanticipated lateral stagger into the archives department at the Missouri Historical
Society and came to the conclusion (oddly) that windowless basement rooms are not so bad, and that
phase box presses are fun (despite the bruised shins inevitably incurred when walking past them). Was possibly
high on dust and mold during this period
- Currently studying archive track at Pitt library program and enjoying the classes, classmates, and city
a great deal.
- Other fun Amy facts: frightened by animatronic robots, wants to visit southern Spain, prefers using pre-digital cameras,
natural hair color is brown, hates St. Louis-style pizza and SUV's, and loves Cary Grant.
Hallie -
Hallie grew up in Dayton, Ohio and attended Kalamazoo College in Michigan. She
received her BA in Classics and minors in Latin and Anthropology in 2002. Hallie enjoyed
a semester in Rome, Italy and did her senior thesis on, "a fifteenth century
illuminated manuscript and was so impressed that I could see a 600 year old book that I decided
to see what I could do to preserve documents for the future. So now I'm doing the
preservation and archives concentration."
Sophie -
Sophie took forever to submit a bio to this site, but we're not going to hold that against her.
She grew up in Wisconsin and went to Film SChool at New York University, where she earned a
BFA while double-majoring in art history and learning that she didn't want to make films. She
stayed on in New York after school, acquiring a husband and basset hound, while she worked first
in Silicon Alley and then for the trade association of the entertainment technology industry. She
came to Pittsburgh in 2002 and works at Pitt's Learning Research and Development Center while
pursuing her degree on the archives track part-time. Among other aspects of the field, she's interested
in moving image archives.
Panel Session on Collecting and Its Impact on Archives:
"Collecting, Collectors, and Collections"
On Friday, May 30, SAA@Pitt presented a panel session on the phenomenon
of collecting and how it affects archival practices. Panel members
included Amy McCrory of the Cartoon Research Library at Ohio State University,
Randall Szott, M.F.A. and a collector, John Smith of the Andy Warhol Museum,
and Lee Stout of Penn State University. The panelists discussed
the psychology of collecting, how their collections have been affected
by collecting, and what they themselves collect.
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SAA@Pitt Contacts 2003-04
Dr. Richard Cox
Dr. Karen Gracy
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