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 1936, 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 one of the first two in the nation.

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Next Meeting

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

At Noon

Location: TBA

Agenda Items : Trip to D.C.

Upcoming Event

Trip to Washington D.C. - Thursday May 5 & Friday May 6, 2005

In the plans are:

• Visit to NARA Archives II, College Park, MD
• Meet & Greet with SAA students from University of Maryland
• Tour of NARA's Washington facility & one of the many Smithsonian Archives

More information on that trip will be forthcoming.

Recent Event

Tour of Iron Mountain

Students toured the wondrous"vaults" of Iron Mountain on Friday, January 14, 2005. Iron Mountain was established in 1951 as one of the first records management companies. It is a full-service provider of management and storage services for:

• Business Records
• Healthcare Records
• Film & Sound Archives
• Vital Records

Officers Elected

SAA Officers for 2004-2005 have been elected

Congratulations to the newly elected representatives of the Student Chaper of SAA:

• Jill Hershorin, Co-President
• Rachel Austin, Treasurer
• Cristela Garcia-Spitz, Web Coordinator
• Cassie Pyle, Co-President
• Precious Langhorn-Cox, Secretary

Announcements

• We're headed to Washington D.C on May 5&6 to visit the National Archives!!! If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by Monday, April 11th.

• The Andy Warhol Tour will be held Spring term.
  

Links

The Society of American Archivists (SAA)

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA)

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archivists Conference (MARAC)

Midwest Archives Conference

SIS Links

School of Information Science (SIS)

SCALA

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Recent Event

Panel Discussion - Confused & Frightened About Your Future in Archives?

On November 7, 2004, SAA@Pitt presented an informal discussion between Archives Professionals and MLIS students.  Panel members included David Grinnel - Accessions Archivist, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania; Kate Colligan - Academic Archivist, Women's Archives, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh; Miriam Meislik - Archivist/Photograph Curator, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh; Martha Berg - Archivist, Rodef Shalom Congregation; Karen Gracy - Professor/Moving Image Archives & Preservation, University of Pittsburgh.  The panelists covered issues such as a typical day in the life, their career path and experience, the professional organizations they suggest joining, and reasons they enjoy their work.

SAA@Pitt Officers 2004-2005

Cassie Pyle & Carly Reed - Co-Presidents

Cristela Garcia-Spitz - Web Coordinator

Jennie Cole - Secretary

Mike Oliveira - Business Manager

SAA@Pitt Contacts 2003-04

Kate Colligan

Dr. Richard Cox

Dr. Karen Gracy

saa@mail.sis.pitt.edu