UNC Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists

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Archives agency acknowledges distorting racial history The Alabama Department of Archives & History said in a statement today that the agency was created in 1901 partly "to serve a white southern concern for the preservation of Confederate history and the promotion of Lost Cause ideals."

Citizen Archivist One day all of our records will be online. You can help make it happen. You can become a citizen archivist — just click one of the options below to get started. You Can Tag It! Add tags to images and records of the National Archives. Previous Next Welcome to our Citizen Archivist program. You can ...

Vatican Opens Archives Of World War II-Era Pope Pius XII After decades of pressure from historians and Jewish groups, the Vatican on Monday began allowing scholars to access the archives of Pope Pius XII, who remained publicly silent during the Holocaust.

The Invention of the Archive | JSTOR Daily Seventeenth-century scholars were horrified by how much ancient knowledge had been lost when the monasteries dispersed.

Hey UNC SILS students: are you interested in archives or special libraries? Join us this Thursday at Tru Deli at 7 p.m. for drinks and conversation!

A big welcome to all the new students starting their graduate careers at SILS this week! Swing by our table at today's resources fair to learn more about SCOSAA and to let us know what sort of events you'd like to see from us this year. Last semester we toured the State Archives of North Carolina. (And yes, you'll see some cameos of our members in this promo video!)

Welcome to the State Archives of North Carolina In this short video, State Archivist Sarah Koonts discusses the history and mission of the State Archives, as well as the resources available for researchers.

Job Bulletin Master's degree in history, public history, public administration or a related social science discipline from an appropriately accredited institution and one year progressive experience in archives and records work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

In collaboration with SAA's Students and New Professionals (SNAP) section, the Electronic Records Section seeks students and new professionals to conduct brief interviews of people working with born-digital records about what it’s like on a daily basis, as well as career pathways, helpful skill sets, and other topics.

Interviews will be published on SAA's SNAP and ERS blogs. If you're interested in volunteering, check out the full details in the link!

Call for Contributions: Conversations Series! Digital skills have become increasingly important for both new and established archivists of all stripes, not just those with “digital” in their job titles. This series aims to foster relationships…