About SAA-UT:

The Society of American Archivists UT-Austin Student Chapter is an organization of iSchool students. Our mission, as outlined by the national organization, is to introduce and integrate new archivists into the profession, provide additional focus for students to discuss archival issues, and promote archival interests within the University, academic departments, and the public at large. Throughout the academic year, we invite guest speakers, arrange archival education events, and organize trips to area repositories as a way of expanding our education beyond the classroom.

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Archives Week 2009

Hurricanes, floods, armed conflict… and coffee spills: disasters of any scale can wreak havoc on the documentation of our cultural record. Join the University of Texas at Austin Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists and the Austin History Center for a dynamic week of discussions, lectures, and workshops on disaster response and recovery in archives. Hear from professional archivists and conservators who have seen firsthand the effects of disasters on archives, from Hurricane Katrina to armed conflict. Find out what can be done to prevent and manage loss. Finally, learn how to safeguard your personal materials from disasters large and small at the annual Archives Clinic at the Austin History Center. All events are free and open to the public.



Monday Oct. 26th: Salvaging New Orleans: Archivists’ Response to Hurricane Katrina

Panelists discuss archival recovery during Hurricane Katrina, featuring Michael Baimbridge, Senior Records Analyst for NARA Southwest Region; Brenda Gunn, Associate Director for Research and Collections at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History; and Karen Pavelka, Lecturer at the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, University of Texas at Austin.

6:30 pm, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Sid Richardson Hall Unit 2, 2313 Red River St.

Tuesday Oct. 27th: My Life in Disaster Preparedness, or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love FEMA

David Carmicheal, Director of the Georgia Division of Archives and History and former president of the Council of State Archivists, discusses his experiences with government records and disaster planning and response on a national scale.

6:30 pm, 10th floor atrium, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, 2313 Red River St.

Friday Oct. 30th: Archives Preservation: Remarkable Challenges, Unbounded Opportunities

Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler, Chief of the Document Conservation Laboratory at the National Archives and Records Administration, discusses the ordinary--and sometimes extraordinary--measures required to protect archival and manuscript materials during use, exhibition, and emergency situations.

6:30pm, Room 1.126, Garrison Hall, UT-Austin Campus

Saturday Oct. 31st: Archives Clinic at the Austin History Center

Bring in your personal and family records to receive advice on archival management and preservation from students and faculty from the University of Texas School of Information and the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, along with staff archivists from the Austin History Center and other Austin archival repositories.

1-3pm Reception Room, Austin History Center, 810 Guadalupe Street.

In cooperation with: Society of American Archivists, UT Austin Student Chapter; School of Information, University of Texas at Austin; Austin History Center.