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Email: saa [at] ischool.utexas.edu

Last updated:
April 28, 2008


About the SAA:

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 away of expanding our education beyond the classroom.

News and Announcements:

Check out the new Google calendar for updates:
SAA-UT and Archival-related Events.

The board meeting minutes from April 23rd (Microsoft .doc format) are available.

Mexico Trip:

We will have a final meeting about the trip on Wed., April 30 at 5pm in SZB 556. There are three cars and ten spots, so a few spots remain for anyone interested.

The $50 deposit deadline was April 11, but if you'd like to go, let us know! Please contact Caitlin Bumford with any questions (her email is available on the UT Directory). A tentative schedule is available thru Fiona's powerpoint, and read the meeting minutes from April 2, where we discussed the trip. There is also an article by Caitlin in the April issue of the SASI Librarian.

Our trip to the Texas-Mexico border is scheduled for May 9-11. The tentative schedule is as follows:

  • Fri., May 9:
    - leave Austin in the early morning
    - tour UT Pan America in Edinburg, TX
    - spend the night in Edinburg
  • Sat., May 10:
    - enter Mexico
    - tour the municipal archives of Reynosa, Tamaulipas
    - tour the Casamata Museum in Matamoros, Tamaulipas
    - tour Matamoros
    - spend the night in Matamoros
  • Sun., May 11:
    - beach fun at South Padre Island, TX
    - return to Austin

Archives Week Meeting:

Monday, May 5th at 5pm in SZB 556, we will gather to discuss ideas for this year's Archives Week. The winning theme is "Archives City Limits" - Music and Pop Culture Archives.

You can also learn more about previous Archives Weeks at http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~archweek. (NB: There is a typo - Univ. of Tennessee is written instead Univ. of Texas - and I am in the process of correcting it. Thanks to all who informed this former Vol!)