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NARS Independence: a Step Closer 1984 Election Results NARS Independence: A Step Closer 1984 Election Results The United States Senate passed S.905, a bill pro­ Shonnie Finnegan, State University of New York viding for the independence of the National Archives at Buffalo, was elected vice president of SAA in from the General Services Administration, on June the 1984 elections. She will become president at the 21. The vote came after several weeks of active 1985 annual meeting in Austin, Texas. Finnegan resistance to the legislation by some executive is an SAA Fellow and former Council member. branch agencies, particularly the Treasury and Justice Departments. Three new Council members were elected: Francis X. Blouin, Jr., University of Michigan; Eva S. A May 31 letter from the Office of Management and Moseley, Radcliffe College; and Trudy Huskamp Budget to Senator Mark Hatfield had announced Peterson, National Archives. Each will serve a three- the Reagan Administration's support for the Senate ye a r te rm . bill if some minor changes were made. Since fear o f a possible p re sid e n tia l veto has loomed fo r some Liisa Fagerlund, Utah State Archives, James O'Toole, while, the letter was seen as an important sign Archdiocese of Boston, and Anne Van Camp, Chase of support b Manhattan Bank, were elected to the 1985 Nominating Committee. Van Camp has been named to chair the Senators Hatfield, Mathias, and Eagleton, and their committee. SAA members are invited to suggest can­ staffs, were active and persuasive in dealing with didates for vice president, treasurer. Council, and the various technical objections to the bill and de­ Nominating Committee in the 1985 elections. Those serve accolades from the archival profession for suggestions should be sent to Anne Van Camp, their leadership. Chase Manhattan Archives, 23rd Floor, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, NY 10015. The Com­ As the Newsletter went to press. Congressman mittee also encourages participants in the 1984 annual Jack Brooks, a principal sponsor of NARS indepen­ meeting to bring names of possible candidates to dence legislation in the House, made a June 26th the Nominating Committee Open House, Sunday, appearance before the Rules Committee on behalf September 2, 11:15 am-12:15 pm. of the House bill, H.R. 3987. It is hoped that the bill will come to the House floor in the last week of July or the first week of August, when the legis­ lators have returned from the Independence Day recess. SAA urges members to be in touch with their rep­ resentatives when the legislators are in their home districts over the Fourth of July. 1984 is a compli­ cated legislative year. The time for thoughtful con­ sideration and action on NARS independence is shorts SAA's party to celebrate NARS' 50th anniver­ sary, and, hopefully, independence, is slated “Archives.. .isn’t that a for August 31. The annual meeting's opening chain of islands in the social event will be held in the National Archives South Pacific?” Exhibition Hall where the Declaration of Indepen­ dence is on permanent display. An elegant repast, featuring prime roast beef, poached salmon, lamb brochettes, sesame chicken, caviar mousse, and full open bar will (For the answer, be served, and a new exhibit tracing U.S. see page 5.) history from 1934-84 through documents will be open for viewing. Register for the reception on the annual meeting registration form. SAA Seeks AA Editor What Council Did Applications from SAA members interested in serv­ At its May meeting in Chevy Chase, Maryland, ing a three-year term as editor of the American SAA Council: Archivist are being sought. The term of the cur­ rent editor, Charles Schultz, expires with the com­ Approved a FY 1985 general fund budget with pletion of the fall 1985 issue. Candidates for editor anticipated revenues of $425,595 and expenses should be: o f $436, 114. —widely knowledgeable in matters of professional ^Authorized a new professional position in SAA's interest and concern to archivists and manuscript Chicago office to coordinate and develop the c u ra to rs , Society's educational programs and to provide staff support to other on-going activities. —well-acquainted with the literature of the pro­ fession, ^Merged special projects funds to capitalize the Society's Education Endowment Fund to assist —industrious and imaginative, and in supporting new initiatives in education, and also created an SAA Memorial Fund. —well-organized and able to meet deadlines. ^Authorized a research study proposed by the SAA's Council anticipates that a new editor will be Task Force on Archives and Society on the image selected about October 1, 1984, and will be respon­ of archivists as perceived by resource allocators. sible for planning and editing the journal beginning with the winter 1986 issue. Work on that issue should sjcRaised SAA's contribution to the National Coor­ begin on o r around M arch 15, 1985. dinating Committee for the Promotion of History to recognize and continue NCC's outstanding The editor's duties include the solicitation, selec­ representation of archival interests. tion, and final approval of articles and features, working with authors on revisions, proofing galleys sjcAsked the Committee on Education and Profession­ and pages, and appointment of department editors. al Development to study and report on a program of certification for individual archivists which An editorial board is regularly appointed to give would require qualifications in the three major the editor advice and assistance. A managing editor areas of education/other competencies, experience, in the Society's Chicago office performs business and written examination, and which would, in and production functions, including handling nego­ addition, include periodic recertification. tiations with the printer, and a copy editor hired by the Society assists the editor in the preparation ^Resolved to ask appropriate officials to take of copy for typesetting and in proofreading galleys. steps to preserve the benefits-of continued United States participation in.UNESCO's archival pro­ The editor's duties are expected to require between gram . one-fourth and one-third time, and the Society will consider reimbursing the editor (or the editor's em­ ploying institution) at an appropriate figure. Applications in the form of a letter and resume, with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references, should be addressed to Ann Morgan Campbell, Executive Director, Society of Am erican A rc h iv is ts , 600 S. Federal, S uite 504, Chicago, IL 60605, and must be received by the close of business on Friday, August 17. It would SAA Staff be helpful if applicants also submitted samples of editorial work they have done. SAA's Publications Ann Morgan Campbell Executive Director Management Board will screen applications and make recommendations to Council. Terry Abraham Projects Editor Bernice Brack Membership Assistant The Publications Management Board consists of Sylvia Burck Bookkeeper SAA Executive Director Ann Morgan Campbell, SAA Suzanne Fulton Publications Assistant Treasurer Paul McCarthy, the chair of the Editorial Antonia Pedroza Administrative Aide Board, Francis X. Blouin, Jr., and James B. Deborah Risteen Managing Editor Rhoads, also representing the Editorial Board. In Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler Program Officer addition to Blouin and Rhoads, Editorial Board mem­ Charles Schultz Editor, The American bers are David Levine, Linda Matthews, Eva S. Mose­ A rc h iv is t ley, Samuel A. Sizer, Hugh A. Taylor, and Tim­ Linda Ziemer Program Assistant othy Walch. SAA Newsletter Ju ly 1984 2 Washington Awaits By now, all SAA members should have received National Museum of African A rt—"African Game- their program packets for the 1984 annual meeting b o a rd s ." in Washington, D.C., August 30-September 3. Per­ sons who have not yet received a packet may request National Museum of American A rt—"Advancing a duplicate from SAA headquarters in Chicago. American A rt: Politics and Aesthetics in the U.S. State Department Exhibition: 1946-48"; "Robert As the program clearly illustrates, it will be a busy Indiana: Wood W o rks." meeting for all participants. The days are filled with sessions, workshops, tours, open houses, and National Museum of American History—"M*A*SH*: special events. What the program does not describe Binding Up the Wounds"; "Pain and its Relief"; are the many sights and sounds of Washington itself. "Southeastern Potteries";"Yesterday's Tomorrows: Following is a list of a few changes, additions, elabora­ Past Visions of the American Future." tions on the SAA program and then a schedule of some of the activities going on around Washington National Museum of Natural History—"Treasures during the week of SAA's meeting. from the Shanghai Museum: 6,000 Years of Chinese A rt"; "Roger Tory Peterson: The 50th Anniversary Automation Tour The description of the automation of a Field Guide to the Birds." tour scheduled for August 31 is too broad in the printed program. This tour will deal exclusively National Portrait Gallery—"Musicians in Caricature." with the Library of Congress' optical disk project and will include a slide show and demonstration. Arena Stage—"Banjo Dancing" (see your meeting program) and "Happy End" by Bertolt Brecht and Finding Aids Fair SAA's Description Section is once Kurt Weill. again sponsoring a Finding Aids Fair in Washington. Repositories are urged to send copies of finding Kennedy Centei— "Q uilters," a new musical about aids for exhibit. Of particular interest are finding American pioneer women. aids from small and medium-sized repositories and those which use a machine-readable data base. Send National Theater— "Cats," musical by Andrew Lloyd exhibit copies to Judith Koucky, Office of Presiden­ Webber and T.S. Eliot. tial Libraries (NL), National Archives and Records Service, Washington, DC 20408.
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