VOL. 29 NO. 2 • FALL 1998 TheSodety ctaio lrvss The Ohio Archivist l..akewOod , Ohio n t· PHoro couRTEsv o a •ve and Oh,· U FOHIO UN/VE O gr, d Rsin- • a Uate Sammy-Kaye singing {sic!} with his band; sax section standing SOA meets in Cincinnati Sept. 24-25 The American Jewish Archives (on the campus of Hebrew plenary session on the Museum's activities in relation to Ohio Union College) is hosting the SOA fall meeting on Thursday history and documentation. and Friday, September 24 and 25, 1998. Topics covered There will be a Thursday evening reception at Mayerson include outreach (highlighting a Wright State program to Hall, located on the hills north of the city center near the familiarize potential users with archives), urban Appalachia, University of Cincinnati. The meeting venue was originally a ethnic Cincinnati (in particular the depiction of the city's ethnic Masonic temple and has been the object of a splendid renova- groups in caricature), electronic records (especially email as a tion project. For specific questions, call Kathy Spray at 513/ record), and the Underground Railroad. Randy Runyon of the 221-1875 x307 or email <
[email protected]>. recently-established Underground Railroad Museum will give a • PRESIDENT'S COLUMN Thinking about SOA's role in the growth and development of the archival profession in Ohio At its most recent meeting on June 5, 1998, SOA work of the SOA committees, and to offer any Council discussed the Society's programs. Some ideas to help the Council better serve the of you have suggested that perhaps two meetings membership.