Society of American Archivists

The Society of American Archivists (established 1936) is the oldest and largest archivist association in North America, serving the educational and informational needs of more than 5,000 individual and institutional members.[1] It partnered with the Library of Congress in developing Encoded Archival Description - an XML Document Type Definition - a standard for encoding archival finding aids, allowing them to be made accessible online.

The Society supports its members and the archival profession through strong publication and professional workshop programs and semi-annual meetings. The publication program is responsible for putting out a semi-annual refereed scholarly journal, the American Archivist, and many books and manuals addressing aspects of the archival profession. Workshops are given all across the United States and attend to current archival concerns and issues such as Encoded Archival Description, the digitizing of archival materials, and preservation and conservation of materials, among others.

The programs it offers include: Online On-Demand Programs, Online Real Time Programs and Face to Face Programs.

In 1942, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected as an honorary member of the SAA due to his commitment to archiving federal, state and local government documents.[2]

SAA Presidents

SAA's presidents have been:[3]

  1. 1936–1939 – Albert R. Newsome, University of North Carolina
  2. 1939–1941 – Waldo Gifford Leland, American Council of Learned Societies
  3. 1941–1943 – Robert D. W. Connor, National Archives and Records Administration
  4. 1943–1945 – Margaret Cross Norton, Illinois State Library
  5. 1945–1947 – Solon J. Buck, National Archives and Records Administration
  6. 1947–1949 – Christopher Crittenden, North Carolina Department of Archives and History
  7. 1949–1951 – Philip C. Brooks, National Security Resources Board
  8. 1951–1953 – William D. McCain, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
  9. 1953–1954 – Wayne C. Grover, National Archives and Records Administration
  10. 1954–1955 – Morris L. Radoff, Maryland Hall of Records
  11. 1955–1956 – Ernst M. Posner, American University
  12. 1956–1957 – Lester J. Cappon, Colonial Williamsburg Inc.
  13. 1957–1958 – William D. Overman, Firestone Library
  14. 1958–1959 – Oliver Wendell Holmes, National Archives and Records Administration
  15. 1959–1960 – Mary G. Bryan, Georgia State Archives
  16. 1960–1961 – Philip M. Hamer, National Archives and Records Administration
  17. 1961–1962 – Robert H. Bahmer, National Archives and Records Administration
  18. 1962–1963 – Leon deVallinger, Jr., Delaware State Archives
  19. 1963–1964 – Everett O. Alldredge, National Archives and Records Administration
  20. 1964–1965 – W. Kaye Lamb, Public Archives of Canada
  21. 1965–1966 – Dolores C. Renze, Colorado State Archives
  22. 1966–1967 – Herbert E. Angel, National Archives and Records Administration
  23. 1967–1968 – Clifford K. Shipton, Harvard University
  24. 1968–1969 – H.G. Jones, North Carolina Department of Archives and History
  25. 1969–1970 – Herman Kahn, Yale University
  26. 1970–1971 – Philip P. Mason, Wayne State University
  27. 1971–1972 – Charles E. Lee, South Carolina Department of Archives and History
  28. 1972–1973 – Wilfred I. Smith, Public Archives of Canada
  29. 1973–1974 – F. Gerald Ham, State Historical Society of Wisconsin
  30. 1974–1975 – James B. Rhoads, National Archives and Records Administration
  31. 1975–1976 – Elizabeth E. Hamer Kegan, Library of Congress
  32. 1976–1977 – Robert M. Warner, University of Michigan
  33. 1977–1978 – Walter Rundell, Jr., University of Maryland
  34. 1978–1979 – Hugh A. Taylor, Public Archives of Canada
  35. 1979–1980 – Maynard J. Brichford, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  36. 1980–1981 – Ruth W. Helmuth, Case Western Reserve University
  37. 1981–1982 – Edward Weldon, National Archives and Records Administration
  38. 1982–1983 – J. Frank Cook, University of Wisconsin
  39. 1983–1984 – David B. Gracy II, Texas State Archives
  40. 1984–1985 – Andrea Hinding, University of Minnesota
  41. 1985–1986 – Shonnie Finnegan, State University of New York at Buffalo
  42. 1986–1987 – William L. Joyce, Princeton University
  43. 1987–1988 – Sue E. Holbert, Minnesota Historical Society
  44. 1988–1989 – Frank B. Evans, National Archives and Records Administration
  45. 1989–1990 – John A. Fleckner, Smithsonian Institution
  46. 1990–1991 – Trudy H. Peterson, National Archives and Records Administration
  47. 1991–1992 – Frank G. Burke, University of Maryland
  48. 1992–1993 – Anne R. Kenney, Cornell University
  49. 1993–1994 – Edie Hedlin, Consultant
  50. 1994–1995 – Maygene Daniels, National Gallery of Art
  51. 1995–1996 – Brenda Banks, Georgia Department of Archives and History
  52. 1996–1997 – Nicholas C. Burckel, Marquette University
  53. 1997–1998 – William J. Maher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  54. 1998–1999 – Luciana Duranti, University of British Columbia
  55. 1999–2000 – H. Thomas Hickerson, Cornell University
  56. 2000–2001 – Lee J. Stout, Pennsylvania State University
  57. 2001–2002 – Steven L. Hensen, Duke University
  58. 2002–2003 – Peter B. Hirtle, Cornell University Library
  59. 2003–2004 – Timothy L. Ericson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  60. 2004–2005 – Randall C. Jimerson, Western Washington University
  61. 2005–2006 – Richard Pearce-Moses, Arizona State Library Archives and Public Records
  62. 2006–2007 – Elizabeth W. Adkins CA, Ford Motor Company Archives
  63. 2007–2008 – Mark A. Greene, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
  64. 2008–2009 – Frank J. Boles, Clarke Historical Library
  65. 2009–2010 – Peter Gottlieb, Archives Division, Wisconsin Historical Society
  66. 2010–2011 – Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  67. 2011–2012 – Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
  68. 2012–2013 – Jackie M. Dooley, OCLC Research
  69. 2013–2014 – Danna C. Bell, The Library of Congress

References

  1. ↑ http://www.archivists.org/about/
  2. ↑ American Archivist 5: 119–120. 1942. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Presidents from the Society of American Archivists". 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

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