Seattle Area Archivists

11/01/2024

In 2021, the research study titled “Everybody is Welcomed, Everybody is Needed: Using Archives in Interdisciplinary K-12 Teaching and Learning” placed a call in the SeArch newsletter for archivists’ perspectives on teaching with archival materials on topics related to Climate Change. As a pilot study, the doctoral student researcher, Itza Carbajal, sought to identify and assess the role archival records play in K-12 education specifically when discussing and highlighting issues regarding environmental change and perceptions on the Climate Crisis....

In 2021, the research study titled “Everybody is Welcomed, Everybody is Needed: Using Archives in Interdisciplinary K-12 Teaching and Learning” placed a call in the SeArch newsletter for archivists…

10/01/2024

By Patti Thibodeau: Imagine stepping into a vibrant hub of activity, where the air buzzes with excitement and the shared passion for video games. This was the scene at the Save the Games Symposium, held in August in Rochester, New York at the Strong Museum of Play. A diverse group of industry professionals, academics, and avid gamers gathered to tackle a pressing issue: preserving the rich history of video games....

By Patti Thibodeau Imagine stepping into a vibrant hub of activity, where the air buzzes with excitement and the shared passion for video games. This was the scene at the Save the Games Symposium, …

07/31/2024

By Libby Hopfauf Processing audiovisual materials can be intimidating. It requires specialized expertise, antiquated equipment, and hard-to-come-by funding. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Understanding what you have and how to care for it will empower you to make informed decisions on how to proceed. As part of the Northwest Archivists (NWA) 2024 conference (held May 8-10 at the Historic Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington), …...

By Libby Hopfauf Processing audiovisual materials can be intimidating. It requires specialized expertise, antiquated equipment, and hard-to-come-by funding. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Un…

07/15/2024

Call for applications: Pilot program for Maturity Model for Archival Reparative Description Is your community, corporate, or government archives engaged in reparative description work? Do you believe your institution would benefit from piloting a new organizational evaluation tool, the Maturity Model for Reparative Description (MMRD)? The SAA Foundation has given us a grant to test and improve the MMRD through work with 5 archives....

Call for applications: Pilot program for Maturity Model for Archival Reparative Description Is your community, corporate, or government archives engaged in reparative description work? Do you belie…

06/07/2024

KEXP is recruiting library assistant volunteers! This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in exploring library work. The application closes June 11. Apply here! (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MKPvEntueTZoC5J3rBhp8La1Qo5Eft5fkBdZiPbUxSo/viewform?edit_requested=true)

About the volunteer position: The KEXP library of CDs contains tens of thousands of titles and is in need of some tender loving care, the kind it hasn’t seen since this library of CDs was digitized and placed into KEXPs digital library 10 years ago.

This library volunteer will be helping to organize, inventory, and shelve a variety of physical media to bring the library up to date. Examples of specific projects include: Inventorying CDs, researching library collections, shelving new additions or replacing CDs currently on the shelves.

03/05/2024

Northwest Archivists, Inc. Archivist in Residence program. You should apply!

Northwest Archivists, Inc. is offering a $7,000 stipend for one graduate student (or recent graduate within two years) to receive an Archivist-in-Residence opportunity. . The purpose of this residency is two-fold: 1. To offer upcoming and new professionals with paid career development opportunities....

02/18/2024

Seize these opportunities to enhance your archival journey. Apply by March 1!

Are you a grad student passionate about archives? Explore your career with NWA's Student at Large scholarship – $500 for up to four students.
Archivist seeking professional development? Apply for the $500 Professional Development Scholarship.
Want to bring archival education to your region? The Continuing Education Fund offers $500 per state (WA, OR, AK, MT, and ID).

https://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/funding

02/16/2024

Calling all SeArch members! Don't forget that 2024 membership dues are due by February 29, 2024. SeArch members voted to slightly increase dues, and we've added a new type of membership: institutional. For more information, please go to the Join Us page of our website or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

02/09/2024

On December 31, 2023, an intruder broke into the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple and committed arson in the archival storage area of the basement, resulting in considerable fire and water damage to the Temple archives. Thousands of archival records and artifacts were damaged. The restoration work is still ongoing, and Arson Restoration Project Committee (ARPC)...

Photo of Betsuin Temple by David Koch, HistoryLink.tours. On December 31, 2023, an intruder broke into the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple and committed arson in the archival storage area of the ba…

01/30/2024

Nominations are now open for the SAA’s 2024 Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award and 2024 J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award. The Hamer Award recognizes an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents through compilation, transcription, exhibition, or public presentation of archives or manuscript materials for educational, instructional, or other public purpose....

Nominations are now open for the SAA’s 2024 Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award and 2024 J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award.The Hamer Award recognizes an archivist, editor, gro…

01/28/2024

Don’t miss out on these 2024 conferences. Northwest Archivists Submit a poster proposal for the Northwest Archivists Annual Meeting in broad support of the theme Seeking Balance: Sustainabili…