The Society of Ohio Archivists’ most recent leadership meeting minutes, from February 28, March 17, and March 28, 2023, can now be found on the Council Meeting Minutes page.
Interested in SOA over time? Also on that page are minutes dating back to 1997. In addition to documenting actions from the leadership meeting, minutes include reports from the treasurer as well as from committees and task forces.
Questions about minutes? Contact SOA Secretary Shelby Beatty.
Register now for the 2023 Annual Meeting: Forward Together: Community Partnerships and Public Service, May 11-12!
Pre-registration ends on Monday, May 1 for the full conference experience (Day 1 virtual/Day 2 in person). Those choosing the all-virtual option have until May 10 to register online. On-site day of registration will be available, but without lunch. See the Annual Meeting page for all the details.
This May, the Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting will be traveling to Dayton, Ohio! You are invited to join us on Thursday, May 11 for virtual sessions, and on Friday, May 12 at the Dayton Metro Library Main in downtown Dayton, Ohio, for a full day of in-person presentations, networking, and exciting featured speakers.
Mackensie Wittmer, Morning Keynote speaker.
Yes, this year we are going hybrid! The virtual registration option will provide access to two standalone virtual sessions on Thursday May 11 (also available to attendees with the in-person option) and live streams of select sessions from the Friday May 12 slate. As our first attempt at a hybrid conference this will be a learning opportunity for all of us, so please bear with us if we encounter any unexpected kinks/challenges.
Keynotes: Hear from two featured speakers on Day 2! In our Morning Keynote, Mackensie Wittmer will be welcoming attendees to the Dayton-Miami Valley area and presenting on the impact and importance of collaboration within the cultural heritage community. For the Afternoon Keynote, Rosemary Pleva Flynn will be discussing what it means to be an archivist, focusing on the intersection of archival work among memory workers, storytellers, community archivists, and “traditional” archivists, and the role we all play in preserving culture and knowledge.
Rosemary Pleva Flynn, Afternoon Keynote speaker.
In sessions, learn from panelists in the SOA Justice, Equity, Diversity, Access, and Inclusion Task Force sponsored session focusing on the diverse history of Ohio. Dig into description remediation for Civil War letters. Get inspired to advocate for “your own slice of the pie.” Hear updates on the Warren Harding presidential papers and Toledo’s Attic projects. Participate in a mini-workshop on how you can help Ohio’s America 250 commission highlight the importance of archives and records. And from poster sessions, find out about the School of Information at Kent State University’s new Archival Studies concentration.
Questions? Please feel free to contact the 2022-2023 Educational Programming Committee Cochairs Matt Francis and Adam Wanter. We can’t wait to see you in Dayton!
The spring 2023 issue of Ohio Archivist, SOA’s biennial publication, is now available to download as a PDF!
In this issue you will find information about the May 11-12 Annual Conference to be held at Dayton Metro Library and online, 2023 candidate biographies, 3 feature stories, a Newcomers article, a Digital Discussions article on backlogs, and much more!
Contents:
– Forward Together: Community Partnerships and Public Service: Annual Meeting 2023 Preview
– President’s Message
– 2023 Slate of Candidates
– Archives Month Poster
– Feature: The Airstream Heritage Center by Samantha Martin
– Feature: Start Here: The NDSA Levels of Preservation Matrix by Emily Ahlin
– Feature: The Importance of Intersectional DEI by Michelle Ganz
– Newcomers: My Path to the Archives by Paige Kinzer
– Digital Discussions: Backlog’s Back, Alright! by Jenni Salamon
– News & Notes
– Editor’s Note
See all past Ohio Archivist issues on that publication’s page.
Questions? Contact Ohio Archivist Editor-in-Chief Jessica Heys.
It’s time to vote for Society of Ohio Archivists Leadership!
All current members of SOA should have received an email with a link to the ballot for officers and Council members on April 19. The ballot will be available April 19-May 12 (noon). If you did not receive one, and you have checked your junk folder, check with SOA Liaison Betsy Hedler at ohioarchivists@ohiohistory.org regarding your membership status.
Please see the Candidate Statements in this 4-page extract from the Ohio Archivist, spring 2023.
2023 Slate of Candidates
Thank you to the Nominating Committee for their work.
Help select the images to be used for the 2023 Ohio Archives Month Poster!
This year for the annual Society of Ohio Archivists’ October Archives Month poster we asked for archival images having to do with the theme of Transportation in Ohio.
Transportation of all varieties including bicycles, trains, cars, airplanes, blimps, and even spaceships were sent in by many SOA members and non-SOA members. Ohio’s history goes hand-in-hand with transportation and we hope you find these images to be interesting. We are happy that we had submissions from all over the state and we hope you enjoy seeing them.
We had great submissions this year from more than 26 Ohio institutions plus one family archivist! The top 10 images to receive the most votes will be sent on to the designer for consideration in the final poster design.
Here’s how to vote:
Thank you,
Collette McDonough
Chair, Society of Ohio Archivists Advocacy and Outreach Committee
Questions? Email [email protected].
Registration is now open for the 2023 Annual Meeting: Forward Together: Community Partnerships and Public Service!
Dayton Public Library, Main Library. Courtesy Dayton Public Library.
This May, the Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting will be traveling to Dayton, Ohio! You are invited to join us on Thursday, May 11 for virtual sessions, and on Friday, May 12 at the Dayton Metro Library Main in downtown Dayton, Ohio, for a full day of in-person presentations, networking, and exciting featured speakers.
This year for the annual Society of Ohio Archivists’ October Ohio Archives Month poster we are looking for archival image submissions having to do with transportation in Ohio.
Transportation has been important to Ohio since our founding. So, if your institution has images that you think are interesting and that have an interesting back story, please send them to us for a chance to be on the poster this year.
We are of course expecting the photos of planes, trains, and automobiles, but we hope you also send in all sorts of modes of transit such as canal boats, electric street cars, motorcycles, sternwheelers, horses pulling carts, or blimps. You might also want to submit images of a local car factory, or patent drawing for an invention that involves transportation. We hope to get submissions from all over the state! Continue reading
The Society of Ohio Archivists most recent leadership meeting minutes, from December 12, 2022 & January 30, 2023, can now be found on the Council Meeting Minutes page.
Interested in SOA over time? Also on that page are minutes dating back to 1997. In addition to documenting actions from the leadership meeting, minutes include reports from the treasurer as well as from committees and task forces.
Questions about minutes? Contact SOA Secretary Jen Johnson.
The Society of Ohio Archivists is pleased to announce five scholarships available to students (2 awards), and new archival professionals (2 awards) with three years or less experience in the workplace. The final scholarship category, the Ohio Preservation Council Student/New Professional Scholarship, is available to either students or new professionals.
The awards will be presented at the SOA Annual Meeting business meeting which will be held on Day 2 of this year’s hybrid meeting, Friday, May 12, 2023, at the Dayton Metro Library in Dayton. (Day 1, Thursday, May 11, will be virtual). Applications are due by March 10, 2023.
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The SOA Membership & Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2023 Society of Ohio Archivists Merit Award.
The award is given to individuals or organizations that have by excellence in deeds, actions, or initiatives improved the state of archives in Ohio over the past year. The award will be announced at the SOA Annual Meeting, which will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the Dayton Metro Library in Dayton.
Applications are due by March 10, 2023.
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