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Society of American Archivists

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. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Society of American Archivists has hosted 3 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2001 Forum. Most appearances with Trudy Huskamp Peterson (2). Most common tags: U.S. History, Communication.

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    Presidential Records Act

    How are presidential records collected, archived, and preserved? Scholars talked about the Presidential Records Act of 1978, …

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    Vital Records and Archival Management

    Panelists talked about the importance of public records and archival management in the promotion of civil society. They focus…

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    Archival Record Keeping in Cases of Corruption

    Panelists talked about public records management to administrators and archivists, and particularly problems encountered in c…

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    Panama Canal Records

    The Panama Canal officially came under Panamanian control as a result of the treaty signed during the Carter administration. …

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