The Holiday Party this year will be held at 6:00pm on Thursday, December 10th, 2015 at the Little Art Gallery on the University of St. Thomas campus.
That gallery is housed in the Hughes House on the corner of Yoakum Blvd. and Branard St. and that location does include some parking at the rear of the house.
Feel free to bring your favorite holiday goodies to share.
Mark your calendars and we will see you all then!
The following request has made its way to AHA! Please contact Stacie at staciemckay@gmail.com if you can provide any kind of assistance.
I inherited all of my aunt’s art [40 years worth] after her passing and have been looking for an archivist to assist me in evaluating what to keep and how to keep what I have in good condition. I have not been able to find anyone.
I recently began my search again for an archivist and came across the SSA website and thought you might be able to assist me.
I guess the first question is whether or not there are Archivists who do personal/family consultations. Then whether or not they assist in the archiving process.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer my questions.
Stacie McKay
Past-President
Greater Houston Chapter, US Lacrosse
Memories of the Nuclear Age: An International Conference
November 18-20, 2015
Rice Campus and the Texas Medical Center Library
See website for more details
Archives Roundtable Meetup (KAKEN and AHA members only)
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Texas Medical Center Library’s Historical Research Center (HRC)
8272 El Rio, Suite 190
6:00-8:00 pm
The Conference
The Texas Medical Center Library’s McGovern Historical Center, along with Rice University’s Humanities Research Center and School of Humanities and the KAKEN group of Japan, is presenting a conference titled “Archiving Nuclear Memories.”
Archivists and historians from Japan will join with colleagues, faculty and staff from Rice, the TMC, and the general public to learn about the challenges of preserving and sharing information related to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Japan.
The Meetup
AHA members have an opportunity to eat and visit and talk about future collaborations or learn about best practices on both sides of the Pacific. During this informal meeting, KAKEN members can talk about their history and archive projects and learn about Houston archives. (Some food will be provided).
Currently, two archivists are scheduled to attend:
Akiko Kubota: a Gakushuin University graduate student, who can talk briefly on the topic of Atomic Bomb archives from the viewpoint of Science History
Maki Hirose: a Gakushuin University doctoroal student, who can talk about conservation and preservation of archives relating ot the War in Japan.
Please join us in welcoming our Japanese colleagues to Houston!
I am disappointed to announce that we have had to cancel our tour of Olivewood Cemetery again… The weather will just not cooperate with us! Because we are heading into the holiday season, we are not going to try to reschedule at this time, but look forward to an opportunity to tour the cemetery in the spring sometime.
If you would like to support the Descendants of Olivewood organization that maintains the cemetery, you can send your donations to PO Box #70644, Houston, TX 77270.
If you have some free time and feel like volunteering, the group is also looking for some direction with their archival material.
You can reach the Descendants’ voicemail box at (713) 396-0640. They have been so gracious in trying to work with our organization and were very excited to connect with us.
Explore Your Archives is a joint campaign run by The National Archives of the United Kingdom and the Archives and Records Association, UK & Ireland. Similar to American Archives Month, Explore Your Archives seeks to promote the preservation of our cultural heritage and raise awareness of archives as a unique community resource.
As part of Explore Your Archives, on Monday, November 16, 2015, archives across the globe are being asked to join the #ExploreArchives Thunderclap, simultaneously promoting archives through social media in a virtual flashmob.
In addition to the Thunderclap, November 16-20, 2015, will feature various themes for archives to showcase some of their interesting and unique items through social media.