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AHA Holiday Party

Posted by Lauren on December 2, 2011

Join AHA! for some Christmas fun and cheer at the annual Holiday Potluck and Election.

WHEN: Thursday, December 8, 2011, 6-8pm

WHERE: Houston Symphony Archives

1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77057
Free parking is available on levels 3-6 in the parking garage.
(Building is across from the soccer field of the YMCA on Augusta.)

WHAT: Activities will include:

•Elections – A new board for 2012 will be elected. You must be a member of AHA! to vote. Candidates to be announced shortly.
•Food – It will be a potluck, so please bring something to share. AHA! will provide table ware and drinks.
•Socializing – Chat with old friends and meet new members.
•Games – Test your holiday knowledge and win a prize!
•Ornament exchange – Bring an “archival” ornament to exchange. Use your imagination and be creative!

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AHA General Meeting, July 14

Posted by Lauren on June 21, 2011

AHA General Meeting – July 14 – very special speaker and location!

PROGRAM

April 20, 1836 saw a series of skirmishes triggered by Tennessean Sidney Sherman against Santa Ana’s army, the Toluca Skirmishers, who had led the main attack at the Alamo. Recently recovered battle-related artifacts and maps point to the location of the skirmishes between the Twin Sisters Cannons and Santa Ana’s Golden Standard cannon – events of the day before the Texian Army fostered the cry, “Remember Goliad, Remember the Alamo.” Local historian and consultant Janet Wagner will discuss these discoveries.

Janet is owner of the landscape architecture firm  J. K. Wagner & Company, Inc., whose work also includes research and site analysis for historic preservation projects. She is currently chairman of the Harris County Historical Commission.

TIME/LOCATION

6:00 pm

Bayou Bend’s Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center
6003 Memorial Drive at Westcott Street
Houston, Texas 77007

The MFAH’s most recent building project, the Kilroy Center opened in September 2010 with an orientation gallery, a library, a retail shop, two meeting rooms, and public terraces. It is LEED-Silver certified. The Hogg Family Legacy Room and videos in the orientation gallery feature images from the MFAH Archives and other repositories in Houston and Austin, so be sure to check these out! If you can arrive before 5pm, the Shop at Bayou Bend offers a unique assortment of gifts and souvenirs. Parking is plentiful and free.

Do not miss this special event!

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AHA General Meeting, March 23

Posted by Lauren on March 1, 2011

Please join us for AHA’s first general meeting of 2011!

WHO: Adrian Melissinos, a member of AHA! who completed her PhD in Nursing Science at Texas Woman’s University last year, will present on her dissertation.

WHAT: Kezia Payne DePelchin, Nursing, and the Memphis Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878:  How Archives Helped Tell the Tale

Yellow fever raged as an epidemic throughout the South in the summer of 1878. Memphis was overwhelmed with more than 17,000 cases of yellow fever and put out calls for assistance.  Mrs. DePelchin, an untrained nurse (there were no nursing schools in Texas at the time) and survivor of yellow fever, traveled to Memphis to render aid as a nurse in the stricken city.  In a series of letters to her sister, she wrote in great detail of her nursing experiences during the epidemic.  Archives in both Texas and Tennessee were instrumental in preparing this material as a dissertation.

Light refreshments will be provided.

WHEN: 6:00pm, Wednesday, March 23, 2011

WHERE: University of St. Thomas

Ahern Room (located in the Crooker Center)
3909 Graustark, 77006-4696

Information on parking and how to find us are here:

http://www.stthom.edu/Visitors_Community/Maps/Directions.aqf
http://www.stthom.edu/public/getFile.asp?File_Content_ID=1707
http://www.stthom.edu/Visitors_Community/Maps/Index.aqf

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AHA! Holiday Potluck and Board Elections, December 9

Posted by amobley on November 18, 2010

AHA! wants to help you get the holidays started! Join us for some holiday fun and cheer at the annual Holiday Potluck and Election.

WHEN: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 5:30-8:30pm

WHERE: University of St. Thomas
Ahern Room (located in the Crooker Center)
3909 Graustark, 77006-4696

Information on parking and how to find us are here:
http://www.stthom.edu/Visitors_Community/Maps/Directions.aqf
http://www.stthom.edu/public/getFile.asp?File_Content_ID=1707
http://www.stthom.edu/Visitors_Community/Maps/Index.aqf

WHAT: Activities will include:

  • Ornament exchange – Bring an “archival” created ornament to exchange. Use your imagination and be creative but must be archival in nature.
  • Noshing – It will be a potluck so bring something to share. AHA! will provide table ware and drinks.
  • Elections – A new board for 2011 will be elected. You must be a member of AHA! to vote.
  • Door prizes – Prizes will be drawn throughout the night!
  • Socializing – Chat with old friends and meet new members.
  • More noshing…

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    Archives Month Activities

    Posted by amobley on September 21, 2010

    A number of events are planned to celebrate the nationwide Archives Month in October, so get ready to mark your calendars. A quick list is below; check out the Archives Month page on this site for details and to see/download this year’s poster. (Professionally printed ones will be available during the month.)

    If you have something special planned in your repository or for your parent institution, we would love to hear about it!

    Thursday, October 7, 2010, 6pm
    Archivists Dinner
    Café Express at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 6pm
    General Meeting
    Rice University

    Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 9:30-11:30am
    Information Session: Archivist’s Toolkit vs. Archon
    Rice University

    Saturday, October 30, 2010, 10am
    Glenwood Cemetery tour

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    HMRC Conservation and Preservation program, July 26

    Posted by amobley on July 19, 2010

    WHO: The Friends of the Texas Room (of the Julia Ideson Library, downtown), present their quarterly meeting, free and open to the public.

    WHAT: Laney McAdow and Mary McMillen (both on staff at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center) will speak on the conservation and preservation of books, documents, letters, newspapers, leather, and photographs and conduct a brief demonstration of techniques for preserving the life of these kinds of materials.

    Mrs. McMillen worked 25 years in the Harvard University Library System, including 16 years as collections conservator at the Graduate School of Education. She studied bookbinding and conservation at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, and is a member of AIC and The Guild of Bookworkers.

    WHEN: Monday, July 26, 2010, 6:30pm reception, 7pm program

    WHERE: Museum of Printing History
    1324 W. Clay Street
    (between Waugh Drive and Montrose, one block south of West Dallas)
    Free parking is available in the lot across the street or in the small lot on the left, adjacent to the Museum building.

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    AHA General Meeting, July 15

    Posted by amobley on June 25, 2010

    WHO: JoAnn Pospisil, archivist and director, Baylor College of Medicine Archives

    WHAT: JoAnn will present on the topic of oral history. In addition to local, regional and national archivist societies, JoAnn is a member of the Texas Oral History Association. She has extensive experience with oral history work (such as the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, the Quilters’ Save our Stories Project and various family history projects) and training others to conduct successful interviews.

    Refreshments will be provided.

    WHEN: 6:00pm, Thursday, July 15, 2010

    WHERE: McGovern Historical Collections
    Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library
    Historical Research Center
    8272 El Rio Street
    Houston, TX 77054

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    AHA board meeting, June 17

    Posted by amobley on June 8, 2010

    The AHA executive board will have a meeting on Thursday, June 17th at 6pm at Zoë’s on Washington (a few blocks west of Heights Boulevard). All members are welcome to attend. Please send agenda items to Annie Golden.

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    HMRC Oral History program, April 26

    Posted by amobley on April 12, 2010

    WHO: The Friends of the Texas Room (of the Julia Ideson Library, downtown) present their quarterly meeting, free and open to the public.

    WHAT: Louis J. Marchiafava, Ph.D. will speak on the origins and development of the oral history program at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center (Houston Public Library).

    WHEN: Monday, April 26, 2010, 6:30pm reception, 7pm program

    WHERE: Museum of Printing History
    1324 W. Clay Street
    (between Waugh Drive and Montrose, one block south of West Dallas)
    Free parking is available in the lot across the street or in the small lot on the left, adjacent to the Museum building.

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    AHA general meeting

    Posted by amobley on February 18, 2010

    WHO: Vince Lee, archivist at the Gregory School, will be the featured speaker at the AHA! general meeting at 5:30pm, Wednesday, March 24.

    WHAT: The African American Library at the Gregory School is the new archive in town, having officially opened its doors November 14, 2009. Come hear about Houston Public Library’s newest special collections and tour the renovated facility which formerly served as the first public school for African Americans in Houston.

    WHEN: 5:30-6:45pm, Wednesday, March 24, 2010

    Please pardon the early start time, which is necessary because of the hour the building closes. We will socialize and enjoy light refreshments for a bit to allow more time for attendees to arrive for the program and finish promptly by 6:45pm.

    WHERE: African American Library at the Gregory School
    1300 Victor Street
    Freedmen’s Town, Fourth Ward
    Houston, TX 77019

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