Author Archives: Houston Archivist

Event: Athena Press Tour and Lunch 2/28 at 11 AM

We are pleased to invite you to attend a special tour of Rice University to explore the Woodson Research Center’s new “Athena Press” on Saturday, February 28th at 11 AM, followed by a post-tour lunch. Join us for hands-on experiences with typesetting, printmaking, and bookbinding; you’ll see some prints and books that have been made on the press, and how they were inspired by items in the Woodson Research Center’s rare book collections. You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at pulling your own print from a movable-type lock-up on Rice’s tabletop letterpress setups. See attachment for more info on the Athena Press and check out @athena.press.htx on Instagram! 

This tour is RSVPonly, capacity 15; please bring a valid ID for entry into the library.

Location: Fondren Library  6100 South Main Street, Houston, TX 77005 – Gather at visitor entrance

Parking: Founder’s Court $1 each 10 min., $13 daily maximum for each exit (please see attachment for more parking ingo and walking path to the library’s visitor entrance)

Lunch: Istanbul Grill & Deli 5613 Morningside Dr, Houston, TX 77005

Event: 2026 NACCS Tejas Foco Annual Conference

The NACCS (The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies) Tejas Foco is a regional conference that attends to community and academic interests around issues that affect Chicanx in the state of Texas. It is an interdisciplinary conference that brings together community leaders, Kl 2 teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and college faculty and staff. The participants who attend the NACCS Tejas Foco not only reflect the racial/ethnic diversity of Texas, but they also represent multiple rural and urban points from across the state. The NACCS Tejas Foco provides college and K-12 administrators, faculty, and students to connect with outstanding faculty and community leaders from across the state.

 

You can find more information and register here.

Announcement: Old Weird Houston 3/21 from 12:00-5:00 pm

We are excited to invite you to participate in the 3rd iteration of Old, Weird, Houston, a one-of-a-kind local history fair celebrating the people, places, stories, and archives that make Houston so Houston.

The event will take place at The Orange Show Headquarters, 2334 Gulf Terminal, on Saturday, March 21, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The afternoon will feature engaging lectures, live music, food, and a steady flow of history-hungry visitors from across the city.

We are currently accepting tabling participants from museums, archives, historical organizations, collectors, researchers, artists, and anyone working to preserve and share Houston’s past. We also need volunteers for our welcome booth, oral history station, and more. Please fill out our participation form if you are able to table and/or volunteer at the event

Table Information:

  • Members of the Archivists of the Houston Area (AHA!) may reserve a table free of charge
  • Non members: $50 for one 8 ft table

All proceeds directly support scholarships for the Archivists of the Houston Area and ongoing preservation efforts at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.

If you are interested in participating or would like additional details, we would love to hear from you. Space is limited, and tables are reserved on a first come basis.Thank you for helping us keep Houston’s history vibrant and alive!

 

Krista M. Hollis

Chair, AHA! Programming Committee

 

 

Reminder: End of Year Potluck and Tour

Please join us for the End of Year Potluck and Tour!

We will be hosting our final event of 2025 at the Moore Memorial Public Library. Join us as we tour the historically beautiful library with a potluck afterwards. Bring your Drivers License to get a library card! You are also welcome to bring $10 for annual membership dues. 

Sign up here to bring food for the potluck & carpool.

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Time: 12PM

Location: Moore Memorial Public Library 1701 9th Avenue N Texas City, TX 77590

Free Parking in front of the library!

Announcement: AHA! Board Position Nominations are Open

AHA folks! Send in your nominations for these open positions! 

We are now welcoming nominations for the 2026 Board Committee positions – send in nominations for Secretary, Vice President/President Elect, and the Archives Bazaar Steering Committee. Nominate someone you know in AHA, or out of AHA, or even yourself! Just fill out this form.

Deadline for nominations will be December 15th during the End of Year Meeting. We can’t wait to see you there and how the results will pan out for AHA in 2026!

 

Meeting: End of Year Business Meeting on Zoom

The end of 2025 is just around the corner, but AHA is here to party! 🕺

Join us for our End of the Year meeting to discuss By-Law changes and elected board positions for 2026! We will vote on amendment changes to the By-Laws as well as voting for open positions within the executive board! Details below.

 

Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

Time: 12PM

Meeting link & info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84146703461?pwd=goaY9UcyQX3Zwi0EmtrCAYVsJqRsjQ.1      

Meeting ID: 841 4670 3461

Passcode: 342183

 

Professional Opportunity: USRA is Seeking Archival Reviewers for AFRL Scholars Professionals

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA), administers the Scholars Professionals (SPs) program for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
 
They are currently seeking U.S. citizens with Ph.D.s in one of the fields listed below to review applications from individuals with Master’s degrees or Ph.D.s in these fields:
 
•             Archival Science or Archival Studies
•             Library Science or Library and Information Science
•             Digital Studies or Digital Humanities
 
If you agree to review applications, you will receive $50 for each completed review.
 
If you are willing to serve as a reviewer, please visit 

https://afrlscholars.usra.edu/professionals/reviewers/

 to create a profile by Sunday, December 14. If you are assigned a review, the deadline to complete it will be Friday, January 30, 2026.

 
Questions can be addressed to Carolyn Hansen at 

chansen@usra.edu

Professional Orgs: SAA Preservation Publication Award

Nominate a Colleague (or Yourself!) for SAA’s Preservation Publication Award

The Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication Award committee welcomes nominations of outstanding
preservation-related works of relevance to the North American archives community that
were published in 2025. 

Nominated works may include articles, reports, chapters, or monographs in an
audiovisual, digital, or print formats. Works may cover topics related to analog or digital
preservation.

To learn more about this award, please visit
https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-preservation.

Browse SAA’s many opportunities for professional recognition and financial assistance.
Then click on the award’s application form for a preview and/or to create a profile, and
follow the directions to complete your submission. The deadline is February 28, 2026.

Event: AHA! at Zinefest Houston 11/15 12-6p

Don’t forget about Zine Fest Houston happening this Saturday, November 15th! This year’s annual Houston Zine Fest will be happening at The Orange Show for Visionary Arts, and AHA will have a table for ya’ll to come by, say hi, and check out our zine submissions!

Zine submissions for AHA are still open! You have until November 30th to submit a zine, with the theme being Community. This could be about a repository you’ve visited, collections you yourself are working on, or anything you want – as long as the theme is community!