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Archives Month October 2009

Archives Month is October 2009.

Upcoming events include:

  • October 8, 6 p.m. — AHA Dinner at Amazon Grill on Kirby South of U.S. 59.  Lots of parking and variety of food. Time to visit and talk about the things going on in the archives community.
  • October 15 AHA meeting with guest speaker Robert Schaadt. Meeting at McGovern Center courtesy of Beth White.  A light meal will be provided.
  • October 17, 10:30 a.m. to noon — Tour of Glenwood Cemetery on Washington Avenue led by Russ Pittman. Mr. Pittman has been leading cemetery tours for Glenwood for many years. He is an excellent speaker and steeped in the lore of Houston history. Lunch at Zoe’s on Washington Ave. will follow. At Mr. Pittman’s request the group is limited to 20 people, including AHA members and guests. The  tour is limited to AHA members, although each member may bring a guest.
  • October 29th Munters Munch and Learn at the University of Houston M.D. Anderson Library. Food will be provided courtesy of Munters.

Directions to July 9 meeting at WRC

A reminder that our next AHA! meeting is today Thursday, July 9th, at the Woodson Research Center at Rice. The Woodson opens it doors to AHA at 4:30 p.m., we will begin eating between 5 and 5:30 with the meeting starting about 6:30. Information about parking and and a campus map is included below.

Our speaker will be Lena Le Moal, a professional bookbinder and graduate of the Lycée Tolbiac, a bookbinding and book conservation school in Paris. Lena has also worked in the book lab at the Harry Ransom Center and is now teaching at the Houston Museum of Printing History. She will talk about the different steps in evaluating damage to a book, tips on handling them, decisions to make as far as the type of repair, the budget, the options and the right people to call. Learn about what you can do yourself or techniques easy to learn, as well as what you should not do. Proper material for conservation will also be discussed.

AHA! will provide sandwich fixings, drinks, and tableware. Sides and desserts will be potluck.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Following is link for parking information:
http://cohesion.rice.edu/campusservices/parktrans/parking/visitors.cfm

Campus map:
http://www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html

How to pay for parking:
http://cohesion.rice.edu/campusservices/parktrans/parking/visitors.cfm?doc_id=5241

Joel Draut to shows HMRC photos at AHA meeting

Joel Draut, a photojournalist and archivist, will be the featured speaker at the
AHA! general meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22.

Joel is best known as the professional who curates the rich photographic
resources at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC). The HMRC has the
most extensive collection of images about Houston. He will talk about current
digitization efforts at the HMRC and show photographs from the collection.

AHA! meeting details:

When: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Where: University of St. Thomas
The Ahern Room in the Crooker Center
3909 Graustark, on the northeast corner of Graustark and
Branard.

Directions: From West Alabama, turn south on Graustark, go 2 blocks and the
Crooker Center is on the left or east side of Graustark. The Ahern room is on
the first floor at the south end of the building.

What: Snacks provided.

Call Philip Montgomery if you have any questions at 713-348-2542 or send email to pmontgom@rice.edu.

AHA board meeting

The AHA board will be meeting at Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at Cafe Express at 1422 West Gray at the corner of West Gray and Waugh Drive.

I encourage all AHA members to attend. Call or email me if you have any questions. 713-348-2542 or pmontgom@rice.edu.

Reminder about Privacy Webinar

Privacy and Health Information Webinar

Posted by pmontgom on March 24, 2009

AHA and SAA present: Privacy and Health Information Webinar.

When: April 16, 2009 with registration from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and the webinar from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: McGovern Historical Collections, HAM/TMC, 1133 John Freeman Blvd., Houston, located in the Texas Medical Center.

Who: This event is free to all members of AHA! Non-members pay $15.
Registration: Either show up at the door or register early by contacting Javier Garza at jjgarza@mdanderson.org or 713-792-2285 or contacting Philip Montgomery at pmontgom@rice.edu or call 713-348-2542.

Parking: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/using/maps.cfm
Sponsored by AHA and Hosted by McGovern Historical Collections, HAM/TMC.

Privacy and Health Information is a recording of a 90-minute web seminar presentation in June 2008, sponsored by the Society of American Archivists.

Health information of both living deceased individuals is collected in a wide variety of archival repositories from medical archives to local historical societies. What are the legal rights and ethical responsibilities that archivists and others should consider for access and use of this information? How do archivists adjudicate requests for access in compliance with legal and ethical rights to privacy?

This seminar explores:
• The Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• The Federal Common Rule for Protection of Human Subjects
• Ethical policies for protecting identifiable health and human subject information.

It also explores policies, procedures, and practices for repositories to employ while administering access and use of materials containing identifiable health and human subject information, including:

• The concept of role-based access;
• The structure and operation of institutional review boards;
• Repository policies and procedures;
• Glossary of terms;
• Examples of forms;
• Guidelines for review of documents; and
• Risk analysis and decision-making.

Sponsored by AHA! Archivists of the Houston Area and hosted by McGovern Historical Collections, HAM/TMC.

AHA General Meeting

AHA general meeting

When: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Where: University of St. Thomas
The Ahern Room in the Crooker Center
3909 Graustark, on the northeast corner of Graustark and
Branard.

Directions: From West Alabama, turn south on Graustark, go 2 blocks and the Crooker Center is on the left or east side of Graustark. The Ahern room is on the first floor at the south end of the building.

What: More details to come soon. Snacks provided.

Privacy and Health Information Webinar

AHA and SAA present: Privacy and Health Information Webinar.

When: April 16, 2009 with registration from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and the webinar from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: McGovern Historical Collections, HAM/TMC, 1133 John Freeman Blvd., Houston, located in the Texas Medical Center.
Who: This event is free to all members of AHA! Non-members pay $15.
Registration: Either show up at the door or register early by contacting Javier Garza at jjgarza@mdanderson.org or 713-792-2285 or contacting Philip Montgomery at pmontgom@rice.edu or call 713-348-2542.

Sponsored by AHA and Hosted by McGovern Historical Collections, HAM/TMC.

Privacy and Health Information is a recording of a 90-minute web seminar presentation in June 2008, sponsored by the Society of American Archivists.

Health information of both living deceased individuals is collected in a wide variety of archival repositories from medical archives to local historical societies. What are the legal rights and ethical responsibilities that archivists and others should consider for access and use of this information? How do archivists adjudicate requests for access in compliance with legal and ethical rights to privacy?

This seminar explores:
• The Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• The Federal Common Rule for Protection of Human Subjects
• Ethical policies for protecting identifiable health and human subject information.

It also explores policies, procedures, and practices for repositories to employ while administering access and use of materials containing identifiable health and human subject information, including:

• The concept of role-based access;
• The structure and operation of institutional review boards;
• Repository policies and procedures;
• Glossary of terms;
• Examples of forms;
• Guidelines for review of documents; and
• Risk analysis and decision-making.

Sponsored by AHA! Archivists of the Houston Area and hosted by McGovern Historical Collections, HAM/TMC.

Pioneer Open House

Pioneer Contracts Services is holding an open house Jan. 22, 2009 from noon to 7 p.m. for the opening of their new Records Information Management facility.

The event will be at the facility at 8810 Clay Road, Houston 77080. Fajitas will be served.

Call Danielle if you need information: 713-464-5024.

AHA Board meeting Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009

The AHA board will be meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, January 15 at Brasil, a restaurant located at 2604 Dunlavy St. at the corner of Dunlavy and Westheimer. The phone for Brasil is 713-528-1993.

I encourage all AHA members to attend. We will be discussing the upcoming year. Call or email me if you have any questions. 713-348-2542 or pmontgom@rice.edu.

Philip Montgomery

Preservation of Visual Materials Workshop

The Archivists of the Houston Area is offering the Preservation of Visual Materials on Saturday, January 17, 2008 from 9:00 – 3:30 at the University of Houston.  The cost of the workshop is $50.00. The Academy of Certified Archivists has awarded 2 continuing education credits for the workshop.  Please see the attached flyer for additional information.  http://houstonarchivists.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/flyerphoto20081203.pdf

Please email Sarah Jackson at Sarah.Jackson@itc.hctx.net to reserve a space – SEATING IS LIMITED – and then mail the registration form with your check to Sarah.

Sarah Canby Jackson, CA

Harris County Archives

Criminal Justice Center

1201 Franklin, 12th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002