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Archives Month 2011 – Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission talk

Please join us for a talk by Phil Montgomery, archivist at the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center: “Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission: lessons in compassion, language and cooperation.”

The talk covers the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) collections, which is a long-term study of the effects of radiation on the survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The Texas Medical Center Library’s ABCC collection is recognized in Japan as one the three worldwide leading sources on the effects of nuclear weapons. The other sites are the NIH archive in Washington D.C. and the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Japan.

Phil will show photographs from the collection to tell the story about the challenges and the gifts that arise from caring for these papers and how an international consortium is slowly taking shape with the intent of sharing this information. The collection regularly draws researchers from Japan and throughout the U.S. who study the effects of the bombings and the interaction between two divergent cultures.

The ABCC study began in 1947 and lasted until 1975, when the organization was changed to the Radiation Effects Research Foundation. The ABCC collection consists of 20 assorted collections measuring 184 cubic feet and includes hundreds of photographs, correspondence, memos, diaries, realia, maps, film and official ABCC documents.

WHEN: Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 6 pm

WHERE: Kyle Morrow Room, Fondren Library (3rd floor), Rice University (parking information)

2011 board elected

We are pleased to announce the results of last Thursday’s AHA! elections. Thank you to all our candidates for their willingness to run. Joining Amy Mobley (incoming president) on the board for 2011 are:

Vice-President/President Elect: Robert Schaadt (retired)
Secretary: Dara Flinn (Woodson Research Center, Rice University)
Treasurer: Terry Brown (Houston Symphony Archives)

Many thanks go to Annie Golden for her leadership and enthusiasm this year as president! And to Javier Garza and Ron Drees for their service as secretary and treasurer, respectively.

2011 election slate announced

Thanks to our nominating committee for putting together a great election slate for the 2011 AHA! board.

Vice President/President-elect: Robert Schaadt and Paul Scott
Secretary: Dara Flinn
Treasurer: Terry Brown and Adrian Melissinos

Additional nominations will be taken from the floor prior to voting. (See AHA’s by-laws for the responsibilities of each office, if interested in nominating yourself or a fellow member.) Remember that to vote you must be a current AHA! member. Ron Drees (2010 treasurer) will be happy to take your $10.00 membership dues at the Holiday Party and Election.

Archivists get-together, April 29

Feeling down because it seems every archivist you know will be in Santa Fe next week for the Society of Southwest Archivists meeting? You’re not alone!

Join fellow AHA! members for dinner, drinks and fellowship. No RSVP required.

Thursday, April 29, 2010, 6pm
Cafe Express
3200 Kirby Drive
(between West Alabama and Richmond)

New AHA Officers

New AHA officers were elected at the annual holiday meeting in December. Amy Mobley is vice president/president elect. Ron Drees is treasurer. Javier Garza is serving another term as secretary. Congratulations to all the officers. Annie Golden moved up to the position of president for 2010.

Special thanks to Phil Montgomery, the outgoing president, for all his fine work and leadership.

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

New AHA Officers

New AHA officers were elected at the annual holiday meeting. Annie Golden is vice president/president elect. MJ Figard is serving another term as treasure. Javier Garza is the new secretary. Congratulations to all the officers. Philip Montgomery will be the president for 2009.

Thank you to Ron Drees, Betty Fischer, and all the great folk at the University of St. Thomas for hosting our holiday party.

Special thanks to Sarah Jackson, the outgoing president, for all her fine work, energy, creativity and leadership.