Category Archives: Meetings

AHA General Meeting, March 23

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

AHA! Holiday Potluck and Board Elections, December 9

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…

    • Archives Month Activities

    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

    HMRC Conservation and Preservation program, July 26

    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.

    AHA General Meeting, July 15

    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

    HMRC Oral History program, April 26

    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.

    AHA general meeting

    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

    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.