News & announcements

Society of American Archivists Digital Archives Specialist Certificate “Bootcamp” Coming to UW Libraries in June 2018

Please register here to enroll in portions of the Digital Archivists Specialist certificate course.

This course is now all full, but we recommend you sign up for the waitlist if you desire to participate! 

If you have any further questions that can’t be answered on the SAA class registration page, please feel free to email Labor Archivist Conor Caseycmcasey@uw.edu

History Happy Hour:
A century of language change: Ladino in Seattle today

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Exact location provided with RSVP
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Join the Washington State Jewish Historical Society and JConnect for the next History Happy Hour on June 19th with Molly FitzMorris. Molly will explain how the history of Ladino in Seattle lead to the language shift from Ladino to English among Seattle's Sephardic Jews, and how this language shift has impacted the Ladino spoken today. The talk highlights some of the most prominent features of this unique North American dialect of Ladino; some of these features can still be found in spoken Ladino, while others have all but disappeared. Though it is difficult to reverse language shift, Seattle may be in a unique position to preserve the Ladino language.
 
To learn more about this event visit: www.wsjhs.org/historyhappyhour

CONTACT INFO
Taryn Michaela Harris, info@wsjhs.org office: 206-774-2277
 

Raoul Wallenberg Dinner - 23rd Annual

Thursday, June 7, 2018
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Nordic Museum
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Join the Washington State Jewish Historical Society in supporting the Nordic Museum for the 23rd Annual Raoul Wallenberg Dinner, honoring the memory of the Swedish diplomat who intervened to save thousands of Jews from deportation to Nazi concentration camps.

Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish architect and businessman, who served as Sweden's special envoy in Nazi-occupied Budapest from July to December, 1944. During that time, Wallenberg issued protective passports to Jewish persons and sheltered Jews in Swedish-territory buildings, saving tens of thousands of people from deportation to concentration camps. Wallenberg was detained by the Soviet Army in 1944, and reportedly died in a communist prison in 1947. Today, he is celebrated by countries worldwide for his courageous humanitarian efforts.
 
CONTACT INFO
Shmuel, info@wsjhs.org  206-774-2277

Local Records Committee June 6 Meeting

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
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There will be a Local Records Committee meeting at 11am Wednesday June 6, 2018. This open public meeting will take place at the Washington State Archives, 1129 Washington Street SE, Olympia

In Search of Map Conservator
Seattle Area Archivists has been contacted with a request for a conservator for a map in Pierce County. Please email us for the person's contact information.

Call for Archival Assistance for PBS Show
Erin Ross, who works for the PBS documentary series hosted by Ann Curry, called We'll Meet Again – http://www.pbs.org/meet-again/ has reached out to Seattle Area Archivists for an archivist in Seattle to help with their research. 

The series explores significant historic events that have shaped America and its citizens; told through the eyes of people who experienced them directly. Each episode introduces us to two individuals whose lives were impacted by history and we follow them on a journey as they look for a long-lost friend, family member or significant stranger.

Our first season was shown on PBS in January/February this year, and can still be viewed on the link above, or on the channel's Facebook page. They focused of watershed events such as WWII, 9/11, and the Civil Rights Movement. As part of their second season, they are looking for an archivist in Seattle who would be able to help them on our search, by accessing records and helping to find contact details. 

If interested, contact Erin Ross, Assistant Producer, 
Toll free US number: 1-888-558-6449  
Direct Line: 011 44 203 150 2823
Email: erin.ross@blinkfilmsuk.com
 

Labor Archives of Washington Regional Records Survey

The Labor Archives of Washington at the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections invites all cultural heritage institutions in the Pacific Northwest with records related to labor history and interrelated civil rights and social justice organizations/activism to participate in the Pacific Northwest Historical Labor Records Survey! This information will give the LAW a broader knowledge about where records documenting labor history in the region currently reside, enabling us to compile a regional directory of labor historical records as well as integrate this information into the Society of American Archivists, Labor Archives Section’s Labor Archives of the United States and Canada: A Directory. This survey is being administered in conjunction with a survey distributed to labor organizations in the state of Washington to gather information on the state of labor historical records within union organizational offices.

Follow this link to the survey on Survey Monkey. If you’d rather complete the survey over the phone or by paper, just contact Assistant Labor Archivist, Crystal Rodgers at rodgercr@uw.edu or 206-685-6903. Deadline to complete the survey is July 31, 2018. Please forward the survey to colleagues who you know have collections relevant to this survey.

Washington State Archives Records Management Training

Washington State Archives provides guidance and support to state and local government agencies in public records management by offering education and training opportunities. Both live in-person sessions and webinars are available, as well as a number of online options. Check out all offerings here and local ones below.

• How to Apply for a Local Records Grant - June 4th, Shoreline 
• Records Management 101: An Introduction to the 10 Leading Practices for Effective Records Management - June 19th, Bellevue
• Building Records Management in your Agency - June 26th, Bellevue

Information about tours being offered during the NWA 2018 Annual Meeting is now available! Learn more and register here! 

To reserve a room for next month's annual meeting: 

Kah-Nee-Ta has been experiencing some technical difficulties with their online reservation system. To reserve a room, we are being encouraged to call at 541-553-1112. The code to use is "NW Archivists." Room rates are guaranteed through March 26, 2018.