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SC Archival Association Upcoming Activities and Events



The South Carolina Archival Association has several upcoming events and activities to announce:

SUMMER EVENT SET FOR MEPKIN ABBEY, SEPTEMBER 7

Historic Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner will host SCAA?s second annual summer event on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002. This special event is open to all SCAA members, families, and friends. Pre-registration by August 15 is required. Special guided tours start at 11:00 a.m.

Originally a Native American hunting ground, Mepkin was acquired by American patriot Henry Laurens in 1762. Laurens, first president of the Continental Congress, was captured by the British in the American Revolution and exchanged for General Cornwallis. In 1936 Mepkin was acquired by publisher and philanthropist Henry Luck, whose wife Clare Boothe Luce commissioned noted landscape architect Loutrell Briggs to restore the grounds. In 1949 the Luces arranged for the Trappist monks of the Worldwide Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance to establish a monastery on the grounds.

The SCAA group will also tour the new Clare Boothe Luce Library. Box lunches are included. The cost is $20 for adults, $15 for children. SCAA sponsors the Summer Event to exchange knowledge of cultural institutions in the state and serve as a fundraiser for its scholarship program. Please register by August 15 by contacting Jeanette Bergeron at 803-461-3234 or emailing archives@ltss.edu.

SCAA FALL MEETING SCHEDULE

The SCAA Fall Meeting will be held October 8 at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in Columbia. The schedule of events is as follows:
§     9:00-9:45 Registration and coffee
§     9:45-10:00 Welcome and Announcements
§ 10:00-11:30 Plenary Session?Tom Ruller from the New York State Education Department will deliver a talk entitled ?Preserving and Providing Long-Term Access to Archival Electronic Records?
§     11:40-1:15 Lunch, Business Meeting and Awards
§     1:30-3:45 Concurrent Sessions
Session 1:  Preservation of Non-Paper Records
Session 2:  EAD Implementation and Startup, Problems and Solutions
§     3:45 Departure (or stay and clean up?which would be most appreciated!)

SCAA ANNOUNCES AWARDS PROGRAM

The SCAA board has approved four awards, including a South Carolina Archivist of the Year, to annually recognize contributions to the preservation of historical material on South Carolina and service to the state?s archives and the SCAA. The inaugural awards will be presented at the 2002 Fall Business Meeting. All SCAA members are invited to nominate honorees according to the criteria below, including distinguished retirees, volunteers and others who have done outstanding archival work in South Carolina. Deadline for the 2002 awards is Monday, August 26.

South Carolina Archivist of the Year. To a current SCAA member, in recognition of extensive years of exceptional service to the profession, particularly in South Carolina, and to forwarding the mission and goals of the South Carolina Archival Association.

Career Achievement Awards. In recognition of an extensive body of work on the preservation of historical material about South Carolina and of service to promoting their use, and generally rewarded upon retirement, relocation from South Carolina and similar events. Recipients do not have to be SCAA members.

Program Innovation Awards. To SCAA members, based upon criteria such as, but not limited to: Creating a viable archives where none existed; publishing materials that benefit archives or archivists; establishing successful new programs such as access to collections on the web or working with community groups to promote archives. Successful efforts should be South Carolina-based.

Friend of the Archives Award. To an individual or organization which promotes, advocates, and/or defends archives and archival programs in South Carolina.

Nomination Instructions
Please submit a separate request for each nomination. Include:
Nominee?s Name
Institution
Address
Phone
Email
Nominator?s Name
Nominator?s Phone
Name of Award
Describe the justifications for this nominee receiving this award. Please be specific and provide factual details. The Awards Committee includes Jeanette Bergeron, Michael Kohl and Henry Fulmer. Mail or email your nominations to Crumley Lutheran Archives, 4201 North Main St, Columbia, SC 29203, 803-461-3234, archives@ltss.edu. Deadline: Monday, August 26, 2002


REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Nominating Committee is pleased to report to the membership the slate of nominees for the election scheduled for October 8, 2002. The nominees are as follows:


Nominees for VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
K. Sharon Bennett
James Cross

Nominees for DIRECTOR
Howard Branham
Michael Kohl
Suzanne Singleton

Nominees for TREASURER
Lauren Decker
Katherine Moore
Steve M. Whitaker


In addition to this slate, the Bylaws of SCAA permit nominations to be made from the floor at the annual business meeting.

We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to all nominees.








Aimee Berry, Archivist
SCSU Historical Collection
Miller F. Whittaker Library
S.C. State University
P.O. Box 7491, 300 College St. NE
Orangeburg, S.C. 29117-0001
Phone:  (803) 536-8627/8646
Fax:  (803) 516-4726
Email:  airebe@hotmail.com
       aimeeberry@scsu.edu


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