FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: October 10, 2017Contact: Anne StrongTelephone: (301) 279-9697 Multi-Year, $2 Million IDIQ Contract will assist USACE in preserving and disseminate its history and heritage The U.S Army Corps of Engineers Office of History (CEHO) has contracted with HAI to provide a wide range …
HAI Presents Panel on Archives Processing and Outreach Campaigns at the Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: May 19, 2017Contact: Anne StrongTelephone: (301) 279-9697 How can universities improve the way they process donated collections and make the public aware of them? HAI archivist Erin Mashni and historian Jennifer Giambrone are part of a panel discussion that will share real-world …
A Day in the Life of an Archivist: Processing the Garcia Papers
More Product, Less Process – Interview with Erica Williams, Archivist and Records Manager What is your role at History Associates? I’ve been an archivist at History Associates for 11 years now. It was my first job out of grad school. We’re a team of historians …
Stories from the Archives: The Personal Papers of Dr. Hector P. Garcia
In 1949, a single act of discrimination galvanized the Mexican-American civil rights movement. The widow of an American serviceman killed in action was denied use of a chapel for funeral services because her husband, Felix Z. Longoria, was Hispanic. First-hand accounts of the outcry that …
Unsung Treasures of the National Park Service
August 25, 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service. NPS is best known for its stewardship of America’s natural wonders, but its mission includes the preservation of places with cultural and historical significance as well. What many people may not realize is …
What’s Your Legacy? The Enduring Value of an Archive
Upon winning a championship or leaving office, sports figures and politicians are often asked to speculate about their legacy. Although leaving a legacy is something one may aspire to, it is really only something we see in retrospect. Such reflection requires perspective. Let me share …
How One Company Reduced Off-Site Records Storage Costs
Storing inactive records in an off-site facility can save space and costs, but these records, like active ones stored in your office, still need to be managed according to a retention schedule and destroyed appropriately. If such actions are not taken, the costs of keeping …
Assessing Senator Byrd’s Digital Files – Early Results
Arranging and preserving digital materials has been an ongoing challenge for repositories that hold the collections of U.S. senators and representatives. Our digital archives team recently joined forces with the Byrd Center for Legislative Studies (Byrd CLS) to conduct a pilot project on a selection …
Privacy: The Archivist’s Dilemma
Owners and custodians of archives collections often find themselves on the horns of a dilemma: the collections exist for researchers to use, yet they may contain information that should remain private. How then, does an archivist resolve this conflict so that the interests of the …