Annual Meeting Registration is now open!
Please join us for this year’s SCAA conference entitled, “How do I ...?”!
Our theme covers a wide array of topics, including digitization, processing, preservation, outreach ... all of the major subjects that archivists and cultural resource professionals deal with on a recurring basis!
This year's SCAA conference keynote speaker, Mrs Dawn Corley, best known at "The Charleston Silver Lady"! Dawn Corley has been collecting and lecturing on silver from South Carolina for nearly 30 years. She is descended from one of Charleston's earliest silversmiths, and her silver collection is shown by museums throughout the world. Some of Dawn’s most noteworthy pieces include silver that belonged to Robert E. Lee, John C. Calhoun, Wade Hampton, and porcelain that belonged to George and Martha Washington; pieces made by enslaved South Carolinians are included in her exquisite collection.
Her interactive lecture programs allow attendees the rare opportunity for a 'hands on' examination of these treasured pieces. Dawn had the honor of being the appraiser of the jewelry found on the Hunley Submarine in Charleston, and she has spoken for US Presidents, Foreign Heads of State, Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as many hundred private groups and organizations.
Some will recognize her name from state and national publications as well as local and national television. The ancestral home she shares in the Midlands of SC with her family was featured recently on HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk", and their 1790 plantation home was recently the focus of an ETV special, and has also been the site of multiple made for TV movies.
Read more about her practice and collection at charlestonsilverladywest.com.
When: Friday, October 19, 2018
Where: University of South Carolina – Aiken
Gregg-Graniteville Library
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Early bird registration fees are $35 members; $50 nonmembers (includes membership fee); $15 students. Registration price will increase on October 10: $45 members;
$60 non-members (includes membership for one year); $25 students.
Register Now!
Let’s Get Social!
By Kimberly McClure, Archivist, South Carolina Department of Archives and History
For almost 20 years, the South Carolina Archival Association has been bringing together archives professionals and others interested in the preservation of the state’s records. Every year, we offer workshops and the annual conference where we can come together and learn from our peers. But the annual Summer Social offers us the unique chance to let our hair down, have a little fun, and enjoy a day of connecting with our colleagues from across the state. And it’s for a good cause too!
In 2002, the executive board established the Darrick L. Hart Scholarship Fund to honor a SCAA charter member and Conservation Specialists at the University of South Carolina Conservation Lab who passed away that year. Funds raised from the Summer Social are designated for these scholarships which are awarded to current SCAA members to help offset the costs associated with attending professional meetings and workshops.
This year’s Summer Social was held in beautiful Conway, South Carolina. Our group met for lunch at Rivertown Bistro where we caught up with our colleagues and discussed some of the major issues we were each facing at our respective institutions.
After a pleasant meal, we headed to the Horry County Museum for a tour led by Education Specialist, Marion Haynes. In addition to the well-crafted exhibits and the famous fish tank, we had the opportunity to tour the storage spaces, processing rooms, exhibit preparation areas, and of course, the archives. Marion offered an interesting perspective on working in a small archive and the challenges that brings – primarily the handling of donations that don’t fit their scope of collections and the lack of sufficient storage space.
Bad weather prevented a trip to the L.W. Paul Living History Farm, a part of the Horry County Museum, but our spirits weren’t dampened. All in all, the day was a success and I, for one, left with a store of knowledge to put to use in my own agency. A special thanks to Walter Hill and Marion Haynes of the Horry County Museum for graciously hosting us this year.
If you are interested in applying for the scholarship, visit the Hart Endowment page on the SCAA website for more information.
A Message from Your New Blog Editor
Hello, I'm Jim Cross from Clemson University's Special Collections & Archives and I am SCAA's new blog editor. I am encouraging you to send me news, announcements , mini-research pieces, etc. for the blog to share with other members of SCAA. I'm hoping to post at least one blog entry a month, although more is certainly better! You can send items to me at jcross@clemson.edu; if you would like to talk to me about a potential post call me at (864) 656-5182 or contact me via email. I look forward to working with you all!
"Clemson Bound 1893" Online Exhibit at Clemson's Special Collections & Archives
As thousands of new Clemson students visit campus this summer for Orientation, Clemson Libraries Special Collections and Archives has a new online exhibit -- “Clemson Bound 1893” ( https://spark.adobe.com/page/atdPcRAEZUd30/ ) -- that looks back 125 years to the first Clemson students. Clemson College opened its doors for the first time on July 6, 1893 for a shortened 5 ½ month session. Approximately 300 students were on campus that day, but over a hundred more continued to arrive before the Board of Trustees voted to close new enrollment over a month later.
“Clemson Bound 1893” looks at the students, the curriculum and the campus during that first year. It includes historic images and documents drawn from the holdings of Special Collections and Archives including the J.C. Littlejohn Collection, The Williston Wightman Klugh Papers, The Richard Wright Simpson Papers, and Board of Trustees Records. Images also include an original 1890s uniform in the collection.
Fall Conference Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals
SCAA 2018 Fall Conference and Annual Meeting
University of South Carolina – Aiken
Gregg-Graniteville Library
Friday, October 19, 2018
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Do you know how to salvage a molded, pestilence infected collection?
Are you familiar with a new software that could help museums and archives digitize and share collections?
Have you had a successful year in fundraising, and want to share your story with institutions that could benefit from your tactics and expertise?
Then join us for this year’s SCAA conference entitled, “How do I ...?”!
Our theme covers a wide array of topics, including digitization, processing, preservation, outreach ... all of the major subjects that archivists and cultural resource professionals deal with on a recurring basis!
We’re looking for presenters who can share innovative ideas, remind us of tried and true methods, and offer advice on how to be most effective at our work.
The conference will feature two presentation options and a poster session for participants to share their knowledge and innovation:
- 30 minute presentations
- 10 minute lightning rounds
- Poster sessions to showcase accomplishments and special projects of South Carolina archivists and allied professionals and students.
We hope that this year’s conference can offer you useful tips and tools, and we look forward to hearing how you meet archival demands.
To submit a proposal, please fill out the form located at https://goo.gl/RhKN8U
The deadline for submission is August 17, 2018.
Early bird registration August 31-October 10
$35 members
$50 non-members (includes membership for one year)
$15 students
Regular registration after October 10
$45 members
$60 non-members (includes membership for one year)
$25 students
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