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The Society of American Archivists is the oldest and largest archivist association in North America, serving the educational and informational needs of more than 5,000 individual archivist and institutional members. Established in 1936, the organization serves upwards of 6,200 individual and member institutions.
An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. Some of the people listed here were not professional but amateur archivists, although their archivist activities preserved large amounts or important data.
The American Archivist is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal and the official publication of the Society of American Archivists. It covers theoretical and practical developments in archival science, particularly in North America. The journal contains essays, case studies, perspectives, and reviews of recent books and web resources.
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) also notes that while both professions preserve, collect, and make materials accessible, librarians can often obtain "new copies of worn-out or lost books", while records in archival collections are unique and irreplaceable. The SAA further distinguishes libraries and archives based on the materials they ...
The Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States.More than 20 million items of original material [1] are housed in the Archives' research centers in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Fellows of the Society of American Archivists (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "American archivists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 227 total.
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Cappon wrote several books including Virginia Newspapers 1821-1935 and The Bibliography of Virginia History Since 1865. [3] He was deeply involved professionally, and helped found the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE). He served as president of the SAA from 1956 to 1957 and president of the ...