Please save the date and join us for the 2018 CIMA Annual Conference that will be held at the Sheraton in Salt Lake City, May 23-25th, 2018. Conference information will be released soon. In the meantime, book your room at the Sheraton at a special discounted conference rate by visiting https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1710025614&key=305518D0
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The application period for the Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Mosaic Scholarship is currently open, with a deadline of February 28, 2015.
The Mosaic Scholarship was established to provide financial and mentoring support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science, to encourage students to pursue careers in archives, and to promote the diversification of the American archival profession. The award is given to applicants who demonstrate excellent potential for scholastic and personal achievement and who manifest a commitment both to the archival profession and to advancing diversity concerns within it.
Up to two scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded. In addition, each scholarship recipient receives a one-year complimentary membership to SAA and complementary registration to the Society’s Annual Meeting.
For more information on the scholarship, eligibility requirements and instructions on applying, please visit: http://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-mosaic.
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The Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists seeks nominations for the 2015 award.
This award recognizes an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents through compilation, transcription, exhibition, or public presentation of archives or manuscript materials for educational, instructional, or other public purpose. Archives may include photographs, films, and visual archives. Publication may be in hard copy, microfilm, digital, or other circulating medium.
Recent winners include:
• 2014: Emma Goldman Papers Project
• 2013: Densho, The Japanese American Legacy Project
• 2012: Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
• 2011: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries March On Milwaukee Civil Rights History Project Team
• 2010: The Giza Archives Project at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Eligibility:
Individual archivists and editors, groups of individuals, and organizations are eligible.
Application Deadline:
All nominations shall be submitted to SAA by February 28 of each year. CLICK HERE to download the RTF application form, which includes instructions for submission.
For more information on SAA awards and the nominations process, please go to http://www.archivists.org/recognition/index.asp.
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The L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University currently has a faculty-level opening for a Curator of 21st Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts. This position is responsible for the identification, appraisal, acquisition, cataloging, and preservation of manuscript materials of enduring historical value related to Utah, the Western U.S., and Mormonism following accepted professional standards and practices. The position is also responsible for the professional papers program of Brigham Young University.
To review the full job posting, and to make an application, visit the Y Jobs portal at https://yjobs.byu.edu/postings/5657. Applicants should also be sure to attach a cover letter and current CV, in addition to the online application. Anticipated job availability is September 1, 2015. Review of applications will begin February 17, 2015.
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The CIMA Council met on April 13, 2011, in a conference call. The minutes from the meeting are available here.
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