The Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting was held in Portland, Oregon from July 23 to 29. As always, the University of Texas was well-represented by faculty, alumni and students, including several iSchool students and recent graduates who presented their research. Second-year student Will Clements presented a lightning talk at the SNAP Section meeting about […]
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The University of Texas student chapter of the Society of American Archivists was fortunate to be joined by Professor Michelle Caswell April 20-22 for a series of events that included dinner with students, a presentation open to the entire campus and a workshop. Dr. Caswell also joined us at the SAA-UT potluck. Dr. Caswell is […]
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The Texas Military Forces Museum (TMFM) is a bit of a second home for me. I’ve been interning there off and on since summer of 2014, and it has been an indispensable resource for me as I learn all about the museum field that I hope to enter into after my time at the iSchool […]
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On Friday, September 9th, the Society of American Archivists (SAA) UT chapter hosted its annual Fall behind-the-scenes tour of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. This tour gave new and returning students an inside look at the resources available at The Briscoe, which is a premier research center housing archives, library, and artifact collections that […]
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Before coming to the University of Texas at Austin School of Information in the fall of 2015, I had been working full time as a cultural arts programmer, community organizing, and overall “Jill of all trades” at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio. I found my passion for archives at the Esperanza […]
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