[SOA] 2017 SAA Diversity Award Nominations: Due February 28

[Holly Smith]

Dear Colleagues, 

Please feel free to share broadly, and please forgive any cross postings 

We hope you will consider nominating a colleague, project, or institution 
for the Society of American Archivists (SAA) 2017 Diversity Award. This 
award recognizes an individual, group, or institution for outstanding 
contributions in advancing diversity within the archives profession, SAA, 
or the archival record. Nominees will have demonstrated significant 
achievement in the form of activism, education, outreach, publication, 
service, or other initiatives in the archives field. The award is given 
based on the long-term impact on improving and promoting diversity as 
defined in the SAA Statement on Diversity.

Eligible Nominees: 
Eligible nominees include any individual, group, or organization. To 
encourage SAA member participation, preference may be given to SAA 
individual and/or institutional members. 
Past Winners: 
2012: The Chicano Studies Research Center
2013:  Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, Joan 
Krizack, Archives Consultant; Karen Underhill, Northern Arizona 
University’s Cline Library 
2014:  Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Program, University 
of Houston; Jennifer O'Neal, University of Oregon Libraries
2015:  The Shorefront Legacy Center; Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, 
University of Florida
2016: Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Heritage Archives SAA 
Roundtable “Desmantelando Fronteras/Breaking Down Borders” webinar series 

Nomination Requirements: 
Two letters of support. Nominations will be accepted from any individual, 
group, or institution.


Sponsor and Funding: 
Society of American Archivists Foundation.

Prize 
Up to two awards may be given each year. The prize will include a 
certificate and one complimentary registration per awardee to the SAA 
Annual Meeting occurring in the year in which the award is presented.

Please consider submitting a nomination by February 28, 2017. The 
nomination form can be found here.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Please feel free to forward 
this message to any individual or group that you think might have a 
potential nominee in mind. We are hoping to get a large number of 
nominations, as more than a single award can be given.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Cecily Marcus 

-- 
Cecily Marcus, Curator
Givens Collection of African American Literature
Performing Arts Archives
Upper Midwest Literary Archives 
Principal Investigator, Umbra Search African American History (
umbrasearch.org) 

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College Archivist 
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Spelman College
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