[SOA] Feedback needed: SAA Museum Archives Guidelines

[Carleton, Janet]

Request for feedback, forwarded by request in my role as SOA rep to the Regional Archival Associations Consortium<https://www2.archivists.org/groups/regional-archival-associations-consortium-raac> (RAAC).

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From: Cathy Miller via Society of American Archivists <Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org<mailto:Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org>>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 5:25 PM
To: Carleton, Janet <carleton at ohio.edu<mailto:carleton at ohio.edu>>
Subject: [SAA raac] : Feedback needed: Museum Archives Guidelines

Dear RAAC Members,

Please see the message below from Megan Schwenke, co-chair of the SAA Museum Archives Section, and share with your regional organization's members.

Thank you,
Cathy Miller
Chair, RAAC Advocacy Subcommittee
Society of Georgia Archivists RAAC Liaison
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Dear Colleagues,
The Society of American Archivists Museum Archives Section<https://www2.archivists.org/groups/museum-archives-section> welcomes your comments on a draft of revised Museum Archives Guidelines. These guidelines have been created by the Section to assist all types of museums in the development and administration of archival programs.

 You can view the draft Guidelines here<https://www2.archivists.org/groups/museum-archives-section/mas-wg-invites-comments-on-updated-draft-of-museum-archives-guidelines> and submit feedback by accessing this survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxOeGto_TTHkNPl8rx4bo0lnMKpiRMRJXdyYXv9m5OJ3CH6g/viewform>.
 Please note that you can sign off on the Guidelines as written using the radio buttons in the first question at the top, or you can enter specific comments on each section along with general comments on the document as a whole beneath. Questions can also be entered in the general comments field.
 The Guidelines serve several purposes for museum archivists. They demonstrate best practices and essential functions to museum administrations. They justify the role the museum archivist should assume within the institution in order to be successful and the related work that should be undertaken. They also help museum archivists accomplish that work to agreed upon professional standards. It is important to note that museum administrators and staff do not always understand the critical value of the museum archives to the institution and how it should be supported, especially when the museum's focus is a more-highly valued and appreciated object collection. The Guidelines are a tool that museum archivists can use as they navigate this complex dynamic.
 The Museum Archives Guidelines were originally developed in 1998, and approved and endorsed by SAA Council in 2003. This revised version, once finalized and approved, will be reviewed by the Museum Archives Section every two years.

 Thanks in advance,
The Museum Archives Section Standards and Best Practices Working Group

Arabeth Balasko
Kelli Bogan
Sam Bogner
Rachel Chatalbash (co-chair)
Emily Fendya
Tara Hart
Michelle Interrante
Tara Laver
Hannah Mandel
Sana Masood
Karen Melis
Shannon Morelli
Katrina O'Brien
Cate Peebles
Katherine Meyers Satriano
Sharad Shah
Joe Schill
Megan Schwenke (co-chair)
Peggy Tran-Le
Brian Wilson
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Megan Schwenke
Senior Archivist/Records Manager
617-495-2384
megan_schwenke at harvard.edu<mailto:megan_schwenke at harvard.edu>
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
www.harvardartmuseums.org<http://www.harvardartmuseums.org>

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