Appendix
C
Selected List of Council
and Business Meeting Resolutions
1. SAA Policies,
Procedures, and Organizational Matters
2. SAA and the
Wider Profession
3. SAA and Other
Institutions and Organizations
4. SAA
and International Affairs
SAA
Policies, Procedures, and Organizational Matters
Council
Meeting 12/31/37 (The American Archivist 1:2)
Mailing
list of the Society considered confidential, but exceptions for professional
purposes at discretion of the Secretary
Council
Meeting [Spring 1945] (The American Archivist 8:3)
Approved
incorporation of the Society
Council
Meeting 12/28/55 (The American Archivist 19:2)
Directed
the Secretary to control issuance of stationery for committees in order to
safeguard against unauthorized use in the name of the Society
Council
Meeting 6/12/59 (The American Archivist 22:4)
Clarified
its intent that only individual members be eligible for election as Fellows
Council
Meeting 12/28/62 (The American Archivist 26:3)
Resolved
that Council members are responsible for attending meetings and should resign
if absent from two or more meetings in succession without sufficient personal
reason
Council
Meeting 10/2/63 (The American Archivist 27:1)
Designated
Dolores Renze as the Society's archivist
Council
Meeting 4/28/66 (The American Archivist 29:3)
Decided
that Fellows whose dues are in arrears should retain their standing but not
be counted in the 15% eligible for that class of membership, and that only
members in good standing would receive The American Archivist and other
perquisites of membership
Council
Meeting 10/4/66 (The American Archivist 30:1)
Reaffirmed
the policy that all candidates should be informed of the sites of future Council
meetings, and of the necessity of attending those meetings; Council to retain
the prerogative of asking a member to resign if frequently absent
Council
Meeting 10/20/67 (The American Archivist 31:1)
Reaffirmed
decision not to offer any reduction in price for subscription agencies handling
The American Archivist
Council
Meeting 12/28/67 (The American Archivist 31:2)
Reaffirmed
the policy that solicitations for funds by SAA committees (including proposals
for foundations) must receive prior Council approval
Council
Meeting 9/29/68 (The American Archivist 32:1)
Recommended
that the Society avoid, if possible, the selection of dates for the annual
meeting that conflict with religious holidays
Council
Meeting 12/30/69 (The American Archivist 33:2)
Changed
the Society's archival repository to the University of Wisconsin and requested
Dolores Renze to transfer the archives in her possession to Madison
Council
Meeting 7/1-2/70 (The American Archivist 33:4)
Refused
to endorse products by brand name
Approved
a policy regarding SAA sponsorship of symposia, conferences, workshops, and
other special meetings
Reiterated
its policy that the dates of the annual meeting should not conflict with the
Jewish holy days
Council
Meeting 10/2/70 (The American Archivist 34:1)
Resolved
that SAA officers make general decisions regarding the use of the SAA mailing
list but that Council must give specific approval for any financial solicitation
of SAA members using this list
Council
Meeting 4/17-19/74 (The American Archivist 38:1)
Required
that all SAA proposals for external financial support must be approved by
Council before submission to funding agencies
Council
Meeting 9/30/74 (The American Archivist 38:2)
Authorized
Executive Director, in consultation with the Executive Committee, to prepare
and submit grant proposals on behalf of the Society
Council
Meeting 9/30/75 (The American Archivist 39:2)
Approved
guidelines for SAA endorsements of grant projects
Business
Meeting 10/1/75 (The American Archivist 39:1)
Prohibited
smoking at all official SAA functions
Council
Meeting 1/20/76 (The American Archivist 39:3)
Adopted
guidelines for the establishment of SAA awards
Council
Meeting 10/1/76 (The American Archivist 40:1)
Determined
that SAA placement services would be available only to members
Council
Meeting 10/4/77 (The American Archivist 41:1)
Voted
to open Council meetings to members, with the proviso that Council by 2/3
vote of those present might go into executive session in order to discuss
specific agenda items
Directed
the Committee on Education and Professional Development to draft procedures
for the accreditation of archival education programs
Council
Meeting 10/6/77 (The American Archivist 41:1)
Formed
a task force to consider extent and implications of current national information
systems and to anticipate the role SAA might play in their implementation
Council
Meeting 10/2/78 (The American Archivist 42:4)
Accepted
offer of University of Wisconsin-Madison to serve as permanent depository
of SAA's records
Council
Meeting 10/17/82 (The American Archivist 46:2)
Resolved
that an advisory committee for a grant-funded project should dissolve upon
submission of the project's final report
Council
Meeting 5/19-21/84 (The American Archivist 47:4)
Accepted
Treasurer's recommendation that the Building Fund and the Endowment Fund be
merged to form the Education Endowment Fund, whose interest would be available
to further the educational goals of the Society
Business
Meeting 9/1/84 (The American Archivist 48:1)
Approved
a resolution to add $2 to registration fees for 1985 annual meeting to subsidize
child care at the meeting
Urged
avoiding scheduling the annual meeting on Saturday and Sunday mornings
Council
Meeting 1/25-27/85 (The American Archivist 48:3)
Adopted
child care resolution approved by the 1984 Business Meeting
Defeated
annual meeting scheduling resolution approved by the 1984 Business Meeting
Created
SAA Roundtables
Council
Meeting 10/27/85 (The American Archivist 49:2)
Extended
child care provisions to apply at 1986 annual meeting
Council
Meeting 2/14-16/86 (The American Archivist 53:1)
Resolved
that the SAA Representative to NHPRC be recommended by the President and approved
by vote of the Council
Council
Meeting 1/30-2/1/87 (The American Archivist 50:3)
Resolved
that Council members and Officers should not serve as elected or appointed
officials on other SAA bodies, "except where this service is specifically
mandated"
Council
Meeting 6/5-7/87 (The American Archivist 50:3)
Resolved
that Officers and members of Council should not concurrently serve as paid
employees of SAA, except to complete pre-existing contracts
Council
Meeting 2/3-5/89 (The American Archivist 52:3)
Adopted
three-year planning cycle for SAA and its constituent groups
Council
Meeting 6/2-4/89 (The American Archivist 52:4)
Resolved
that Officers and Council members should not serve as officers, steering committee
members, or editors of SAA bodies and reaffirmed its position that Officers
and Council members should not concurrently serve as paid employees of or
contractors to the Society, with the exception that contracts let prior to
election may be completed
Directed
that the SAA Newsletter should refuse position announcements that are clearly
inconsistent with the principles of non-discrimination and intellectual freedom
Council
Meeting 10/24/89 (The American Archivist 52:4)
Voted
to record names for all divided Council votes
Established
a fixed relationship between individual and institutional dues rates
Council
Meeting 2/23-25/90 (The American Archivist 54:1)
Adopted
three financial goals:
1.
That SAA create and maintain a balanced annual budget
2.
Analyze and adjust revenue and expenditures in certain program areas as needed
3.
Establish an adequate reserve fund
Council
Meeting 6/22-24/90 (The American Archivist 53:3)
Adopted
proposed rules for future business meetings
Broadened
eligibility criteria for Distinguished Service Award
Restated
criteria for J Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award
Established
Standards Board
Adopted
new Bylaw regarding the schedule for sending dues notices
Adopted
a proposal that Council review and prepare revisions to the dues structure
at least every three years beginning in 1990
Council
Meeting 8/29/90 (The American Archivist 54:2)
Voted
to discontinue the Candidate Register as a member service
Business
Meeting 9/2/90
Adopted
a revision to Article IV of the SAA Constitution regarding payment of dues
Adopted
new dues structure proposed by Council
Council
Meeting 2/22-24/91 (The American Archivist 54:1)
Approved
SAA membership in the National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Modified
criteria for Oliver Wendell Holmes Award and Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth
Hamer Kegan Award
Decided
to hold a planning day immediately before the upcoming June Council meeting
Adopted
modifications to guidelines for Sections and Roundtables
Resolved
not to serve as a facilitator for consulting practices of third parties or
individuals
Endorsed
the publication of a directory of consultants
Established
a standing committee to monitor legislative matters
Council
Meeting 2/22-24/91 - continued
Endorsed
the production of an encyclopedia of archives
Adopted
a Statement on Liaison with Other Professional Groups
Council
Meeting 6/14-16/91 (The American Archivist 54:3)
Adopted
a policy for reimbursing Council members' expenses for attending Council meetings
Resolved
that permanent paper be used for SAA publications when feasible
Adopted
a process for choosing annual meeting sites
Adopted
a set of procedures for grant proposals to be submitted by SAA
Established
an Education Office Advisory Board to assist the Education Officer
Council
Meeting 9/24/91 (The American Archivist 54:4)
Resolved
that Section newsletters are a benefit of SAA membership (which allows individual
members a choice of two Section memberships) and will not be offered by subscription
to others
Resolved
that Council members will purchase new SAA publications rather than receive
complimentary copies
Adopted
guidelines and a schedule for orienting new Council members
Adopted
revisions to the guidelines for Committees, Sections, and Roundtables clarifying
the policy regarding seeking funds from outside sources
Business
Meeting 9/26/91
Adopted
revisions to Article XI of the SAA Constitution regarding publications received
in right of membership
Council
Meeting 9/29/91 (The American Archivist 54:4)
Resolved
that the current list of manuscript appraisers continue to be distributed
by the SAA office at no charge while the new consultant directory is phased
in
Council
Meeting 1/24-26/92 (The American Archivist 55:2)
Approved
an upgrade of the office computer system and resolved to review it within
three year
Adopted
a policy on payment for childcare at Annual Meetings
Adopted
a policy on SAA support for various groups that meet at the SAA Annual Meeting
Amended
the bylaws to add an additional elected Fellow to the Committee to Select
SAA Fellows
Adopted
an amendment to Article V of the Constitution regarding criteria for selection
of Fellows
Council
Meeting 6/12-14/92 (The American Archivist 55:3)
Established
the position of intern on Standing Committees, Boards, Task Forces
Adopted
a revised policy on choosing Annual Meeting sites
Affirmed
that employment opportunities will appear only in the SAA Newsletter and the
Employment Bulletin, not in any other newsletters of the Society
Resolved
that officers and Council members shall not serve on SAA bodies
Decided
to send Requests for Proposals to several association management firms
Council
Meeting 9/12-17/92 (The American Archivist 55:4)
Voted
to discontinue investigating association management firms
Established
a Task Force on Sections and Roundtables
Business
Meeting 9/16/92
Adopted
an amendment to Article V of the SAA Constitution regarding criteria for selection
of Fellows
Council
Meeting 1/29-31/93 (The American Archivist 56:2)
Established
a committee to conduct Executive Director Search
Adopted
guidelines for childcare at the Annual Meetings
Established
student chapters as a new structure within SAA
Established
an award for publications on preservation
Council
Meeting 6/11-13/93 (The American Archivist 56:4)
Decided
to protect the SAA logo by registering it as a trademark
Council
Meeting 8/31-9/4/93 (The American Archivist 56:4)
Established
an award to support minority student attendance at the annual meeting.
Council
Meeting 1/5-6/94
Established
a mentoring program to assist new members
Established
a separate Editorial Board for the American Archivist
Established
an Electronic Records Section; dissolved the Committee on Automated Records
and Techniques; established two task forces to recommend ways for the Society
to address electronic records and automated techniques issues
Council
Meeting 9/6-11/94
Passed
a resolution regarding "Annual Meeting Conflict with Religious Holidays"
Passed
a resolution authorizing funds for a staff retirement plan to be incorporated
into the adoption of the annual budget
SAA
and the Wider Profession
Council
Meeting 10/24-25/38 (The American Archivist 2:2)
President
to appoint and chair a committee on uniform state legislation concerning archives
Council
Meeting 10/13/39 (The American Archivist 3:1)
Continued
for another year the Committee on Uniform State Legislation and empowered
it to submit a draft for a uniform public records law to the Committee on
Scope and Program of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State
Laws
Council
Meeting 9/15/53 (The American Archivist 17:4)
Established
a committee to examine and report on professional qualifications for archival
work
Council
Meeting 10/10/56 (The American Archivist 20:1)
Accepted
in principle the President's report suggesting a national program "to
insure the care and preservation of our archival heritage"
Council
Meeting 10/7/60 (The American Archivist 24:2)
Resolved
that Council should not intervene in professional dismissals except on written
request of aggrieved member, with the matter to be referred to Committee on
Professional Standards
Council
Meeting 5/10/62 (The American Archivist 25:4)
Adopted
policy statement on education and training of archivists
Council
Meeting 4/23/65 (The American Archivist 28:3)
Requested
President to ask Committee on Education and Training to consider SAA sponsorship
of archival courses and the feasibility of certification of teachers of these
courses
Council
Meeting 10/4/66 (The American Archivist 30:1)
Endorsed
the Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the American
Association of University Professors
Council
Meeting 12/28/66 (The American Archivist 30:2)
Approved
a limited salary survey every two years, with comprehensive surveys to be
completed every four or five years at the discretion of Council
Asked
the Committee on Education and Professional Development to review the implications
of its proposal that SAA accredit archival courses in colleges and universities,
but encouraged it to proceed to compile a syllabus for use in introductory
courses in archival management
Council
Meeting 4/27/67 (The American Archivist 30:4)
Responding
to a proposal that a separate organization for manuscript administrators be
established, reiterated its policy opposing attempts to splinter the archival
profession
Council
Meeting 4/18/68 (The American Archivist 31:3)
Endorsed
a proposal that the National Archives: conduct research and develop test methods
dealing with the chemical stability of archival paper and related materials;
develop specifications for these materials; and determine proper environmental
conditions for archival paper records; established a Committee on Paper Research
to cooperate in this endeavor
Council
Meeting 4/5/72 (The American Archivist 35:3-4)
Expressed
concern about ecological matters but also viewed with concern the use of recycled
paper.
Council
Meeting 12/28/72 (The American Archivist 36:2)
Approved
resolution concerning the declassification of government records
Council
Meeting 4/13/73 (The American Archivist 36:4)
Accepted
a resolution on discrimination in the archival profession for presentation
to business meeting
Business
Meeting 9/27/73 (The American Archivist 37:1)
Resolved
that SAA and its affiliated institutions are committed to eliminating discrimination
in employment throughout the archival profession
Council
Meeting 12/29/73 (The American Archivist 37:2)
Passed
resolution supporting National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Council
Meeting 12/30/73 (The American Archivist 37:2)
Passed
resolution urging a reduction in the time period before national security
documents are declassified and recommending automatic declassification of
all except the most highly sensitive ten years after their creation
Business
Meeting 10/2/74 (The American Archivist 38:2)
Adopted
resolution on public ownership of official records of elected or appointed
public officials
Council
Meeting 10/4/74 (The American Archivist 38:2)
Passed
resolution expanding on business meeting's resolution regarding the public
ownership of the official records of elected or appointed public officials
and discussing policies on such ownership
Council
Meeting 4/8/77 (The American Archivist 41:2)
Authorized
publication of draft proposal and creation of formal procedures concerning
certification of archivists and accreditation of archival training programs
Council
Meeting 10/5/77 (The American Archivist 41:1)
Authorized
Committee on Replevin to study implications of North Carolina decision on
replevin
Council
Meeting 10/6/78 (The American Archivist 42:2)
Gave
highest priority to evaluation of archival education programs, as opposed
to individual certification and institutional evaluation
Council
Meeting 9/28/79 (The American Archivist 43:2)
Endorsed
objectives of Joint AAM/AASLH/SAA Committee on Minority Training and Employment:
to determine extent of training and employment and to develop plans to encourage
greater participation of minorities; approved recommendation that possible
sources of private funding for the Committee's work be explored
Council
Meeting 10/3/80 (The American Archivist 44:3)
Approved
resolution objecting to "Guidelines for Library Functions at the State
Level," prepared by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
Council
Meeting 1/24-26/81 (The American Archivist 44:4)
Passed
resolution supporting Native American Archives Project
Council
Meeting 9/4/81 (The American Archivist 45:2)
Urged
archival facility, at an appropriate site, for research into records of Nixon
Administration
Council
Meeting 8/29/84 (The American Archivist 48:2)
Asked
ALA/SAA Joint Committee to explore ongoing collaboration to recognize archives
as well as libraries during National Library Week and International Archives
Week
Council
Meeting 9/2/84 (The American Archivist 48:2)
Supported
NAGARA activities to encourage a congressional initiative to conserve archival
records
Council
Meeting 1/25-27/85 (The American Archivist 48:3)
Identified
certain qualities that an Archivist of the United States should possess
Supported
Women's History Week
Council
Meeting 6/7-9/85 (The American Archivist 49:1)
Expressed
concern about the potential impact on archives of a reorganization at the
National Endowment for the Humanities
Council
Meeting 10/27/85 (The American Archivist 49:2)
Endorsed
the concept of a National Congress on Historical Records to commemorate the
bicentennial of the United States Constitution
Council
Meeting 8/25/86 (The American Archivist 50:1)
Endorsed
legislation proposing a White House Conference on Libraries and Information
Services and recommended that the conference explore the relationship between
records and the themes of democracy, productivity, and literacy
Council
Meeting 1/30-2/1/87 (The American Archivist 50:3)
Established
an Interim Board for Certification to implement certification and recertification
of archivists
Council
Meeting 9/1/87 (The American Archivist 51:1-2)
Subject
to clarification, endorsed concept of a Documentary Heritage Trust
Council
Meeting 2/26-27/88 (The American Archivist 51:3)
Directed
the Interim Board for Certification to implement the plan that it devised
Council
Meeting 9/27/88 (The American Archivist 52:2)
Accepted "An Action Agenda for the Archival Profession," prepared
by the Committee on Goals and Priorities
Council
Meeting 6/2-4/89 (The American Archivist 52:4)
Endorsed
the concept of "entitled" graduate education programs
Council
Meeting 10/24/89 (The American Archivist 52:4)
Endorsed
a Senate resolution on permanent paper
Council
Meeting 10/28/89 (The American Archivist 52:4)
Endorsed
in principle a nationwide archival preservation policy
Council
Meeting 6/22-24/90 (The American Archivist 53:3)
Adopted
a policy statement on the closing of an archives
Council
Meeting 9/12/92 (The American Archivist 55:4)
Adopted
a revised Code of Ethics for Archivists
Business
Meeting 9/3/92
Adopted
a resolution in support of continued open access to graduate dissertations
and theses.
Council
Meeting 1/5-6/94
Adopted
guidelines for the evaluation of archival institutions
SAA
and Other Institutions and Organizations
Secretary's
Report 10/24-25/38 (The American Archivist 2:1)
Encouraged
the gathering of local groups but requested that their organizers inform the
Secretary of their plans and activities
Council
Meeting 3/20/55 (The American Archivist 18:3)
Resolved
approval of archives courses at American University and urged administrators
to consider its graduates
Council
Meeting 5/22/58 (The American Archivist 21:4)
Agreed
in principle to participate in the work of the American Standards Association's
Sectional Committee in the field of library work and documentation ("Z39")
Council
Meeting 12/28/65 (The American Archivist 29:2)
Recommended
Robert Bahmer as Archivist of the United States
Council
Meeting 4/27/67 (The American Archivist 30:4)
Approved
procedures governing the Joint Committee on the Status of the National Archives
Council
Meeting 10/18/67 (The American Archivist 31:1)
Directed
the Secretary to explore joint meetings with AASLH and other professional
organizations
Council
Meeting 12/28/67 (The American Archivist 31:2)
Endorsed
a statement dealing with the importance and independence of the National Archives
Continued
the Joint Committee on the Status of the National Archives
Council
Meeting 4/18/68 (The American Archivist 31:3)
Endorsed
James B. Rhoads for Archivist of the United States
Council
Meeting 9/29/68 (The American Archivist 32:1)
Did
not approve a proposal, from the Society of Ohio Archivists, for the creation
of state or regional chapters, and for SAA to collect dues for local chapters
Urged
strengthening of and autonomy for the National Archives
Council
Meeting 10/2/68 (The American Archivist 32:1)
Registered
approbation of the formation of the Society of Ohio Archivists
Council
Meeting 12/29/68 (The American Archivist 32:2)
Urged
the incoming President of the United States to retain the incumbent Archivist
of the United States
Council
Meeting 12/30/69 (The American Archivist 33:2)
Expressed
concern regarding charges by Professor Lowenheim regarding unethical conduct
by the Roosevelt Library, offered to cooperate with AHA and OAH in an investigation
of these charges, and created an ad hoc committee to study professional ethics
Council
Meeting 7/1-2/70 (The American Archivist 33:4)
Disagreed
with the AHA-OAH committee investigating the Lowenheim matter regarding the
involvement of archivists in the investigation and emphasized the need for
such involvement
Council
Meeting 9/29/70 (The American Archivist 34:1)
Accepted
an invitation from ALA to create a joint committee but specified that the
chair should alternate between the two organizations
Urged
that the joint AHA-OAH report on the Lowenheim matter be made public as soon
as possible
Council
Meeting 12/29/70 (The American Archivist 34:2)
Voted
to explore creation of a joint standing committee, drawn from AHA, OAH, and
SAA, in order to relieve growing misunderstanding and tension between historians
and archivists
Council
Meeting 10/15/71 (The American Archivist 35:1)
Voted
to ask Congress to increase appropriations for NHPRC
Council
Meeting 10/30/72 (The American Archivist 36:2)
Endorsed
the suggestion of the Committee for the 1970s that SAA establish closer relationships
with local archival organizations
Council
Meeting 12/28/72 (The American Archivist 36:2)
Approved
revised guidelines, submitted by the Joint AHA/OAH/SAA Committee on Historians
and Archivists, for the adjudication of disputes between historians and archivists
Council
Meeting 10/3/75 (The American Archivist 39:2)
Endorsed
independent status for the National Archives
Council
Meeting 4/9/76 (The American Archivist 40:1)
Accepted
an invitation from the Institute of Certified Records Managers to sponsor
program and to designate a member of the Board of Regents
Council
Meeting 10/1/76 (The American Archivist 40:1)
Adopted
resolution supporting re-establishment of National Archives as independent
authority, appointment of archivists based on professional criteria, and creation
of a governing board to oversee programs of National Archives
Approved
SAA participation in ARMA/SAA joint committee, with three SAA members having
two-year terms (renewable once)
Council
Meeting 10/5/77 (The American Archivist 41:1)
Approved
resolution urging the Governor, Legislature, and State Historical Board of
Iowa to establish a state archivist and provide for a state archives building
that meets adequate standards
Council
Meeting 4/14/78 (The American Archivist 42:1)
Authorized
liaison between SAA and NAGARA
Authorized
application for membership in ACLS
Council
Meeting 4/24/79 (The American Archivist 42:4)
Accepted
invitation to designate a representative to a working group to revise the
Anglo-American Cataloging Rules
Urged
Congress to approve a new facility for the National Archives
Business
Meeting 9/26/79 (The American Archivist 43:1)
Deplored
prospective termination of West Virginia Division of Archives and History
Council
Meeting 1/28/80 (The American Archivist 43:3)
Passed
resolution calling for qualified and independent Archivist of the United States
and for preserving the integrity of our national documentary heritage through
the consistent application of the principles of the archival profession
Council
Meeting 1/23-25/82 (The American Archivist 45:2)
Urged
comprehensive oversight hearings on program activity and management of the
National Archives and Records Services, with no reorganization by the General
Services Administration until the hearings could be completed and Congress
could make program decisions
Council
Meeting 10/22/82 (The American Archivist 46:2)
Urged
the Office of Personnel Management to amend proposed standards to emphasize
academic training as a basic requirement for archivists within the National
Archives and Records Service
Council
Meeting 1/22-23/83 (The American Archivist 46:3)
Passed
a resolution deploring a threat to the PBS archives
Council
Meeting 10/27/85 (The American Archivist 49:2)
Encouraged
coordination with State Historical Records Coordinators Steering Committee
in the development of a statement outlining elements of a national historical
records program
Council
Meeting 6/13-15/86 (The American Archivist 50:1)
Decided
to apply for membership in the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee
Approved
a resolution opposing the nomination of John Agresto as Archivist of the United
States
Business
Meeting 8/28/86 (The American Archivist 49:4)
Opposed
nomination of John Agresto as Archivist of the United States
Council
Meeting 9/1/87 (The American Archivist 51:1-2)
Voted
to have SAA join the Archives and Records Information Coalition
Council
Meeting 6/10-12/88 (The American Archivist 51:4)
Encouraged
closer affiliation with American Institute for Conservation of Historic and
Artistic Works
Council
Meeting 10/28/89 (The American Archivist 52:4)
Approved
creation of a joint committee with the Association of Records Managers and
Administrators
Council
Meeting 6/22-24/90 (The American Archivist 53:3)
Adopted
a position paper on the leadership role of the National Archives and Records
Administration
Council
Meeting 2/22-24/91 (The American Archivist 54:1)
Agreed
to jointly sponsor with ALA an award to the developers of neutral sizing
Declined
to join the National History Education Network
Council
Meeting 6/15/91 (The American Archivist 54:3)
Approved
membership in the National Information Standards Organization
Business
Meeting 9/26/91
Adopted
a resolution opposing the closing of the Colorado State Archives
Business
Meeting 9/16/92
Adopted
a resolution in support of reauthorization for the National Historical Publications
and Records Commission
Council
Meeting 9/17/92 (The American Archivist 55:4)
Established
an official representative to the Bureau of Canadian Archives Committee on
Descriptive Standards
Council
Meeting 1/29-31/93 (The American Archivist 56:2)
Adopted
resolutions on the National Archives and Records Administration calling for
: authorization legislation, increased support, and an advisory board
Council
Meeting 6/11-13/93 (The American Archivist 56:4)
Adopted
a resolution supporting the Library of Congress in keeping open the Thurgood
Marshall Papers
Council
Meeting 1/5-6/94
Approved
SAA's participation in ALA's federated process for accrediting graduate programs
SAA
and International Affairs
Business
Meeting 10/25/46 (The American Archivist 10:1)
Adopted
resolution urging creation of the International Archives Council and authorized
President to bring about its establishment
Recommended
that the United Nations establish an effective international archival agency
with an adequate staff of professionally competent archivists
Business
Meeting 9/4/47 (The American Archivist 11:1)
Recorded
the special concern of the Society in the continued and expanded interest
of UNESCO in archival work
Special
Business Meeting 10/29/48 (The American Archivist 12:1)
Voted
two-year financial support (including both SAA and voluntary contributions
by members) of the International Council on Archives
Business
Meeting 9/20/49 (The American Archivist 13:1)
Voted
to continue financial support of the International Council on Archives
Council
Meeting 4/28/66 (The American Archivist 29:3)
Resolved
that the Archivist of the United States should represent the United States
in voting on resolutions presented at the Extraordinary Congress of the International
Council on Archives
Council
Meeting 10/8/66 (The American Archivist 30:1)
Urged
the United States delegation to UNESCO to support an increase in financial
support for the International Council on Archives
Council
Meeting 10/22/82 (The American Archivist 46:2)
Called
to the attention of the International Council on Archives the situation concerning
the archives of the research center of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Approved
a resolution calling for the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. to agree to limit nuclear
testing and stockpiles
Council
Meeting 5/19-21/84 (The American Archivist 47:4)
Urged
continuing U.S. support for UNESCO's Records and Archives Management Program,
and similar programs of assistance to archives and information programs in
developing nations
Council
Meeting 9/2/84 (The American Archivist 48:2)
Noted
with concern the fate of the cultural records of the Grenadian Government
Council
Meeting 6/11-13/93 (The American Archivist 56:4)
Urged
governments around the world to provide timely and equitable access to their
records
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