October is American Archives Month – a time when archivists nationwide celebrate the value of archives and historical records. The condition of records, the environments in which they’re stored, the status of funding, and the support for archives programs in this country is all too often well, FRIGHTFUL!
We can help change that by uniting in a strong advocacy effort to urge Congress to support the "Preserving the American Historical Record" Act. October 30 marked a national day of advocacy, but we still need your help! Participate by contacting your member of Congress and informing him or her of the frightening conditions in your repository, your region, or your state.
THE BILL
- PAHR - A copy of the bill.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- Background Information – A 1-page document that makes the case for supporting the legislation.
- How Much to Each State? – A PDF document that details the specific amount of funding to your state if the bill is authorized and appropriated at the proposed level of $50 million.
- Brochure – Use some or all of the ideas presented here when advocating for co-sponsorship or passage of the proposed legislation.
RESOURCES
- Draft Letter – Take the opportunity to thank your Representative for co-sponsoring the 2008 PAHR bill and ask for support for the 2009 bill.
- Draft Letter to Prospective Co-sponsors for 2009 – A letter that you can customize and then fax (preferred), email, or send to your members of Congress. During recesses, you could send the letter to the district office.
- Draft Resolution - Language your organization can use and adapt to endorse PAHR.
- Sponsors –A list of Members of the House who have agreed to lead and so-sponsor the PAHR bill.
- Key Members – A list of Members of the House and Senate who serve on the committees and subcommittees that will be taking up the legislation.
- Your Representative – Follow these easy steps to find your U.S. Representative, then send a message today:
- Go to https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
- Under "To contact your Representative," select your state and enter your zip code in the boxes provided, then click the "Contact My Representative" button.
- Follow the instructions on your Representative’s personal page about how to send an email or fax.
- Be sure to include the following in your appeal:
- Ask him/her to support the Preserving the American Historical Record bill
- Tell your Representative how you will benefit from better preservation of and access to historical records in your community, your state, and the nation.
MORE INFORMATION
Kathleen Roe, Chair
Joint Task Force on PAHR
Phone: 518-473-4254
Email: kroe [@] mail.nysed.gov
PARTNERS
SPONSORS:
Head Sponsors:
- Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
- John McHugh (R-NY)
Co-sponsors:
- Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
- Michael Arcuri (D-NY)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- John Barrow (D-GA)
- Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Timothy Bishop (D-NY)
- John Boccieri (D-OH)
- Ben Chandler (D-KY)
- Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA)
- Joseph Crowley (D-NY)
- John Abney Culberson (D-TX)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Eliot Engel (D-NY)
- Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
- Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
- Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Bart Gordon (D-TN)
- Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
- John J. Hall (D-NY)
- Baron Hill (D-IN)
- Steve Israel (D-NY)
- Hank Johnson (D-GA)
- Timothy V. Johnson (R-IL)
- Ron Kind (D-WI)
- Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
- Barbara Lee (D-CA)
- David Loebsack (D-IA)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
- Nita Lowey (D-NY)
- Daniel B. Maffei (D-NY)
- Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
- Jim Marshall (D-GA)
- Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- John Mica (R-FL)
- Walter Minnick (D-ID)
- Harry Mitchell (D-AZ)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Jim Moran (D-VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Todd Platts (R-PA)
- Ted Poe (R-TX)
- Steven Rothman (D-NJ)
- Tim Ryan (D-OH)
- Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Charlie Wilson (D-OH)
ENDORSED BY:
- American Association for State and Local History
- American Association of Law Librarians
- American Library Association
- Ancestry.com
- Archivists of Central Texas
- Archivists of Religious Institutions
- Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
- Association of Public Historians of New York State
- Capital Area Archivists (NY)
- Charleston Archives, Libraries and Museums Council (CALM)
- Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
- Consortium of Iowa Archivists
- Delaware Valley Archives Group
- Heritage Preservation
- History Associates
- Hollinger/Metal Edge Inc.
- International Institute of Municipal Clerks
- Kentucky Council of Archives
- Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association
- Louisiana Library Association
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
- Midwest Archives Conference
- National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
- National Coalition for History
- New England Archivists
- Northwest Archivists
- Palmetto Archives, Libraries and Museums Council on Preservation (PALMCOP)
- Society of California Archivists
- Society of Florida Archivists
- Society of Georgia Archivists
- Society of Mississippi Archivists
- Society of Ohio Archivists
- Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists
- Society of Southwest Archivists
- South Carolina Archival Association
- Southeastern Archives and Records Conference
- Talas
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