Society of American Archivists.Records, 1935-[ongoing].Appendix 1. Chronologies of SAA Units.
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CHRONOLOGIES OF SAA UNITS: COMMITTEES, ROUNDTABLES, SECTIONS, AND TASK FORCES: The following section outlines known, significant dates in the history of many SAA units. It is not meant to be comprehensive. The date of establishment refers to when the unit was authorized by council, not when it first convened. Information is taken from council meeting minutes as well as from the records themselves. This list was updated Spring 2006. Ask an Archivist with questions or comments.
COMMITTEES: A | B | C | D-F | G-L | M-O | P-Q | R-S | T-Z. Except as otherwise specified in the constitution and/or bylaws, standing committees are created and terminated by the president with the advice and approval of the council.
American Revolution Bicentennial Committee.
September 1973: Established.
Appointments Committee.
September 1995: Established.
Archival Research Committee.
October 1942: Established.
Archives-Library Relationships Committee.
December 1969: Established.
Archives List Advisory Committee.
February 1999: Established.
Archives Manual Committee.
February 1957: Established.
Archives of Science Committee.
February 1963: Established as the Scientific and Technological Manuscripts Committee.
December 1969: Renamed as the Archives of Science Committee.
Archives of the Professions Committee.
December 1961: Established.
December 1969: Terminated.
Auditing Committee.
June 1937: Established.
June 1987: Terminated.
Automated Records and Techniques Committee.
December 1969: Established as the Machine-Readable Records Committee.
1972: Renamed as the Data Archives and Machine-Readable Records Committee.
October 1975: Renamed as the Automated Records and Techniques Committee.
Circa 1979: transformed from Committee to task force (per letter dated July 1979).
October 1982: Status changed from task force to committee.
February 1988: Established from the restructuring of the Archival Information Exchange Committee and the Task Force on Automated Records and Techniques Task Force.
May 1994: Terminated.
Automated Techniques for Archival Agencies Committee.
1967: Established.
Awards Committee.
October 1964: Established.
Bibliography Committee.
April 1943: Established.
October 1961: Terminated.
Boards and Representatives Council Committee.
February 1999: Terminated.
Buildings, Equipment, and Preservation Methods Committee.
December 1969: Established following the termination of the Buildings and Equipment Committee, the Preservation Methods Committee, and the Technical Systems and Devices Committee.
1970: Terminated, and functions assigned to the Buildings and Technical Equipment Committee and the Preservation Methods Committee.
Buildings and Equipment Committee.
July 1943: Established.
December 1969: Terminated, and functions assigned to the Buildings, Equipment, and Preservation Methods Committee.
Buildings and Technical Equipment Committee.
1970: Established following the termination of the Buildings, Equipment, and Preservation Methods Committee.
Civil War Centennial Committee.
October 1959: Established.
Classification and Cataloging Committee.
December 1936: Established.
Collecting Manuscripts Committee.
December 1969: Established as the Collecting Personal Papers and Manuscripts Committee.
October 1970: Renamed as the Collecting Manuscripts Committee.
Collection and Preservation of Materials for the History of Emergencies Committee.
November 1940: Established.
Committee for the 1970s.
1970: Established.
Committee on Committees.
October 1975: Established.
Committee System Committee.
October 1963: Established.
Confederate Records Committee.
March 1956: Established.
Constitution Revision Committee, 1952-1954.
1953: Established.
Constitution Revision Committee, 1963-1964.
October 1963: Established.
Constitution Revision Committee, 1976-1977.
January 1976: Established.
Cooperation Committee.
December 1936: Established.
November 1940: Terminated.
Copyright Legislation Committee.
October 1963: Established.
Design of the SAA Seal Committee.
Circa 1967: Established.
Development Committee.
August 2005: Established.
Diversity Committee.
August 2003: Established.
Dues Review Committee.
January 1993: Established.
Education Committee.
1964: Established as the Education and Training Committee.
1973: Renamed as the Education and Professional Development Committee.
February 2005: Renamed as the Education Committee.
Electronic Records Committee.
Circa 1993: Established.
Emergency Activities Committee.
October 1950: Established.
Emergency Transfer and Storage of Archives Committee.
November 1940: Established.
October 1941: Terminated, and functions assigned to the Protection of Archives Against the Hazards of War Committee.
Ethics Committee.
1977: Established.
Ethnic Archives Committee.
September 1975: Established.
Federal and State Governmental Relations Committee.
December 1958: Established.
September 1974: Terminated.
Fellows Steering Committee.
January 2002: Established.
Finance Committee.
December 1936: Established.
Financial Development Committee.
November 1972: Established.
Finding Aids Committee.
December 1969: Established as the Techniques for the Control and Description of Archives and Manuscripts Committee.
September 1974: Renamed as the Finding Aids Committee.
Goals and Priorities Committee.
October 1985: Established.
August 1996: Terminated.
Historical Records Survey Committee.
Circa 1938: Established.
November 1940: Terminated.
History and Organization of Governmental Emergency Agencies Committee.
November 1940: Established.
Honorary Memberships Committee.
November 1943: Established.
Institutional Evaluation and Development Committee.
June 1989: Established.
Institutional Evaluation Committee.
August 1977: Established.
Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
December 1967: Established.
International Archival Affairs Committee.
December 1936: Established as the International Relations Committee.
December 1969: Renamed as the International Archival Affairs Committee.
July 1998: Terminated.
Labor Archives Committee.
1943: Established.
December 1961: Terminated.
December 1972: Re-established following the termination of the Urban and Industrial Archives Committee.
Legal and Legislative Issues Committee.
February 1991: Established out of a task force recommendation.
Also know as: Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee and Legislative and Legal Issues Committee.
Legislative Affairs Committee.
February 1970: Established.
Local Arrangements Committee.
Standing administrative committee.
Long Range Planning Committee.
1950: Established.
October 1962: Terminated.
Maps Committee.
December 1936: Established as the Maps and Charts Committee.
October 1938: Renamed as the Maps Committee.
MARC Committee.
1970: Established.
Membership Committee.
February 1986: Established.
Membership Development Committee.
December 1936: Established.
October 1963: Re-established.
December 1969: Terminated, and functions assigned to the Symposia Coordinating Committee.
November 1972: Re-established.
Memorial Fund Committee.
February 1961: Established.
Microcard Project Committee.
Circa 1945: Established.
Microfilms Advisory Committee.
October 1956: Established.
Microforms Committee.
1950: Established.
Municipal Records Committee.
October 1941: Established.
October 1961: Terminated, and functions assigned to the State and Local Records Committee.
Nominating Committee.
December 1936: Established.
Photographic Techniques Committee.
November 1945: Established.
Preservation Methods Committee.
1955: Established.
December 1969: Terminated, and functions assigned to the Buildings, Equipment, and Preservation Methods Committee.
1970: Re-established following the termination of the Buildings, Equipment, and Preservation Methods Committee.
Program Committee.
Standing administrative committee.
Pronunciation Committee.
October 1938: Established.
October 1939: Terminated.
Protection of Archives Against the Hazards of War Committee.
November 1940: Established.
October 1941: Assigned the functions of the terminated Emergency Transfer and Storage of Archives Committee.
Public Information Committee.
Circa 1988: Established.
Public Relations Committee.
December 1936: Established.
Publication Policies of Archival Agencies Committee.
December 1936: Established as the Publication of Archival Material Committee.
October 1939: Renamed as the Publication Policies of Archival Agencies Committee.
Publications Committee.
October 1978: Established.
Publications Program Committee.
October 1970: Established.
Publicity Committee.
1944: Established.
December 1969: Terminated, and functions assigned to the office of the secretary.
Regional Archival Activity Committee.
August 1972: Established as the Symposia and Regional Archival Activity Committee.
September 1973: Renamed as the Regional Archival Activity Committee.
September 1994: Terminated.
Replevin Committee.
October 1977: Established.
Research and Development Committee.
September 1973: Established.
September 1974: Terminated.
Resolutions Committee.
Standing administrative committee.
Revenue Committee.
April 1960: Established.
SAA/ARMA Joint Committee.
February 1990: Established.
Sections and Roundtable Committee.
February 1999: Terminated.
Selection of Archival Fellows Committee.
September 1953: Established as the Professional Standards Committee.
June 1994: Renamed as the Selection of Archival Fellows Committee.
Standards Committee.
January 1998: Established. (Formerly known as the Standards Board).
State and Local Records Committee.
October 1961: Established following the termination of the Municipal Records Committee and the State Records Committee.
State Records Committee.
October 1950: Established as the State Archives Committee.
1953: Name changed to State Records Committee.
October 1961: Terminated, and functions assigned to the State and Local Records Committee.
Symposia Coordinating Committee.
December 1969: Established.
Terminology and Uniform Archival Statistics Committee.
August 1973: Established as the Archival Terminology and Statistics Committee.
September 1973: Renamed as the Terminology and Uniform Archival Statistics Committee.
Terminology Committee.
December 1936: Established.
Circa 1943: Terminated.
Training of Archivists Committee.
December 1936: Established.
Uniform Archival Statistics Committee.
October 1966: Established.
December 1969: Terminated.
Uniform State Archival Legislation Committee.
October 1938: Established.
Urban and Industrial Archives Committee.
December 1969: Established following the termination of the Business Archives Committee.
December 1972: Terminated; functions assigned to the Business Archives Committee, the Labor Archives Committee, and the Urban Archives Committee.
Urban Archives Committee.
December 1972: Established following the termination of the Urban and Industrial Archives Committee.
ROUNDTABLES: A-L | M-Z. Except as otherwise specified in the constitution and/or bylaws, roundtables are created and terminated by the president with the advice and approval of the council.
Architectural Records Roundtable.
June 1990: Established.
Archival Educators Roundtable.
June 1986: Established.
Archival History Roundtable.
1986: Established.
Archives Management Roundtable.
February 1987: Established.
Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable.
August 1986: Established as the African American and Third World Archivists Roundtable.
November 1994: Renamed as the Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable.
Art and Architecture Thesaurus Roundtable.
Circa 1989: Established.
September 1998: Terminated.
Congressional Papers Roundtable.
February 1986: Established.
Encoded Archival Description Roundtable.
September 1998: Established.
GEAC Users Roundtable.
September 1988: Established.
Issues and Advocacy Roundtable.
February 2005: Established.
Labor Archives Roundtable.
October 1985: Established.
Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable.
Circa 1989: Established.
Local Government Records Roundtable.
June 1991: Established.
Lone Arrangers Roundtable.
January 2003: Established.
MARCON Users Roundtable.
February 1988: Established.
Metadata and Digital Object Roundtable.
February 2005: Established.
MicroMARC: AMC Users Roundtable.
October 1989: Established.
Minorities Roundtable.
September 1981: Established as Minorities Task Force.
February 1987: Status changed from task force to roundtable.
NOTIS Users Roundtable.
February 1990: Established.
OCLC Users Roundtable.
February 1987: Established.
Performing Arts Roundtable.
February 1986: Established.
Privacy and Confidentiality Roundtable.
January 1994: Established.
Recorded Sound Roundtable
June 1989: Established.
Records Management Roundtable.
August 1996: Established.
RLG Roundtable.
June 1986: Established as the RLIN Users Roundtable.
January 2002: Renamed as the RLG Roundtable.
Science, Technology, and Health Care Roundtable.
June 1987: Established.
Security Roundtable.
January 1997: Established.
Women Archivists Roundtable.
Circa 1972: Established as the Status of Women in the Archival Profession Committee.
September 1998: Established as the Women's Professional Archival Issues Roundtable, assuming the duties of the terminated Status of Women in the Archival Profession Committee.
January 2001: Renamed as the Women Archivists Roundtable.
Women's Collections Roundtable.
February 1990: Established.
Women's Religious Archivists Roundtable.
June 1990: Established as the Archivists of Women Religious Congregations Roundtable.
January 1993: Renamed as the Women's Religious Archivists roundtable.
SECTIONS: A-L | M-Z. Except as otherwise specified in the constitution and/or bylaws, sections are created and terminated by the president with the advice and approval of the council. At the conclusion of SAA's meeting in 1983, all PAG's (Professional Affinity Groups) became sections.
Archivists of Religious Collections Section.
October 1953: Established as the Church Archives Committee.
April 1975: Renamed the Religious Archives Committee.
October 1978: Status changed from committee to Religious Archives PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Religious Archives Section.
September 1991: Renamed as the Archivists of Religious Collections Section.
Business Archives Section.
December 1937: Established as Business Archives Committee.
December 1969: Terminated, and functions assigned to the Urban and Industrial Archives Committee.
December 1972: Re-established following the termination of the Urban and Industrial Archives Committee.
October 1978: Status changed from committee to the Business Archives PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Business Archives Section.
College and University Archives Section.
February 1949: Established as the College and University Archives Committee.
October 1978: Status changed from committee to College and University Archives PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the College and University Archives Section.
Description Section.
October 1978: Established as the Description of Records and Manuscripts PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Description of Records and Manuscripts Section.
Electronic Records Section.
January 1992: Established as the Electronic Records Roundtable.
June 1994: Status changed from roundtable to Electronic Records Section.
Government Records Section.
October 1978: Established as the Public Records PAG.
January 1980: Renamed as the Government Records PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Government Records Section.
Museum Archives Section.
1981: Established as the Museum Archives Task Force.
June 1986: Status changed from task force to Museum Archives Roundtable.
February 1990: Status changed from roundtable to the Museum Archives Section.
Oral History Section.
December 1969: Established as Oral History Committee.
May 1981: Renamed as the Oral History PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Oral History Section.
Preservation Section.
October 1978: Established as the Preservation PAG.
January 1980: Renamed as the Conservation PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Conservation Section.
October 1989: Renamed as the Preservation Section.
Reference, Access, and Outreach Section.
1969: Established as Reference, Access and Photo-duplication Policies Committee (RAPP).
1972: Renamed as the Reference and Access Policies Committee.
October 1978: The Reference and Access Committee and the Wider Use of Archives Committee merged; Renamed as the Reference, Access and Outreach PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Reference, Access, and Outreach Section.
Theme Collections Section.
October 1978: Established as the Contemporary Theme Collections PAG.
January 1980: Renamed as the Theme Collections PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Theme Collections Section.
Visual Materials Section.
October 1950: Established as the Motion Picture Records Committee.
April 1951: Renamed as the Audiovisual Records Committee, but more commonly known as the Aural and Graphic Records Committee by 1973.
October 1978: Status changed from committee to Aural and Graphic Records PAG.
June 1983: Renamed as the Aural and Graphic Records Section.
September 1987: Renamed as the Visual Materials Section.
TASK FORCES: A-L | M-Z. Except as otherwise specified in the constitution and/or bylaws, task forces are created and terminated by the president with the advice and approval of the council.
Archival Manpower Task Force.
Circa 1978: Established.
Archival Standards Task Force.
June 1988: Established.
Archives and Society Task Force.
June 1983: Established.
February 1988: Final Report presented to Council.
Automated Techniques and Activities Coordination Task Force.
January 1994: Established.
Client Files Task Force.
Circa 1981: Established.
Coalitions Task Force.
August 1995: Final Report presented to Council.
Constitution and Bylaws Task Force.
January 1980: Established.
Constitution Revision Task Force.
September 1979: Established.
Consulting Archivists Task Force.
Circa 1989: Established.
Continuing Education Task Force.
Circa 1999: Established.
June 2002: Final Report presented to Council.
Copyright Task Force Task Force.
January 1980: Established.
November 1985: Terminated.
Development Task Force.
Summer 1990: Established.
June 1991: Final Report presented to Council.
Diversity Task Force.
August 1997: Established.
February 1999: Final Report presented to Council.
Dues and Member Benefits Task Force.
August 1997: Established.
February 1999: Final Report Presented to Council.
Also know as the Task Force on Dues and Membership.
Electronic Publishing Task Force.
December 2001: Established.
January 2003: Final Report presented to Council.
Electronic Records Strategies Task Force.
January 1994: Established.
June 1995: Final Report presented to Council.
Ethics Task Force.
Circa 1979: Established.
February 1991: Final Report presented to Council.
September 1992: Terminated.
Forms Manual Task Force.
October 1980: Established.
Fundraising Task Force.
January 1981: Established.
May 2005: Established.
Future of the American Archivist Task Force.
February 1996: Established.
June 1997: Final Report presented to Council.
Goals and Priorities Task Force.
January 1981: Established.
Circa 1986: Final Report published.
Guidelines for Consulting Archivists Task Force.
Circa 1988: Established.
February 1991: Final Report presented to Council.
Also known as the Consultant Guidelines Task Force.
Institutional Evaluation Task Force.
1977: Established.
Intellectual Property Strategies Task Force.
Spring 1996: Established.
January 1997: Final Report presented to Council.
International Involvement Task Force.
January 1998: Established.
June 1998: Final Report presented to Council.
Legal and Legislative Affairs Task Force.
February 1991: Final Report presented to Council.
Library Archives Task Force.
August 1993: Terminated.
Machine-Readable Records Task Force.
September 1979: Established.
National Information Systems Task Force (NISTF).
October 1977: Established.
Organizational Effectiveness Task Force (TFOE).
June 1998: Established.
Planning Task Force.
April 1981: Established.
Preservation Task Force.
October 1989: Established
January 1992: Final Report presented to Council.
Records Management Task Force.
Spring 1989: Established.
Replevin Task Force.
October 1977: Established.
SAA Coalitions Task Force.
January 1994: Established.
August 1995: Final Report presented to Council.
Sections and Roundtables Task Force.
June 1992: Established.
January 1995: Final Report presented to Council.
Standard Reporting Practices Task Force.
May 1980: Established.
Standards Task Force.
June 1988: Established.
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