CoSA - Archival Connections

Archival Connections	Resources and tools designed to facilitate communication and collaboration among individual archivists in the U.S. and their professional associations.

Archival Association Leadership Listserv (AALL)

The Archival Association Leadership Listserv (AALL) is designed to facilitate timely communications among all archival professional associations in the United States at the national, regional, state, and local levels. Established in January 2003, the AALL responds to a broad interest in promoting cooperation and collaboration among all archival professional associations in the U.S. In this collaborative spirit, the staff of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) is managing the Listserv while the Society of American Archivists (SAA) is serving as its host.

A subscription to the Archival Association Leadership Listserv is available to the President (or equivalent) of each U.S. archival professional association. The President is then invited to select up to 4 additional individuals from among the association's leaders to participate in the Listserv.

Individuals or organizations wishing to have messages posted to the AALL should contact the list manager, Jenifer Burlis-Freilich, Council of State Archivists at jbfreilich@statearchivists.org.

For additional information, see the AALL Terms of Participation http://www.statearchivists.org/connections/AALLterms.htm

Professional Associations Serving Archivists in the U.S.
http://www.statearchivists.org/connections/archivalassn.htm

This list includes all known professional associations serving archivists in the United States at the national, regional, state, and local levels.
Links to each association’s website are also provided, when available.

Other sources for links to archival associations include:
The Society of American Archivists provides contact information for many archival associations at http://www.archivists.org/assoc-orgs/directory/index.asp.
Peter Nelson provides a list of regional, state, and local archival organizations in the U.S. at http://sophia.smith.edu/~pnelson/regionals

Allied Organizations
http://www.statearchivists.org/connections/alliedorgs.htm

The members of these organizations often work directly with archival materials or provide support to the repositories that collect and make them available in some way. They share with archivists an interest in raising awareness about the importance of historical records and ensuring proper management, preservation, and use of our nation's documentary heritage.