The Connecticut State Historical Records Advisory Board (CT SHRAB) is the 2021 recipient of the Council of State Archivists- National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s State Historical Advisory Board Award of Merit. The CT SHRAB was chosen to receive this award for overall...
Matt Veatch, recently retired from the Kansas Historical Society as Kansas state archivist, is the 2021 Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award recipient. Matt represents the best of the archival profession and has been a leader throughout his career, both in Kansas and throughout the country,...
Catheryne Popovitch of the Illinois State Archives is the 2021 recipient of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) CoSA Rising Star Award, designed to acknowledge outstanding contributions by individual staff members or teams to their state archives and constituencies. Cathy has made outstanding...
The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) is awarding Nancy Perkin Beaumont, outgoing Executive Director of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), the 2021 CoSA Advocacy for Archives Award. Nancy has advanced archival advocacy work in her role as SAA's Executive Director, and through her skill,...
2021 Events/Training Reimbursable for members who pay CoSA Base dues amount (as of 4/29/2021) CoSA member institutions that pay at least the base dues amount of $2,750 are eligible to receive up to half of their CoSA dues payment to fund training or conference attendance for state archives...
In March we marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. While much has changed because of it, we have high hopes that we will continue to rebound stronger and more resilient. This spring, many state archives are continuing to expand and reinvent their ability to provide access to...
Now that we are a few weeks into CoSA’s biennial Archives and Records Management survey collection, some Frequently Asked Questions have emerged. Where are my surveys? Several states have had issues with the SoGo Survey emails going to spam or junk mail folders. If you have not received...
The nomination period for the CoSA-Ancestry Leadership Awards is now open, with nominations due on November 2. Please see the full announcement for more information and detailed application procedures. CoSA appreciates the generous support of Ancestry in supporting this award that furthers...
The biennial Archives and Records Management Survey is live! By Veronica Martzahl On Friday, September 4, 2020, state archivists received a series of surveys that compose the FY2020 ARM Survey. Respondents also received a PDF copy their state or territory’s FY2018 completed survey as a...
As we continue to practice social distancing, hand washing, working from home, and contemplating the future of COVID-19 curve-flattening, several state archives are answering the call for donations of personal protective equipment (PPE). Archivists regularly use masks, respirators, gloves, and...