Queens College Student Chapter
of the Society of the American Archivists
Mission
The Queens College Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists serves students who are interested in pursuing careers in archives, the preservation of cultural materials, and records management through planning and sponsoring various professional and social programs.
Upcoming Events
Check back soon for Spring 2024 events!
Visit our event tab (https://sites.google.com/view/qcsaa/events) to check out upcoming events hosted by the Queens College SAA chapter as well as archives-related external events around NYC.
Past Events
Tour of Green Wood Cemetery
Please join QCSAA on November 18th at 1 PM for a tour of the historic Green Wood Cemetery & its archives!
Register here: https://bit.ly/QCSAA-GW-23
QCSAA Archives Career Panel
Please join QCSAA on November 30th at 7 PM for a careers panel discussion and Q&A! Archivist speakers will share advice and tips for resume building, cover letter writing, and the job interview process. Each brings experience not only in successfully applying to archives-related jobs but also in hiring for those positions. Our speakers come from varied areas of the field including public library, corporate, and radio archives.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/qcsaajobapp
Bridget's Retirement Party
Bridget Kavanaugh will be retiring at the end of this year after many years of service to QC GSLIS. The department is throwing a party in her honor on December 15th from 5:30 to 7 PM at Lecture Hall 230 in the Rosenthal Library! If you would like to contribute to a gift for Bridget, please Venmo @James-Lowry-55 or email james.lowry@qc.cuny.edu to make other arrangements. If you can't attend but you’d like to send a video message wishing Bridget well in her retirement, please send it to Dr. Ng at kwongbor.ng@qc.cuny.edu
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/bridgets-retirement
The UK Migrated Archives: Wiki-Edit-Athon
CCARMS Workshop #4 - Wiki-Edit-Athon on Wednesday, November 9th at 10 AM EST is where we hope you'll help us set historical records right by editing Wikipedia pages on Migrated Archives. QCSAA students are invited to join the workshop and editing virtually! Registration information is pending.
QCLISSA & QCSAA Mid-Semester Social
QCLISSA & QCSAA will be hosting an IN-PERSON social on Thursday, October 27th @ 7 PM in the QC Dining Hall, Room 120! We will have giveaways, catering, and games to play. Hope to see everyone there :)
QCSAA Fall Meet-n-Greet
Join Queens College's chapter of Society of American Archivists for a chat with the board and an evening of getting to know your fellow GSLIS classmates.
QCSAA Chat with an archivist -
Join Queens College's chapter of Society of American Archivists for a chat with archivist and writer Issac Fellman. We will chat about his career and his newest book, Dead Collections.
Register here: tinyurl.com/isaacfellman
QCSAA Spring Social
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/qcsaamixer
QCSAA Field Trip: Off the Record at the Guggenheim Museum
Sunday, September 12th from 12-3pm
Join QCSAA next weekend for a field trip to see Off the Record at the Guggenheim, a group exhibition featuring the work of contemporary artists who challenge the authority of mainstream documentation practices and question their role in constructing history.
Introduction to Book Conservation Workshop
Thursday, May 27, 2021 1–5pm
This virtual lecture/workshop will consist of an introduction to book conservation, including an overview of materials and tools, book terminology and examples of common preservation and conservation issues. Participants will learn about the balance between conserving and restoring bound items of historical value. The class will end with multiple hands-on repair techniques.
Rare Book Preservation Workshop
Thursday, April 29 at 5pm
Ask an Archivist: Tara Hart
Friday, April 23rd at 6 pm
Ask an Archivist: Tali Han
Tuesday, March 16th at 6 pm.
Personal Archives Show & Tell
Tuesday, March 23 at 4pm.
Green-wood Cemetery Walk
December 12, 2021 12–2pm
The Queens College Society of American Archivists Student Chapter is hosting a meet up at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery on Sunday, December 12 for a self-guided tour of this National Historic Landmark.
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