ARCHIVES 2017

The Archival History Section features a timely panel entitled, "A Century Ago: How the Russian Revolution, and the Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, Shaped Archives in Russia and Ukraine." Dr. Kelly A. Kolar (Middle Tennessee State University) and Dr. Volodymyr Chumachenko (Kansas State University) will present papers, and Dr. Leah Goldman (Reed College) will moderate. The section will also discuss the creation of Archival History News, a new digital newsletter to promote the writing and research of archival history.

Tentative Schedule of Events

2:30 pm   Chair Eric Stoykovich opens meeting; SAA Council Representative Erin Lawrimore (may update)

2:35 pm   Panel Moderator, Dr. Leah Goldman, introduces panelists

2:40 pm   Dr. Kelly A. Kolar, “Red Archives: Documents in Service to the Bolshevik Revolution”

3:00 pm   Dr. Volodymyr Chumachenko, "Opening the Vault: How Archives Started Serving the Nation. The Case of Ukraine"  

3:20 pm   Comments and Questions

3:35 pm   Year in Review

3:45 pm   Archival History News (newsletter), with co-editors Eric Stoykovich and/or Adam Mosseri

3:50 pm   Open Floor Discussion w/ Audience

4:00 pm   Close of Meeting