Society of Mississippi Archivists

The Society of Mississippi Archivists celebrates the important work of preserving the cultural heritage of Mississippi.

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The call for papers for our 2025 annual meeting, to be held at MUW's Fant Memorial Library on March 27-28, is now posted! Visit https://t.co/AIX3EVFiO3 for details. Submissions are due by January 15.

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Reminder: proposals are due next Wednesday, January 15! Please help spread the word to anyone who might be interested, especially students!

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The call for papers for our 2025 annual meeting, to be held at MUW's Fant Memorial Library on March 27-28, is now posted! Visit https://t.co/AIX3EVFiO3 for details. Submissions are due by January 15.

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For the last session of our annual meeting, we have "Exploring Civil Rights in Archival Instruction," with @UMLibraries' Greg Johnson, @SouthernMiss' @clawfoottub, and @msu_libraries' @JPerkSmith.

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We're starting off day 2 with "Moving Mayfield: How a Documentary Helped Save an Archive," with @UMLibraries archivist Jeannie Speck-Thompson.

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Session 4: "Freedom in the Finding Aids: Civil Rights Collections Newly Processed under @NHPRC Grant," with @SouthernMiss's Lorraine Stuart, Brennan Collins, Crystal Walker, Julia Sumrall, and Jessica Clark.

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Session 3: Camryn Johnson presents her research on integration at Mississippi College

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Annual meeting session 2: "Struggling for What is Right: Work at the COFO State Office During 1964 Freedom Summer," with Angela Stewart, Garrad Lee, Chioma Ajuonuma, and Dr. Christina Thomas

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We're kicking off our annual meeting at the COFO Civil Rights Education Center with Jan Hillegas of the Freedom Information Service and Dr. Christina Thomas, visiting scholar at the @MWalkerCenter.

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Don't forget to register by Friday, April 12! We look forward to seeing you in Jackson.

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SMA's annual meeting will be held April 18-19 at the COFO Civil Rights Education Center at Jackson State. Schedule and registration here: https://t.co/qOKJ0EhazF

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SMA's annual meeting will be held April 18-19 at the COFO Civil Rights Education Center at Jackson State. Schedule and registration here: https://t.co/qOKJ0EhazF

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Join us on Friday at noon for another SMA Virtual Table Talk: "Ring Your Bell and Tell Your Tale: Documenting the First 10 Years of Black Student Life at Mississippi State University." Register here: https://t.co/llS51pITA0

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Job listing: Curator of Exhibits and Engagement in the Division of Archives & Special Collections, including the @USGrantLibrary, at @msu_libraries. Tenure track, minimum salary is $50,000. For more info: https://t.co/YP9BD8NPPV #archivesjobs #libraryjobs

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Tales from the Crypt 2024 ⁦@msmsbluewaves⁩ students are receiving our archive’s orientation today at Columbus-Lowndes Public Library!

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Join us on Friday for our next Virtual Table Talk! Writer and genealogist Sharon Leslie Morgan of Our Black Ancestry will talk about empowering the future by overcoming America's legacy of historical harm. Register at https://t.co/wjI80dT8YH

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Today, @MWalkerCenter archivist Angela Stewart is telling us about the history of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival at @JacksonStateU. Check out the amazing line-up for this year's festival at https://t.co/wFA0i4urW0!

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Join us today at noon!

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You are invited to SMA's next Virtual Table Talk! Angela Stewart, archivist at the @MWalkerCenter, will present "The Legacy of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival" on Friday, June 30, at noon. Register at https://t.co/gro7hQcOKS

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Remember to join us on Friday!

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You are invited to SMA's next Virtual Table Talk! Angela Stewart, archivist at the @MWalkerCenter, will present "The Legacy of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival" on Friday, June 30, at noon. Register at https://t.co/gro7hQcOKS

[Society of Mississippi Archivists @SocMissArch]

You are invited to SMA's next Virtual Table Talk! Angela Stewart, archivist at the @MWalkerCenter, will present "The Legacy of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival" on Friday, June 30, at noon. Register at https://t.co/gro7hQcOKS

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Please welcome SMA's new board:
President - Kate Gregory
Past President - Carrie Mastley
Vice President - Miranda Vaughn
Board members - Angela Stewart (2022-2024), Heather Moore (2022-2024), Mona Vance-Ali (2023-2025), Jessica Perkins Smith (2023-2025)

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#SocMissArch2023 Day 2: @USMCookLibrary's @clawfoottub, Diana Simpson, and Dipper Nobles present on "Collecting, Describing and Discovering Women's Health Ephemera for Student Research and Exhibits."