ACA Institute on Personal Archives, Oct. 29 & 30, 2010
City of Toronto Archives, Toronto, ON. Canada
ACA Institutes offer an intense learning experience featuring topics or curriculum at an advanced level. Institutes typically last two to three days and involve preparatory readings and case studies.
The Institute on Personal Archives examines current and emerging issues surrounding the archives of individuals and families. This professional institute promotes dialogue among archivists about the unique requirements of personal archives, as well as existing theory and new strategies for tackling challenges.
The topics covered in the seminar include: past approaches to personal archives, appraisal and acquisition, arrangement and description, and personal digital archives.
Session facilitator: Catherine Hobbs (SISPA Chair and Literary Archivist [English], Library and Archives Canada)
The Institute will incorporate presentations and discussion with two special guests:
Sally Newman (Faculty of Education, Monash University and co-author of The Intimate Archive) [video presentation with follow-up discussion at a distance]
Laura Carroll (Salman Rushdie Born Digital Archives Project, Emory University) [appearing in person]
Participants will be asked to complete preparatory readings in current thinking about personal archives and to prepare a case study from a finding aid for a personal fonds.
Archivists and students in the field are encouraged to participate, to debate, and to expand avenues for theory and practice where personal archives are concerned.
Participants will receive a copy of The Intimate Archive: Journeys Through Private Papers by Maryanne Dever, Sally Newman and Ann Vickery (National Library of Australia, 2009).
For more information about the content, please contact Catherine Hobbs (catherine.hobbs@lac-bac.gc.ca) or Heather Dean (heather.dean@yale.edu). A forms for registration is available here: ACA Institute Registration (.pdf). Accommodations are available for out-of-town participants at the Delta Chelsea at a rate of $139 per night, single or double. Call the Reservations Department at 1-800- CHELSEA (1-800-243-5732) within North America. Callers must identify themselves as being with Association of Canadian Archivists and call prior to September 28, 2010 in order to qualify for your group rate.
Registration is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
