SOCIETY OF TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS
(Tennessee Archivists)
MEETING DATES & SITES
MEETINGS PRIOR TO ORGANIZATION:
April 24, 1973
Hosted by Cleo Hughes, Jean Waggener
Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville
March 8, 1974
Hosted by Bob Harvey
Cossitt-Goodwyn Library, Memphis
November 14-15, 1974
Hosted by Marice Wolfe
Special Collections, Joint University Libraries, Vanderbilt
and the Country Music Foundation, Nashville
March 3-4, 1975
Hosted by Inci Bowman, Graduate Student, University of Tennessee
School of Library & Information Science, Knoxville
November 17-18, 1975
Hosted by Marvin Williams
Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Nashville
April 5, 19, 26, 1976
Series of Three Archival Workshops on the Establishment of College and University Archives:
April 5, 1976 - Memphis State University
April 19, 1976 - University of Tennessee at Nashville
April 26, 1976 - University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Agriculture Campus
May 3-4, 1976
Hosted by the Memphis-Shelby County Public Library,
Mississippi Valley Collection, Memphis
November 22-23, 1976
Hosted by Linda Bauch
Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville
April 25-26, 1977
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, Chattanooga
May 11, 13, 20, 1977
Series of Three Professional Workshops on Religious Archives:
May 11, 1977 - Lambuth College, Jackson
May 13, 1977 - Baptist Sunday School Board/Historical Commission, Nashville
May 20, 1977 - Auditorium of the Knox Co. Public Library, Knoxville
TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS ORGANIZED, 1977 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING & ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ADOPTED. FIRST OFFICERS ELECTED. DUES SET AT $5.00/ANNUALLY
September 29-30, 1977
Brandon Springs Group Center,
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area,
Stewart County, Tennessee
March 30-31, 1978
Disciples of Christ Historical Society
and the Joint Universities Libraries,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville
November 2-3, 1978
Knox County Archives and the Knox County Public Library
Knoxville
April 19-20, 1979
Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro
October 18-19, 1979
Memphis State University,
Memphis
March 27-28, 1980
Tennessee State Library & Archives,
Nashville
November 18, 1980
Joint Meeting of the Kentucky Council on Archives/Tennessee Archivists,
Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, Kentucky
April 30-May 1, 1981
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville
(No Fall Meeting Held in 1981)
May 13-14, 1982
Tennessee State Library & Archives,
Nashville
December 2-3, 1982
East Tennessee Historical Center,
Knoxville
May 19-20, 1983
Red Boiling Springs,
Macon County, Tennessee
October 27-28, 1983
Casey Jones Village & Pinson Mounds,
Jackson
June 7-8, 1984
Austin Peay State University,
Clarksville
November 1-2, 1984
Joint Meeting of the Society of Alabama Archivists/Tennessee Archivists,
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
March 28-29, 1985
Montgomery Bell State Park,
Burns, Tennessee
REVISION OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION. TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD ESTABLISHED. TSLA AGREES TO SERVE AS OFFICIAL REPOSITORY OF THE RECORDS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
November 7-8, 1985
University of Tennessee at Martin,
Martin
May 21-23, 1986
Special Collections & University Archives,
Jean & Alexander Heard Library,
Vanderbilt University,
Nashville
November 7-8, 1986
Johnson City & Jonesborough
April 9-10, 1987
Center for Popular Music,
Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro
MEMBERSHIP IN TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS TOTALS 108 MEMBERS
September 17-18, 1987
Joint Meeting of the Kentucky Council on Archives/Tennessee Archivists,
Paris Landing State Park,
Buchanan, Tennessee
April 7-8, 1988
American Association for State & Local History,
Nashville
May 17-19, 1988
Southern Archivists Conference
Hosted by the Society of Mississippi Archivists
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Pre-Conference workshops:
"Going for the Grant," NHPRC;
"Conservation Vendor Services," SOLINET
TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS VOTES TO JOIN THE SOUTHERN ARCHIVISTS CONFERENCE
November 4-5, 1988
Dogwood Motel,
Gatlinburg
May 25-26, 1989
Southern Baptists Historical Library & Archives
Southern Baptists Convention,
Nashville
Pre-Conference Workshop on Photograph Collections,
held at the Jean & Alexander Heard Library,
Special Collections, Vanderbilt University
November 15-17, 1989
Tennessee State Library & Archives,
Nashville
Pre-Conference Workshop on Loose Records
TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS LOGO CREATED BY DR. MIKE BIRDWELL, TENN. TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, COOKEVILLE.
May 23-25, 1990
Southern Archivists Conference,
Hosted by the Society of Alabama Archivists (SALA)
Lake Guntersville, Alabama
October 18-19, 1990
Holiday Inn, Cookeville
Joe L. Evins Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville
Hosted by the Archives of Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville
May 9-10, 1991
Legislative Plaza, Nashville
Public Forum for Statewide Assessment of Historical Records
May 13-15, 1992
Southern Archivists Conference,
Hosted by Tennessee Archivists
Southern Baptists Historical Library & Archives,
Southern Baptist Convention,
Nashville
November 19-20, 1992
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
Chattanooga
Pre-Conference Workshop
May 6-7, 1993
University of Tennessee Conference Center,
Knoxville
November 4-5, 1993
Disciples of Christ Historical Society,
Nashville
Pre-Conference Workshop
April 6-8, 1994
Southern Archivists Conference,
Hosted by the Society of Mississippi Archivists
Natchez, Mississippi
Post-Conference Workshop on Photograph Preservation
November 3-4, 1994
Paris Landing State Park,
Buchanan, Tennessee
April 27-28, 1995
Memphis-Shelby County Public Library,
Memphis
November 2-3, 1995
Special Collections & University Archives,
Jean & Alexander Heard Library,
Vanderbilt University,
Nashville
April 10-12, 1996
Southern Archvists Conference,
Hosted by the Louisiana Archives & Manuscripts Association (LAMA)
Hotel St. Marie
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 6-7, 1996
Metropolitan Archives of Nashville-Davidson County,
Holiday Inn-Vanderbilt
Nashville
TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS VOTES TO HAVE ONLY ONE ANNUAL MEETING (AUTUMN)
November 13-14, 1997
Fall Creek Falls State Park,
Spencer, Tennessee
TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS VOTES TO CHANGE NAME TO 'THE SOCIETY OF TENNESSEE ARCHIVISTS'
April 6-7, 1998
Southern Archivists Conference,
Hosted by the Society of Alabama Archivists (SALA)
St. James Hotel,
Selma, Alabama
November 4-6, 1998
Historic Rugby,
Morgan County, Tennessee
November 3-5, 1999
Henry Horton State Park,
Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Local Archives Workshop
April 13-15, 2000
Southern Archivists Conference,
Hosted by the Society of Tennessee Archivists
Radisson Hotel,
Memphis, Tennessee
Pre-Conference Workshops:
"Copyright Issues for Archivists;"
"Privacy, Confidentiality, and Access Issues;"
"Disaster Preparedness & Recovery" (SOLINET)
November 8-10, 2000
Archives of Appalachia,
D.P. Culp University Center,
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City
Pre-Conference Workshops:
"Introduction to Records Management,"
"Database Design & Management for Archives,"
"Grant Writing: Getting It Done Right,"
"Basic Document Preservation: Theory & Practice"
ANNUAL "TENNESSEE ARCHIVES WEEK" ESTABLISHED, SPONSORED BY STA
ESTABLISHMENT OF "JOHN H. THWEATT ARCHIVAL ADVANCEMENT AWARD."
November 7-9, 2001
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Conference Center,
Franklin, Tennessee
August 21, 2002
Southern Archivists Conference
Business Meeting & Reception,
Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting
Birmingham, Alabama
November 6-8, 2002
Pickwick Landing State Park,
Hardin County, Tennessee
November 5-7, 2003
Maury County Archives,
Columbia, Tennessee
Tennessee Archives Institute
April 14-16, 2004
Southern Archivists Conference
Hosted by the Society of Mississippi Archivists
Mississippi Department of Archives & History,
Gov. William F. Winter Archives and History Building
Jackson, Mississippi
Pre-Conference Workshops:
"Database Design & Management for Genealogical Research,"
"Archival Preservation & Access: How the GSU Can Benefit You"
November 3-5, 2004
Chattanooga Choo-Choo Holiday Inn,
Chattanooga, Tennessee
November 9-10, 2005
Montgomery Bell State Park
Burns, Tennessee
April 16-18, 2006
Southern Archivists Conference
Hosted by the Louisiana Archives & Manuscripts Association (LAMA)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
October 25-27, 2006
Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
Southern Baptist Convention
Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee Archives Institute
Pre-Conference Workshops:
"Digital Libraries & Digital Archives"
(Cosponsored by the Society of American Archivists)
November 7-9, 2007
Natchez Trace State Park
Wildersville, Tennessee
Pre-Conference Workshops:
"Volunteer Voices: How to Involve Your Archive in Tennessee's Digital Collection,"
"Introduction to Exhibits"
(Cosponsored by the American Association for State & Local History)
March 26-28, 2008
Southern Archivists Conference,
Hosted by the Society of Tennessee Archivists
Nashville Public Library,
Nashville, Tennessee
November 5-7, 2008
DuBose Conference Center
Monteagle, Tennessee
Pre-Conference Workshop,
"Archives Alive! Building an Accessible Oral History Collection"
November 11-13, 2009
Nashville Public Library
Nashville, Tennessee
"Archives 2.0: Reinventing Archives for the Virtual Generation"
September 23-24, 2010
Southern Archivists Conference,
Hosted by the Society of Alabama Archivists
Birmingham Botanical Gardens,
Birmingham, Alabama
November 10-12, 2010
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
"Archives in Jeopardy: Maintaining Our Mission in an Uncertain World"
October 26-28, 2011
John Seigenthaler Center
Nashville, Tennessee
"Roots: Unearthing Family History in Tennessee Archives"
October 15-17, 2012
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
"Red, White, Blue, and Recorded: Collecting and Preserving Politics in Tennessee"
October 16-18, 2013
Riverview Inn
Clarksville, Tennessee
"Listen Up! Discovering, Sharing, and Preserving Our Stories"
October 15-17, 2014
Fogelman Executive Conference Center on the campus of the University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Accidentally on Purpose: Acquisition, Care, and Promotion of Unusual or Specialized Collections
October 21-23, 2015
Pickwick Landing State Park
Pickwick Dam, Tennessee
Information Central: Archives, Education, and Outreach
March 16-18, 2016
The Inn At Opryland
Nashville, Tennessee
Three Part Harmony: Interpretation, Preservation and Inspiration
Joint Meeting with the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM)and the Tennessee Preservation Trust (TPT)
October 29, 2016
Williamson County Archives
Franklin, Tennessee
Three Part Harmony: Archives, Genealogy, & You
November 1-3, 2017
40th Anniversary
International Storytelling Center
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Archives In Action: Activism and Advocacy
Keynote speaker - NY Times Bestselling Author Sharyn McCrumb
2018 Southern Archivists Conference
September 12-14, 2018
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Montgomery, Alabama
Click here for conference program
October 23-25, 2019
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, Tennessee
Archives In The Real World
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November 19, 2020
Virtual Comference
It's Your Right! Archives and Documenting Dissent
November 19, 2021
Virtual Conference
Tennessee, Who Are We? Tennessee's Identity Through Archival Collections
November 2-4, 2022
DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center
Jackson, Tennessee
Leaning Into the Unknown: Challenges Shaping the Future of Archives
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