Society of Mississippi Archivists

Urgent! Save Our Humanities Council Email from Mississippi Humanities Council MHC Suspends Federal Grants Dear Friends, The Mississippi Humanities Council received notice late last night from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOG

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Please call on your representatives in Congress to save the IMLS! Mississippi libraries and museums cannot afford to lose this support.

Protecting Our Shared History: A Recommitment to Archival Responsibility Archivists in Mississippi see a lot. We organize photographs of Civil Rights Movement marches. We touch flyers distributed by the Ku Klux Klan. We catalog books that defended slavery and books that…

In light of the latest executive order on the presentation of American history, the Society of Mississippi Archivists directs you to its past statements on preserving history and telling the truth.

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Conference program

Conference setup

Annual meeting 2025 kicking off!

Protecting Our Shared History: A Recommitment to Archival Responsibility Archivists in Mississippi see a lot. We organize photographs of Civil Rights Movement marches. We touch flyers distributed by the Ku Klux Klan. We catalog books that defended slavery and books that…

In light of current events, the board of the Society of Mississippi Archivists issues a statement on "Protecting Our Shared History: A Recommitment to Archival Responsibility." mississippiarchivists.org/2025/02/21/p...

Miranda at SMA table

Are you at the Mississippi Historical Society conference? Come say hi!

Protecting Our Shared History: A Recommitment to Archival Responsibility Archivists in Mississippi see a lot. We organize photographs of Civil Rights Movement marches. We touch flyers distributed by the Ku Klux Klan. We catalog books that defended slavery and books that…

In light of current events, the board of the Society of Mississippi Archivists issues a statement on "Protecting Our Shared History: A Recommitment to Archival Responsibility." mississippiarchivists.org/2025/02/21/p...

2025 Annual Meeting This year’s annual meeting will be held March 27-28 at Fant Memorial Library on the campus of Mississippi University for Women in Columbus. You can register here. Information about parking an…

The schedule and registration information for our annual meeting on March 27-28 at MUW's Fant Memorial Library are now available! mississippiarchivists.org/2025/02/19/2...

Don't forget: proposals are due next Wednesday, January 15! Please help spread the word to anyone who might be interested, especially students!

Many of us are saying "that can wait 'til January" right now, so make sure one of those things on your radar is a submission to SMA's annual meeting! Proposals are due January 15.

Thrilled to share this awesome news! Excited to get started! @socmissarch.bsky.social

We've put together a starter pack of official museum accounts on Bluesky! Who are we missing? go.bsky.app/Ko2Bvky

Praise the Bridges that Carried Us Over: Mississippi Women in the Archives

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 mississippiarchivists.org/2024/11/21/c... for details. Submissions are due by January 15. Please share, especially with students!

We're here! Watch for the call for papers for our 2025 annual meeting, coming soon!