Veterans History Project Visits OSU Preserving the history of American war veterans On March 16, 2018 the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program will provide training on conducting oral history interviews of veterans for submission to the VHP archive at the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center. Special focus on collecting …
Celebrating Black History Month in the Archives Members of OAA recently attended the Treasure Your Roots 2018 Genealogy Conference in Oklahoma City. The event offered attendees the chance to learn about a number of resources available for African American genealogical work. Many of those resources are available through the National …
2018 Society of Southwest Archivists Scholarships – Deadline Approaching Don’t miss these opportunities to obtain assistance in professional development and annual meeting attendance! All mailed applications must be postmarked by February 16, 2018. Emailed applications must be sent by February 20, 2018. Otis Hebert Jr. Continuing Education Scholarship: In honor …
Write a Blog Post for OAA OAA is seeking content from all members for future blog posts. The recently developed social media policy provides guidelines for submission and outlines the kinds of things we’re looking for. The post submission form provides a simple structure for submitting blog content. Both are available on the About page of the …
A Message from OAA’s President A hearty, happy new year to the archivists in Oklahoma! The OAA executive board is gearing up for our first full year as an official organization. Thanks to all of you for joining up early, we are so thrilled to have almost 50 individual and …
New OAA Forums To facilitate communications between OAA members, the OAA website includes three Member Forums: Archival Advice, Education and Events, and Job Announcements. Registered members of OAA can participate in the member forums with one simple step. On the OAA site, click “Register” under Member Sign-In on the right …
OAA Board Member To Help Save OETA Material Lisa Henry – current Vice President of OAA – is headed to Bean Town to help save a vital part of Oklahoma’s television news history and in the process she’s adding a new title to her resume: that of mentor. The Curator …
There is still time to talk archives at OMA! Submit your ideas using this online form: https://okmuseums.wufoo.com/forms/wcs4ka11j1jkyi/ Proposals are being accepted through January 31, 2018. The conference is being held September 18-21, 2018 in Edmond, OK. Giving presentations on archives to museum professionals is a great way to grow our network …
OAA Committee Opportunities The Executive Board is seeking committee members for the following committees: Nominating Committee Membership Committee Budget and Finance Committee 2018 Annual Meeting Committee These will be great opportunities to engage and help ensure the success of this organization! Email us at okla.archives@gmail.com and indicate which committee/s you …
Student Member Scholarships Available! Thanks to a generous Holiday donation, we have 5 full student scholarships available for 2018! These scholarships are first-come, first-served so spread the word and apply quickly! Recipients will be chosen based on email timestamp, so the first 5 interested students to email okla.arhives@gmail.com will be …
