Session 204: I Walk the Line: Revolutionary Archivists Leading Special Collections Departments

Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Session Description from SAA Site

Speakers and Presentation Titles:
Aaron D. Purcell (Chair & Commentator), Director of Special Collections, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech University - "More Than Acid-Free Folders at My Table: Archivists as Special Collections Librarians"

Susan McElrath, University Archivist/Head of Special Collections, American University - "Converging Professions: Archivists in Library Special Collections"

Clark E. Center, Jr., Curator, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa - "Most of What We Do Is Archival: Special Collections and the Archival Endeavor"