Contributed by Jessica Hoffman What a wonderful turnout we had for the DVAG/DUSAA Archives Career Panel on Thursday, May 29! It was an interesting, informative conversation about attractive job skills in the current job market, as well as advice on cover letters and networking. We had several different valuable perspectives on the panel and a wide … More Recap of the DVAG/DUSAA Archives Career Panel
Hopefully many of you were able to participate in or attend the renewed Archives Month initiative in October. Our goal as the planning committee was to establish a small initiative that would acclimate the local archives community to the Archives Month concept and establish a framework for an annual celebration. We originally aimed to support … More Archives Month Recap
DEADLINE: July 31, 2014 Description of the Arline Custer Memorial Award Presented by the MARAC Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee, this award honors the memory of Arline Custer (1909-1975), MARAC member and editor of the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. Eligibility The Arline Custer Memorial Award recognizes the best books and articles written or compiled … More Award Announcement: Arline Custer Memorial Award Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC)
Contributed by Laurie Rizzo, DVAG Chair It is spring in the Delaware Valley, a new cohort of graduates are entering the workforce, some projects are coming to an end, and other projects are just beginning. As our set of local patrons wanes for the summer, a new set of scholars will begin to take this … More Report from your Chair
Delaware Valley Archivists Group 