This fall, the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) will be celebrating its 25th Annual New York Archives Week, October 6th - 12th, 2013. Archives Week events are designed to raise the public’s awareness of the importance of preserving and making accessible our documentary heritage. Activities include a wide range of programming, including lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and tours of repositories, all free and open to the public. We encourage participation in this big celebration and urge you and your repositories to plan an Archives Week event.

In addition, as part of an effort to draw public attention to Archives Week and highlight the importance of our repositories and collections, ART will sponsor three events: we will co-sponsor a full-day symposium with the Center for Jewish History titled “Disaster Planning for Archives and their Communities” (October 7), honor our colleagues at our annual Awards Ceremony (October 10), and host the fourth annual K-12 Archives Education Institute.

PLAN YOUR EVENT

Suggested Archives Week activities:

* Hold an open house, highlighting unique materials held by your repository.

* Mount an exhibit using materials from your repository.

* Demonstrate or report on activities/projects supported by grants.

* Ask a researcher to speak on the value of your collections to his/her research.

* Present a film festival using films or videos held by your repository.

* Sponsor lunchtime talks by archivists, historians, and other researchers.

* Organize a walking tour of your repository's neighborhood.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submit your event online by Friday, August 30, 2013, 2:00 pm. Complete event details, including event date, time and location must be determined prior to submission. Please do not use this form to submit proposals for regular ART Monthly Programming events; those may be sent to programming@nycarchivists.org for future consideration.

EVENT SUBMISSION FORM: https://nycarchivists.wufoo.com/forms/art-new-york-archives-week-2013-submission-form/ 

QUESTIONS CONCERNING SUBMISSIONS may be sent to: secretary@nycarchivists.org

A.R.T. acknowledges continued support from MetLife, a major sponsor of New York Archives Week and generous support from the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation.