This digital-only issue of Archival Outlook is packed with stories of outreach: An archives collecting the University of Maine’s response to COVID-19 connects with new donors and shows how archives are relevant now. Archives staff, alumni, and faculty at the University of Arkansas collaborate to digitize two key collections on the university’s history.

October 6, 2020—Minutes from the September 23, 2020, Council virtual meeting are available here. 

For highlights from this meeting, see this news item. 

SAA Fellow, past president, and indefatigable archives champion Dr. David B. Gracy II, 79, passed away September 26, 2020. He is revered for the breadth of his professional contributions throughout his storied career as well as the warmth of his personality.

September 25, 2020—At its September 23 virtual meeting, the SAA Council:

September 16, 2020—Minutes from the August 7, 2020, Council virtual meeting are available now here. 

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September 8, 2020—At its August 3 meeting, the SAA Council created a standing Crisis, Disaster, and Tragedy Response Working Group whose principal charge is to “maintain and update SAA’s Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource Kit; develop and provide immediate and ongoing resources and response assistance to archivists, allied cultur

September 3, 2020—Minutes from the August 13, 2020, SAA Foundation Board virtual meeting are available now here. 

If you have questions or concerns about these Foundation Board actions, feel free to contact SAA Foundation President Margery Sly or Executive Director Nancy Beaumont (nbeaumont@archivists.org).

September 3, 2020—Minutes from the August 3, 2020, Council virtual meeting are available now here. 

For highlights from this meeting, see this news item.