The following are archival events for June 23 through July 1 as taken from the Archivist’s Daybook, <http://www.southwestarchivists.org/HTML/Daybook.htm>. ----- June 22-23 Michigan Archival Association annual meeting; <http://maa.hypermart.net/meeting.htm> Frankenmuth. June 24 It’s Saturday, so why not enjoy one of the “behind the scenes” tours at the National Archives at Kew <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/events/behindscenes.htm>? The tours provide a terrific opportunity to see the inner workings of Britain's most important archives. Tours last approximately two hours and start at 11:00 and 14:00. The tour is suitable for wheelchair users and wheelchairs are available on request. Places are limited and booking is essential. To book a free Saturday tour call 020 8876 3444. June 24 Arkansas History Commission and State Archives workshop; Arkansas State Capitol, Room 171. This free seminar will give both beginning and experienced researchers the chance to get acquainted with the some of resources of the State Archives. June 25 Today in 1794, the French law of 7 Messidor Year II proclaimed for the first time the right of citizens to have access to public archives. June 25 On this date in 2003, the American Library Association adopted a resolution deploring the inaction of the U.S. and British authorities to secure Iraqi cultural institutions and prevent the loss of precious cultural resources after the U.S.-led coalition's military defeat of the Iraqi Government; urging the U. S. Government to ratify and comply with The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Second Protocol; and urging the U.S. Government to provide funding for the reconstruction and rebuilding of libraries and other cultural institutions in Iraq, and to collaborate with UNESCO and other international and national bodies working to remedy "this loss to the cultural record of humanity." June 26 Workshop, "Law and Original Order: Legal Aspects of Archives;" Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. June 26-27 ACA Institute; <http://www.archivists.ca/prodev/aca_institute.aspx> St. John's, Newfoundland. Theme: "Archives in the Wake of Hugh Taylor: Shaping Archival Programmes for the 21st Century." June 27 Awareness and Advocacy workshop; St. John's, Newfoundland. June 27 Workshop, "Just Scan it All! Making Archival Holdings Available Online;" St. John's, Newfoundland. June 28 - July 1 Association of Canadian Archivist annual meeting <http://www.archivists.ca/conference/program.aspx>; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Theme: "Living on the Edge" - The Place of Archives In the Heritage and Cultural Community." June 28 New Hampshire Archives Group spring meeting; Hillsborough. June 30 On this date in 2004, Edin Vejzovic, a 15-year-old Muslim boy from the southern Bosnian town of Mostar, donated his $21 monthly allowance to help save books and documents in a Franciscan monastery damaged during the Bosnian war of 1992-1995. Among the documents Edin helped save was the 1463 order by Turkish Sultan Mehmed II allowing Catholics to freely worship in Bosnia. June 30 Auction of the papers of Dr. Martin Luther King; Sotheby's, New York. July is National Ice Cream Month in the United States. The Knox College Archives <http://library.knox.edu/sca/sca.htm>, Galesburg, Illinois, preserves the Ferris family papers, which, among other things, document how William Mead Ferris (1807-1883) introduced ice cream to Illinois. July 1 NEH <http://www.neh.fed.us>'s Division of Preservation and Access deadline. Guidelines and Application Instructions can be downloaded from the NEH Web Site. To obtain a print version of the Guidelines or to address a question to the NEH staff, e-mail NEH at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, or write to: NEH Division of Preservation and Access, Room 802, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20506, 202-606-8570, NEHPRES@GWU VM.GWU.EDU <http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/mailt:[log in to unmask]>. Guidelines and application instructions may be downloaded from <http://www.neh.gov/pdf/guidelines/preservation.pdf> Program officers will be happy to provide sample grant applications and other assistance in preparing a proposal. July 1 Deadline for SAA to receive section newsletters for distribution before the annual meeting. July 1 Deadline for Canadian Council of Archives <http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/> grant end of project reports for the year 2004-2005. Any institution which is expecting a 2005-2006 grant, and does not submit all its end of project reports by July 1st will see its 2005-2006 grant cancelled. Forms for the end of projects reports can be found on the CCA web site here. <http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/finalreports.html> July 1 Membership year begins for the Association of Canadian Archivists. Have you paid your dues? ----- The Archivist’s Daybook is another service to the profession of the Society of Southwest Archivists (http://www.southwestarchivists.org). In it you will find information about continuing education and professional development opportunities for archivists around the world. 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