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>.

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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?



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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. We welcome the opportunity to
promote your archival event and especially encourage non-North American
archival meeting planners to list their event with us (there is, of course,
no charge for listing your event in the Archivist's Daybook). Please help us
promote your event by letting us know
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Special Collections, Jones Hall
Tulane University Libraries
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
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Leon C. Miller, Manuscripts Librarian
Special Collections, Jones Hall
Tulane University Libraries
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
ph: 504-865-5685, fx: 504-865-5761, [log in to unmask]
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu

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