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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2004
Contact: Patricia Fraga, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Austin History Center to Host Archives Clinic
as Part of The University of Texas Annual Archives Week Celebration
 Austin, Texas—Personal archives and treasured documents are the focus of the annual Archives Clinic at the Austin History Center of the Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe. The public is invited to bring in their personal archival materials to the Austin History Center on November 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. in order to get advice on topics ranging from organization to preservation of papers, photographs, audio recordings, electronic records, and other documents. The Archives Clinic, held at the Austin History Center, the local history archives for the City of Austin, is one in a series of events held during The University of Texas Archives Week, to illuminate the importance of archives as building blocks of civilization and governance.
In addition to personal consultation, printed information will be available in the form of catalogues for archival supplies and information booklets. For further information, contact Mary Anne MarDock or call 974-7400.
The University of Texas Student Organization Holds Annual Archives Week Celebration
The University of Texas, School of Information student chapter of the Society of American Archivists will be hosting Archives Week October 31- November 6, 2004. Archives Week is a series of events to illustrate how archives and archival institutions are building blocks of society. The theme this year is “Balancing Power: Government Records and Secrecy.” Since the events are scheduled during election week, speakers will illustrate the importance of access to archival materials to the operation of a democracy.
Dr. David B. Gracy II, Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise, School of Information, at the University of Texas, will speak on “What You See is Not What You Get: The Nature and Impact of Documentary Forgery” at 7 p.m. November 1, 2004 in Mezes Hall B0.306.
Dr. Philip Doty, Associate Professor in the School of Information, will address “Government, Secrecy, and Privacy: Dare We Frame the ‘Fearful (A)Symmetry’?” at 7 p.m. on November 3, 2004 in the 8th floor Atrium at the LBJ Library.
The keynote speech will be delivered by Archivist Sarah Rowe-Sims, Electronic Records Section, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on “Opening the Spy Files: The Case of the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission.” She speaks at 7 p.m. November 4, 2004 in the Texas Union, room 4.206.
For further information, contact Mary Anne MarDock.
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