18TH ANNUAL MEETING THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS

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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: September 12, 1954
• Content Type: AG

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18TH ANNUAL MEETING
THE
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN
ARCHIVISTS
Williamaburg, Virginia
September 12, 13, and 14
1954
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Headquarters for the meeting are at the Williamsburg Lodge, South
England Street.
The Registration Desk of the Society in the lobby of the Williams-
burg Lodge will be available for service on Sunday, September 12, from
4 P.M. to 7 P.M. and from 8:30 P.M. to 9830 P.M.; on Monday, September 13,
from 9 A.M. to 12430 P0M0
Tickets for luncheons, dinners., and bus tours should be obtained
at the registration desk during the hours listed above. Tickets requested
in advance will be available at the desk.
Monday afternoon, September 13, is open for sight-seeing in
Williamsburg and vicinity. Information on where and how to go can be ob-
tained at the registration desk.
Free bus service in the restored area of Williamsburg is available.
The nearest bus stop to headquarters is at the Reception Center, directly
across South England Street from the Lodge.
Archival and manuscript exhibits will be on display throughout
the meeting in the Library of the College of William and Mary and in Archives
and Records of Colonial Williamsburg, Goodwin Building, North Henry Street,
next to the Post Office. Publications of Colonial Williamsburg and of the
Institute of Early American History and Culture will be exhibited in the
lounge of the Williamsburg Lodge.
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THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS
PROGRAM
Sunday,, September 12
1+-00-7-009 8 0 30.9 0 30 P.M. REGISTRATION, Williamsburg Lodge
7800 P.M. INFORMAL DINNER., Williamsburg Lodge Game Room.
Compliments of Colonial Williamsburg.
8s3O P.M. Meetings of the following Commltteess State Archives,
Professional Standards,, Audio-Visual Records, Membership,
College and University Records, Municipal Records.
8030 P.M. FILM-0 "The Colonial Printer" Reception Center.
Monday, September 13
9000 A.M..-12030 P.M. REGISTRATION, Williamsburg Lodge
9030 A.M. Game Room, Williamsburg Lodge
RECORDS AI IINISTRATION
Chairman-, Herbert E. Angel, National Archives and Records Service.
tty. a Records P na ement SuMgy, Irving Zitmore, Records Engineering, Inc.
How to Or sizt axrC crate Recc~rd Mara ent Prowram Chester L. Guthrie,
.General Services Administration.
Panel Discussions
Edwin 0. Zepp, Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Philetus R. Peck, Michigan Department of Administration
William Benedon, New Jersey Supervisor of Public Records
Edward N. Johnson, U. S. Post Office Department
James Colton, Rhode Island Department of Administration
1000 P.M. Luncheon,, Game Room,, Williamsburg Lodge
HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES
Chairman-. Lyman H. Butterfield, Institute of Early American History and
Culture.
Addesa ?,~e].ope_~ Carlisle H. Humelsine, Colonial Williamsburg
Cave t4. lik Pre ervat o. , _Hist igal u g
John M. Jennings, Virginia Historical Society
The afternoon is devoted to the advancement of historical and archival
knowledge by means of tours of Colonial Williamsburg, The College of
William and Mary,, Jamestown, Yorktown, and James River Plantations.
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7000 P.M. ANNUAL DINNER, Game Room? Williamsburg Lodge
Presiding. Charles F. Marsh, College of William and Mary
Presidential Address, Archies0 Prsfesaion .and Society, Wayne Co Grover,
National Archives and Records Service
9000 P.M. BUSINESS MEETING
Tuesday, September 14
10:00 A.M. Blow Gymnasium, College of William and Mary
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Chairman: Solon J. Buck, Washington., D. Co
The Archive fitB View - From the Inoj.4e, Robert Bahmer, National, Archives
and Records Service
The Archi+i~te View ~_ Fz'cuu _, tsid? Ernst.. Posner, School of Social
Sciences and Public Affairs, American University
From the Viewpoint of the Research Scholar Boyd Shafer, Secretary,
American Historical Association and Managing Editor of
Am__er.ea~s_Histor3ca3 teview
.1:00 PM" Luncheon Game Room. Williamsburg Lodge
MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES
Chairman: William J. Van Schreeven, Virginia State Library
Recent Develo opents in._P uraicipa1 Air hives, Richard Ruddell, Ford Motor
Company
2:30 P.M. Game Room., Williamsburg Lodge
STATE RECORDS
Chairman: Margaret C. Norton, Illinois State Library
The North aralina Shat?..e?rds Cie, ax_,, Christopher Crittenden, North
Carolina Department of Archives and History
Microf'i;la ,xag .,Stye Xegords Wo Frank Burton. Jr,, North Carolina
Department of Archives and History
Paned Discgasiq 0
Leon de Valinger, Delaware Public Archives Commission
Charles W. Dickens, Delaware Public Archives Commission
Rex Beach,, Maryland Hall of Records
Beryl E. Gardner, Maryland Hall of Records
Daniel F. Noll, Management Office, District of Columbia
Government
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THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS
18th Annual Meeting - Williamsburg, Virginia
September 12-14, 1954
HEADQUARTERS. The Society?s headquarters will be at the Williamsburg Lodge,
South England Street. The Registration Desk of the Society will be
read for service at 4s0O P.M., Sunday, September 12?
TRANSPORTATION. Air Lines. The nearest airport to Williamsburg is
Patrick Henry Field (Williamsburg and Newport News). This airport is
served by Capital and by Piedmont Air-Lines. Limousine service to the
Williamsburg Lodge. The Byrd Airport of Richmond is served by American,
Capital,, Eastern National, and Piedmont Air Lines. Limousine service
to Richmond. However, the Byrd Airport is on the road to Williamsburg
and a Greyhound bus connection may be made with some plane arrivals by
reat the
Bthat the us s-hopbcanstop
calling the H.i.chm~ndBus~eHighway U. request
ached
on
entrance to the airport
by cab from the airport.
gt ,lroad6 Williamsburg is on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Pullman
and coach service from Chicago and St. Louis, via Cincinnati. Connec-
tions in Richmond with
Fredericksburg & Seaboard
Rthe ichmond, Atlantic
the south and with
from Washington.
Bus, Greyhound from Richmond, where north, south, and west connections
can be made.
Private Cars. Williamsburg is on U. So 60 (Richmond to Newport News)
and on U. So 168 (from Newport News) which, 12 miles northwest of
Williamsburg, affords the quickest route to Washington via VA. 33 to
West Point, thence by VA. 30 to U. S. 360 north.
MOM RESERVATI0N5. To reserve rooms at the Williamsburg Lodge or the
Williamsburg Inn, use the enclosed reservation form and mail it to the
Reservation Manager as Ao. as posaible. Tourist rooms can be reserved
by waiting to the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION. In order to expedite registration routine during the
meeting, advance registration is urged. Please fill out the enclosed
registration card and send check covering meals and registration fee,
addressed too. Lester J o Cappon, Chairman, Committee on Local Arrange-
ments, Box 203, Williamsburg, Virginia. Your tickets, badge, and other
material will be ready for you when you arrive. DO NOT ADDRESS REGIS-
TRATION DATA to the hotel.
A special bus tour to Jamestown and Yorktowm will be scheduled for Monday
afternoon, September 13, if the number of requests for it is sufficient.
The price, 03.48, includes admission to Jamestown. Mark your regis-
tration card accordingly, but do not send advance payment.
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HOST ORGANIZATION'S
Colonial Williamsburg
College of William and Mary
Institute of Early American History and Culture
SOCIETY OFFICERS
Wayne C. Grover, President
Ernst Posner, Vice president
Henry E. Edmunds, Secretary
William D. Overman, Treasurer
Christopher Crittenden
Leon de Valinger
Robert H. Bahmer
Morris L. Radoff
Alice. E. Smith
Karl L. Trever
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
W. Frank Barton., Jr.
Oliver W. Holmes
Arthur Pierce Middleton
Richard Ruddell
Irving Zitmore
Morris L. Radoff, Chairman
LOCAL A31RANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
Lynette Adcock
Mrs. John Creasy
Herbert L. Ganter
William G. Harkins
Mrq o Luta Sewell
Le ter ~r. C ppon, Chairman
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HOTEL RESERVATIONS
In making your reservation for the meeting of the Society of American ' Archivists.
September 12 to 14, 1954, in Williamsburg, Virginia, this form should be used.
Mail it directly to Miss Frances Burns,, Reservation Manager, by September 1.
Single rooms are very limited. Members are asked to share rooms. The room
rates are as follows (European Plan):
WILLIAMSBURG INN
Double with bath, $>15 to ra20 a day
,
Single with bath, $7 & ~ 8 a day Single with bath, $11 to $14 a day
It is important that each person make his individual reservation. Please
indicate the person with whom you will rooms Reservations are held until
6:00 p.m. If you expect to arrive later then 6:00 p.m.., a deposit of $10.00
is requested. If the reservation is cancelled twenty-four hours ahead of
the arrival day, the deposit will be refunded. Guests arriving early in
the day are reminded that rooms are often not ready for occupancy until mid-
afternoon as our check out hour is 3:00 p.m.. Every effort will be made to
accommodate early arrivals, but there may be times when early occupancy is
not possible.
Miss Frances Burns
Reservation Manager
Williamsburg Lodge
Williamsburg., Virginia
Dear Miss Burns:
I shall attend the Society of American Archivists Meeting in Williamsburg
September 12 to 14, 1954. Please reserve for me:
WILLIAMSBURG LODGE WILLIANSBURG INN
Double with bath
Single with bath
I plan to room with: -
I shall arrive in Williamsburg
Double with bath
Single with bath
date
date
Date
WILLIAMSBURG LODGE
$9 to $$13 a day
Double with bath
hour
Name
Address
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