> The application deadline for the 2004 Western Archives Institute
> University of California, Davis is less than one month away on March 15,
> 2004.
>
> The 18th annual Western Archives Institute will be held at University of
> California, Davis, June 20-July 2, 2004. The intensive, two-week program
> provides integrated instruction in basic archival practices to individuals
> with a variety of goals, including those whose jobs require a fundamental
> understanding of archival skills, but have little or no previous archives
> education, those who have expanding responsibility for archival materials,
> those who are practicing archivists but have not received formal
> instruction, and those who demonstrate a commitment to an archival career.
>
> The Principal Faculty Member will be Rand Jimerson, Professor of History
> and Director, Graduate Program in Archives and Records Management at
> Western Washington University. He teaches archives administration and
> records management courses in the university's graduate education program.
> He has also worked as Supervisory Archivist developing an archival program
> for Mount Rainier National Park Archives. Previously, he was the
> University Archivist and Director of Historical Manuscripts and Archives
> for the University of Connecticut. He has been a consultant for
> businesses, colleges and universities, museums, and nonprofit
> organizations concerning starting an archives, archival strategic
> planning, archival education, records management, and organization of
> manuscripts and archives.  Joining Dr. Jimerson on the faculty will be
> distinguished working professionals noted for selected fields of archives
> education.
>
> The program will feature site visits to historical records repositories
> and a diverse curriculum that includes history and development of the
> profession, theory and terminology, records management, appraisal,
> arrangement, description, manuscripts acquisition, archives and the law,
> photographs, preservation administration, reference and access, outreach
> programs, and managing archival programs and institutions.
>
> Tuition for the program is $650 and includes a selection of archival
> publications. Housing and meal plans are available at additional cost.
> Admission is by application only and enrollment is limited. The
> application deadline for the 18th Western Archives Institute is March 15,
> 2004. For additional information and an application form, contact:
>
> Administrator, Western Archives Institute
> 1020 O Street
>  Sacramento, CA  95814
> T: 916/653-7715  FAX: 916/651-6604
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> The application package is currently available on the California State
> Archives' website at <http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/level3_wai.html> and
> the Society of California Archivists' website at
> www.calarchivists.org/wai.html <http://www.calarchivists.org/wai.html>.
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