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For Immediate Release
February 21, 2000
Midwest Archives Conference Annual Spring Meeting
Chicago, Illinois, May 4-6, 2000
The Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) is pleased to announce its Spring 2000
Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on May 4-6. "Hindsight, Foresight, and
Insight" is the theme for this year's gathering being held at the recently
renovated W-Chicago Circle Centre (formerly the Midland Hotel), located in
the downtown area.
Sessions begin at 1:30 p.m. on May 4, followed by the opening plenary
session with Dr. Fran Blouin, Director of the Bentley Historical Library at
the University of Michigan. MAC is pleased to have Dr. Blouin address the
issues facing a society with rapidly changing technology as archivists are
being forced to re-examine fundamental issues about what constitutes the
historical record. These issues are born of politics, social change,
national definition, technology, and media, and provide points of departure
for archival ponderings at this time in the new millennium.
Many of the sessions will focus on the fundamental issues surrounding
collection development, processing, reference, and outreach, the conference
will also highlight areas of concern for the Midwest. A Thousand Acres:
Documenting the Farm Crisis examines the issues surrounding the farm crisis
in the heartland through the unique and interesting documentation projects
of archivists, newspaper reporters, and a public broadcasting executive
producer. Documenting "Middletown" -- Building an Archives of a Typical
American Community examines the study of Muncie, Indiana as "Middletown,"
one of the most studied American communities based on the works of Robert
and Helen Lynd that began in the 1920s. Face Off: A Report on the NFACE
(National Forum on Archival Continuing Education) Project is an opportunity
to hear and discuss the present and future state of archival continuing
education. The broad range of topics covered in the sessions will generate
useful discussion about the issues facing the novice and the experienced
archivists at the turn of the millennium.
Special events and tours will provide additional highlights. The opening
reception will be held at the Thursday evening, May 4, at the Archdiocese of
Chicago s Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives. Tours will include a variety
of archival repositories as well as sites of cultural or historical
interest: the Rosenthal Archives of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the
Auditorium Theatre, St. Patrick s Church, the Chicago Historical Society,
the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, a Chicago Skyscraper Tour and the
Gerber/Hart Library of gay and lesbian studies.
To complement the sessions offered at the conference, a variety of
pre-conference workshops are planned. MAC workshops include the
"Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal," "Genealogy and Local History
Research Methods for Archivists," and "Introduction to General Management
Expectations." SAA is also sponsoring its "Archival Cataloging as a
Component of Description" workshop during the conference.
The complete program is available on the MAC website at
http://www.midwestarchives.org/conferences.htm. The registration fee is $45
for members and $55 for non-members, with additional charges for some tours
and workshops. For further information about the Midwest Archives
Conference 2000 meeting, please contact:
Julie Thomas
Chicago Historical Society
1601 N. Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60614
(312) 642-5035, ext. 323
(312) 266-2076 FAX
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Br. Michael Grace, S.J.
Loyola University Chicago
University Archives
Cudahy Library
6525 Sheridan Road
Chicago, Illinois 60626
(773) 508-2660
(773) 508-8691 FAX
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