The SAA Preservation Section invites you to contribute an item for the silent auction to be held on Thursday and Friday, August 16th and 17th at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2018 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. This silent auction benefits the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives (NDRFA). The NDRFA fund was established in 2005 after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and is used to support the recovery of archival collections from major disasters, regardless of region or repository type.
We are looking for items from either repositories or regions that you feel might be interesting to others. The only parameter that we have is that the item MUST be able to be packed in either a carry-on or checked bag.
Popular items from last year's silent auction include:
• Regional food and drink (alcohol is quite welcome, and very popular!)
• Repository T-Shirt, tote bag, etc.
• Art
• Handmade items (hand knitted and handcrafted bags are especially popular)
• Repository publications (though heavier books are less popular and harder to take home!)
Please fill out this Google form to commit a donation to the auction: https://goo.gl/forms/Pmrp2vkJtwuXk06A3
We will review all submission and will compile a list of donations so we know what to expect.
We ask that you bring the donated item with you to the conference. We will contact donors with drop-off information closer to the conference dates. If you are unable to attend the conference but would still like to donate, please tell us below and we will make other arrangements!
If you have any questions about the auction, please contact Janet Carleton at carleton@ohio.edu.
For more information about the NDRFA visit: https://www2.archivists.org/news/2008/national-disaster-recovery-fund-for-archives
Thank you in advance for supporting the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives!
Janet Carleton, Chair & Eve Nieger, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Preservation Section
Society of American Archivists
https://www2.archivists.org/groups/preservation-section
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