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Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to invite you to participate in a study investigating emotionally adverse experiences among individuals donating personal materials to archives and special collections departments in the United States, as well as the emotionally adverse responses archivists observe during the donation process. By examining the nature and causes of these perspectives, this research seeks to expand the understanding of donor-archivist interactions and inform more empathetic, trauma-informed archival practices.

·       Estimated Time: 15-20 minutes

·       Format: Online survey

·       Eligibility: To qualify as a participant, you must have donated materials to an archives or special collections department in the United States or must be an archivist who has worked with donors in an archives or special collections department in the United States (an archivist can also be a donor). Participants should be between 25 - 75 years of age.

·       Security: The information that you give in the study will be anonymous. Your name and other information that could be used to identify you will not be collected or linked to the data. Raw data will be stored on UVA Box, a secure file storage system managed by UVA IT.

·       Survey period: The survey will close on June 30, 2025.

Begin the survey here: https://virginia.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bxTbH3l64LIPDng

If you have any questions about the study or the survey, please contact me at agreenwood@virginia.edu&encoded_url=bWFpbHRvOmFncmVlbndvb2RAdmlyZ2luaWEuZWR1&email_id=2c056a53e46af376e6ea283597eaf7d0" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archivespublishing.wordpress.com/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eb1f6e8dc3d28db9e19054803c504ebacb1bad21983e27c123a6bd2ed9ea1c5f&blog_id=80459711&post_id=8401&user_id=256430946&subs_id=744349241&signature=b7b978b924b161bfe0f6436ae0dcc07d&email_name=new-post&user_email=agreenwood@virginia.edu&encoded_url=bWFpbHRvOmFncmVlbndvb2RAdmlyZ2luaWEuZWR1&email_id=2c056a53e46af376e6ea283597eaf7d0">agreenwood@virginia.edu.

With warmest regards,

Amanda Greenwood

Archivist, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

University of Virginia