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In the latest issue of Archival Outlook, Timothy Cole Hale discusses how a Washington memorandum was identified in the reading room of a local library; Tiana Taliep, Cali Vance, and Queenie Don share how they used the MPLP approach to process the Dianne Feinstein Senatorial papers; and Regina Carra and Erin A’Hearn invite readers to take a quiz to find their archival survey style. Also in this issue, meet the instructors for SAA’s upcoming Career Transition Workshop and get ready to explore New Orleans with Christina Bryant of the 2026 Host Committee. Read the digital issue here. Print issue to follow.

On the cover: A collage of historical photos of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Table of Contents | Archival Outlook | March/April 2026

• "President's Message: Charting Our Path Forward"
  by Derek T. Mosley
• "'Letter to a Farmer': How a Rediscovered Washington Memorandum Highlights the Quiet Power of Genealogy and Local History Departments"
  by Timothy Cole Hale
• "Hosting a Queer Artists + Archives Symposium at UMBC: Some Reflections"
  by Lindsey Loeper and Beth Saunders
• "The Oral History Foundation to Film Restorations: The Inextricable Link Between Two Forms of Cultural Heritage"
  by Gayathri Rajkumar
• "Theory Versus Practice: My Experience as a FOCAS Intern"
  by Eric Reed
• "More Product, Monumental Process: MPLP and the Dianne Feinstein Senatorial Papers"
  by Tiana Taliep, Cali Vance, and Queenie Don
• "How CUNY Found Its Survey Style (and You Can Too!)"
  by Regina Carra and Erin A'Hearn
• "Making the Switch: Interview with Career Transition Workshop Instructors Sara Hashim and Sam Raddatz"
  by Julia Pillard
• "The Host Committee Welcomes You to New Orleans!"
  by Christina Bryant
• Participate in the 2026 Research Forum
• "From the Chief Executive Officer: Raise Your Hand"
  by Jacqualine Price Osafo