What’s up in the Society of American Archivists? On January 15th, breaking with 30 years of precedent, a group of 52 SAA Members1 (mostly retirees, past-presidents, fellows, library/archive heads, and other senior community members) challenged Nominating Committee’s selections for Vice President with a written petition conforming to Bylaws Section 5.C to add a third candidate: SAA Fellow Kris Kiesling.2 For those unfamiliar with the normal process, a Nominating Committee are elected and e...
