ASLAA meetings generally are hosted by local repositories and rotate throughout the St. Louis area. Meetings typically last 1 hour, followed by another hour of educational speakers, tours, or demonstrations.
In addition to the twice-yearly official meetings, ASLAA offers many other kinds of opportunities for its membership to grow professionally. These include:
Supporting the continuing education and professional development of the archival community through free and low-cost workshops, webinars, and trainings.
Connecting members of the community together by hosting speakers and panels, service events, and casual social gatherings.
All ASLAA-sponsored events are announced to members via email. Please see each listing for details, including registration links. If you are interested in hosting a future meeting, conducting a future educational opportunity, or have a suggestion for future speakers or programs, please email stlarchivists@gmail.com!
2024 Fall Meeting
The 2024 ASLAA Fall Meeting will take place at Lindenwood University on Wednesday, October 30th. Click into the event for more information.
ASLAA Summer Ice Cream Social
Join us in celebrating the end of summer with our ASLAA Summer Social! Instead of meeting at a restaurant or bar we'll be meeting for ice cream!
We will be gathering at The Gelateria on South Grand (3197 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118). The Gelateria has seating inside and on their patio, as well as plenty of space to stand about. Along with amazing ice cream, they also have a variety of drinks and food.
ASLAA Spring Social 2024
The Spring Social will take place at Heavy Riff Brewing Company in Dogtown. Click into the event for more info!
2024 Spring Meeting
The ASLAA Spring Meeting will take place at Historic Webster, Inc. on Monday, April 15th. Click into the event for more information.
ASLAA Fall Social
The 2023 ASLAA Fall Social will be held at Six Mile Bridge Brewery in Maryland Heights. Click into the event for more information!
2023 Fall Meeting
This will be a virtual meeting held via Zoom. Membership who register for the meeting will receive the Zoom information shortly after signing up. Following the business meeting, we will have presentations made by Miranda Rectenwald (Washington University in St. Louis; Lindenwood University) and Jenna Stout (Saint Louis Art Museum) to discuss recent projects and developments at their respective institutions.
Please email stlarchivists@gmail.com if you would like to add anything to the agenda or if you have any questions.
Preserving Born Digital Content - NEDCC Webinar
Learn about preserving born digital records in this webinar hosted by NEDCC’s Katherine Fisher of Emory University.
Becker Archives at WashU Medical School Summer Tour
ASLAA Members will receive a private tour of the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives at the WashU School of Medicine.
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Missouri State Archives - St. Louis Summer Tour
ASLAA Members will receive a private tour of the Missouri State Archives - St. Louis repository.
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Spring 2023 Meeting
This will be a virtual meeting held via zoom. The Zoom information will be sent to the membership closer to the date. Following the business meeting, we will have presentations by Sarah Bush (Washington University) and Paul Huffman (Lindenwood University) about the projects they’ve been up to at their respective universities.
Please email stlarchivists@gmail.com if you would like to add anything to the agenda or if you have any questions.
ASLAA Special Event: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
ASLAA Members will receive a private, behind-the scenes look at the recently opened museum as well as a presentation by Diane Everman, Archivist, and Jillian Howell, Curator, on their collaboration and contributions to the exhibits and museum design.
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2022 Fall Meeting
This will be a virtual meeting held via zoom. The Zoom information will be sent to the membership closer to the date. This business meeting will discuss changes to ASLAA’s Constitutions. Please review the email sent regarding the changes and approval to them. If you have questions or suggestions, then please email stlarchivists@gmail.com.
Please email stlarchivists@gmail.com if you would like to add anything to the agenda or if you have any questions.
ASLAA Serves Washington Park Cemetery
ASLAA Serves is excited to invite you to participate in another round of volunteering with Washington Park Cemetery in Berkeley, MO on Saturday, September 24 from 10am-3pm. The project will focus on cleanup and geo-tagging the identity and locations of gravesites. Click on this event banner to learn more and register.
From Acquisition to Access: Tools and workflows for preserving digital content
A multi-day workshop presented by Carol Kussmann and Sara Ring.
We have archival standards, guidelines, and best practices that inform us about what we should be doing in terms of digital preservation at our organizations. But in practice, implementing digital preservation activities into actual processing workflows can be daunting. The presenters delve into the management activities of protecting and storing digital content, and will also demonstrate practical workflows and tools, from acquisition to access.
Click on this event banner to learn more and register.
From Acquisition to Access: Tools and workflows for preserving digital content
A multi-day workshop presented by Carol Kussmann and Sara Ring.
We have archival standards, guidelines, and best practices that inform us about what we should be doing in terms of digital preservation at our organizations. But in practice, implementing digital preservation activities into actual processing workflows can be daunting. The presenters delve into the management activities of protecting and storing digital content, and will also demonstrate practical workflows and tools, from acquisition to access.
Click on this event banner to learn more and register.
LGBTQIA+ History: From Closets to Archives
Third and final session of a series of three pop-up presentations via Zoom that discuss the challenges of documenting underrepresented groups in archives. These presentations will look at the types of gaps in the historical record, misinformation, and ways researchers and archivists are overcoming these challenges.
“LGBTQIA+ History: From Closets to Archives” is presented by Steven Louis Brawley.
A Preview of the New St. Louis Holocaust Museum
Second session of a series of three pop-up presentations via Zoom that discuss the challenges of documenting underrepresented groups in archives. These presentations will look at the types of gaps in the historical record, misinformation, and ways researchers and archivists are overcoming these challenges.
“A Preview of the New St. Louis Holocaust Museum” is presented by Diane Everman.
Dirty Deeds: The Promise and Challenge of Local Property Records as an Archival Source
First session of a series of three pop-up presentations via Zoom that discuss the challenges of documenting underrepresented groups in archives. These presentations will look at the types of gaps in the historical record, misinformation, and ways researchers and archivists are overcoming these challenges.
“Dirty Deeds: The Promise and Challenge of Local Property Records as an Archival Source” is presented by Colin Gordon.
Spring 2022 Meeting
This will be a virtual meeting held via zoom. The Zoom information will be sent to the membership closer to the date. Following the business meeting, we will have a presentation on Inclusive Description for Archival Collections by Princeton Archivists, Kelly Bolding and Valencia Johnson.
Please email stlarchivists@gmail.com if you would like to add anything to the agenda or if you have any questions.
Fall 2021 Meeting
This will be a virtual meeting and we will send out the zoom information with an agenda closer to the date. Following the business meeting, we are planning a program to highlight innovative projects, exhibits, or collaborations that members of our community are up to. If you are up to a cool project and would want to share it with the ASLAA community, then please follow this link to sign up!
Please email stlarchivists@gmail.com if you would like to add anything to the agenda or if you have any questions.
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Conservation Webinar
Miriam Murphy and Noah Smutz will discuss their conservation work as well as provide practical tips and techniques you can do in-house
Location: via Zoom.
Free. Open to ASLAA members.
Disaster Preparedness workshop
Provided by the Missouri Secretary of State’s Records Services Division.
Location: Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives (20 Archbishop May Drive)
Free. Open to all in the archival community.
Records Preservation workshop
Provided by the Missouri Secretary of State’s Records Services Division.
Location: Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives (20 Archbishop May Drive)
Free. Open to all in the archival community.
Records Digitization workshop
Provided by the Missouri Secretary of State’s Records Services Division.
Location: Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives (20 Archbishop May Drive)
Free. Open to all in the archival community.
Electronic Records Management workshop
Provided by the Missouri Secretary of State’s Records Services Division.
Location: Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives (20 Archbishop May Drive)
Free. Open to all in the archival community.
Agile workshop
This workshop will provide an overview of Agile methodologies, and examples of how they can be incorporated in an archival context. Graciously offered by the Federal Reserve archives staff.
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Broadway and Locust Street)
Free. Open to ASLAA members.
Carondelet Historical Society Service Day 2019
Carondelet Historical Society Service Day 2019
Carondelet Historical Society Service Day 2019
Fall 2018 Meeting at the Gateway Arch
Bellefontaine Cemetery Service Day 2018
Missouri Aviation Historical Society Service Day 2017
Missouri Aviation Historical Society Service Day 2017
Archives
Meeting minutes are maintained by the ASLAA Secretary. Information from prior years is archived at the State Historical Society of Missouri - St. Louis, Collection SA0849