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AIR#14. Archives Against Erasure: The NYC Trans Archives

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October was Archives Month and LGBT History Month, and one way to celebrate was attending the online panel discussion Archives Against Erasure: The NYC Trans Archives . The NYCTA was founded in 2023 and is distinguished as the first and only trans community-based archive in the Eastern United States. The NYCTA is run completely by and for trans people, collecting ephemera often passed over by traditional archives that highlights trans liberation and social justice. Each speaker brought their own unique skillset and insight into the past, present, and promising future of this archival initiative.   The panel consisted of NYCTA co-founders and members Red Washburn, Eli Erlick, Gabriel San Emeterio, Riah Lee Kinsey, and Elvis Bakaitis along with moderators Rachael Dreyer, Racine Amos, and Eric Fasick of Penn State’s Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Rachael opened and centered the talk by making a poignant connection between the work of the NYCTA and the 2016 article “To Sudd...
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AIR#13. The LGBTQIA2S+ Guide to A*R 2025

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With just few days left until the  ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2025 SAA Annual Meeting  begins in Anaheim, AIR brings you a guide featuring the LGBTQIA2S+ archives-related sessions: #01-Diversity Forum Mon Aug 25, 2025 11:45 AM - 1.00 PM. Location: Pacific C/D and Virtual. Not recorded Presented by Teresa Mora In light of the quickly changing landscape in regards to anti-DEIA actions at the national level the 2025 Diversity Forum will provide an opportunity for open dialog amongst archivists within a safe (and anonymized) space. The hybrid program will consist of a welcome from incoming Vice President/President-Elect, Brenda Gunn, a framing of the discussion and the opportunity to break out into small thematic groups to discuss how archivists are impacted in their daily work. Participants will be asked to think critically and creatively about how SAA might best support them and their work in this moment. The  SAA Diversity Committee  will compile notes from the conv...
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AIR#12. The DSGS Annual Meeting II

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 As is tradition, every July all Sections of the Society hold their Annual Meeting. Last Monday, July 7, the Section held its 37th Annual Meeting. The first part of the meeting was devoted to reviewing the annual report on the Section's activities over the past twelve months. Membership has reached 337 members and continues to grow. During the past year, the Section focused primarily on the following activities: 1-A fter a seven years-process, the SAA Council approved the updated Section’s Standing Rules. Through this update we have adapted the Section’s rules to the current SAA standards. The changes primarily affect the Steering Committee Member terms and the creation of two new positions: Social Media Liaison and Programming Coordinator. 2-T he launch of the Section’s blog and newsletter, Archives In Rainbow (AIR). The first post was published in October, and we now have twelve posts and nearly two-thousand views, half of which are thanks to post #08, dedicated to the Mazer Lesb...
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AIR#11. The DSGS Annual Meeting

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      Pride month is here! Do you want to learn about the latest on LGBTQIA2S+ oral history projects and their archival considerations? Join us at the 37 th Annual Meeting of the Diverse Sexuality and Gender Section (SAA-DSGS) on July, 7 th , 2025 from 11am to 12.30pm (central). Following brief Section’s business meetings, we’ll hear from two young professionals on this topic: 01- “Visibility is Survival”: Changes to the LGBTQ+ Oral History Inventory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by David Advent. In our current era, where harm against LGBTQ+ communities is on the raise, the need to record and preserve LGBTQ+ histories and stories is tantamount. The University of Wisconsin-Madison LGBTQ+ Oral History Program works directly in this goal to preserve Wisconsin LGBTQ+ history, and recent changes to the program have been made to broaden the scope and impact of the program. David Advent is a Scholarly Communications Librarian at Utah State University, focusing ...
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AIR#10. It's Voting Time

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  Please take some time to review the candidate statements for the 2025-2027 Diverse Sexuality and Gender Section leadership positions before submitting your vote once the ballots open. You will be voting for: 1 Junior Co-chair / Elect Co-chair, and 1 Social Media / Web Liaison 1 Programming Coordinator Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens ! Junior Co-chair / Elect Co-chair Candidate: A. R. Flynn A.R. Flynn (they / them) is Project Archivist for the Glenn Miller Collections ( University of Colorado Boulder) . Flynn received their MLIS in 2024 from the University of Denver (DU) and their BA in History and Russian from Amherst College in 2020. Flynn’s work focuses primarily on the music of the Big Band Era, with an emphasis on highlighting the stories of individuals often underrepresented in archives. Flynn’s research interests center...
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