Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Publisher

Society of American Archivists

Source Publication

The American Archivist

Source ISSN

0360-9081

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.17723/2327-9702-87.1.5

Abstract

The mix of articles in this issue cuts a broad swath through several topics current in our literature, and trying to decide how to bring it all together in an editor's column was giving me fits. An issue that moves from community archives to contingent workers, to promotion and tenure, to congressional collections, to access systems, to engagement—well, it's not easy for me to wrap my editorial head around, let alone for you to thread your way through as a reader. It's a great problem to have, but I needed to make sense of it. Terry Baxter's 2023 SAA Presidential Address, which describes radical empathy and love as transformational to our work, struck a chord with me. Baxter uses poetry, essay, and art to refocus our approach to archival practice. His concepts piqued my interest and inspired me as I worked with him through the editorial process.

Comments

Published version. The American Archivist, Vol. 87, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 2024): 5-8. DOI. © 024 Society of American Archivists. Used with permission.

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