SCLA Archives and Special Collections Round Table 2002 Annual Report

2002 Officers

Chair: Stephanie Adams, Clemson University

Vice-Chair/Chair Elect: Aimee Berry, South Carolina State University

Secretary: Dennis Taylor, Clemson University

Chair Stephanie Adams left South Carolina for a new job in Virginia in September, 2002, after which time Vice-Chair Aimee Berry took over the Chair’s duties.

2002 Members

The round table has struggled over the past few years to meet the round table membership requirement of 25-we now stand at 28:

  • Jeanette M. Bergeron, Crumley Lutheran Archives, Lutheran Seminary
  • Aimee R. Berry, SCSU Historical Collection, South Carolina State University
  • Elizabeth H. Bishop, Retired
  • Annette Blum, Robert Scott Small Library, College of Charleston
  • Jane M. Brown, Waring Library, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Mary Ann Camp, Health Sciences Library, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
  • Marianne Cawley, Charleston County Public Library
  • Grace M. Cordial, Beaufort County Library
  • James E. Cross, Special Collections, Clemson University
  • Marybeth Evans, Anderson County Library
  • Holly Herro, Conservation Facility, University of South Carolina
  • Roger Hux, James A. Rogers Library, Francis Marion University
  • Patricia Koch, Marion County Library
  • John W. McKenzie, Pickens County Library Trustee
  • Frances A. McNinch, Greenwood County Library
  • Bill McRee, Greenville County Library
  • Mary L. Morgan, South Carolina State Library
  • Marilyn Pringle, H.V. Manning Library, Claflin University
  • Lisa Reams, South Carolina Historical Society
  • Edmee F. Reel, Pickens County Library Trustee
  • Ann Sessions, Lexington County Library
  • Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
  • Suzanne Singleton, James A. Rogers Library, Francis Marion University
  • Pat Smith, Lexington County Library
  • Susan Smith, Greenwood County Library
  • Elizabeth Sudduth, Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina
  • Pearlene M. Swiggins, South Carolina State University
  • Dennis Taylor, R.M. Cooper Library, Clemson University

Mission

The purpose of the Archives and Special Collections Round Table of the SCLA is to promote the work and development of Archives and Special Collections in South Carolina; to foster high standards in the preservation of archives, manuscripts, and special collections materials; to develop professional cooperation among those involved with archives and special collections in South Carolina; to encourage the use of archives and special collections in South Carolina; and to work for the objectives of the South Carolina Library Association.
2002 Conference Program Report

The Archives and Special Collections Round Table sponsored two sessions at this year’s joint SCLA/SELA conference: “Necessity and the Jewish Mother of Invention: The College of Charleston’s Jewish Heritage Collection” and “New Opportunities for Public Libraries: Preserving and Protecting Your Community’s Records.”

In our first session, “Necessity and the Jewish Mother of Invention,” presenters Marie Hollings, Harlan Greene, Zinnia Willits, and Annette Blum spoke about the College of Charleston’s wonderfully rich Jewish Heritage College and the current NEH-fund Jewish Heritage Project. Marie Hollings discussed the grant process that enabled the project to get started, while Harlan, Zinnia, and Annette spoke about how the collections are handled, processed, and cataloged. Those in attendance got to see what an archival collection looks like when just left by a donor and the different steps necessary for ultimately providing access to a collection.

In our second session, “New Opportunities for Public Libraries,” Harlan Greene and Liz Newcombe spoke about how the Charleston County Public Library has been able to obtain, preserve, and provide access to Charleston city and county records. Harlan told the audience that they have to take an active role in cultivating relationships that might result in such acquisitions. Liz illustrated the lengths the public library has gone to in order to preserve historical materials and how they have gone above and beyond to provide the most points of access to the information contained in the materials.
2002 Budget Information

Before the annual conference, the round table’s budget stood at $483. The round table paid $237.50 in speaker registration fees at the conference, leaving $245.50 in the budget.

2003 Officers

Chair:

Aimee Berry, C.A.
Archivist/Coordinator
SCSU Historical Collection
Miller F. Whittaker Library
S.C. State University
P.O. Box 7491
Orangeburg, S.C. 29117

Phone: (803) 536–8627
Fax: (803) 516–4726
Email: aimeeberry@scsu.edu

Vice-Chair/ Chair Elect:
Elizabeth Sudduth
Special Collections Cataloger
Rare Books and Special Collections
Thomas Cooper Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 777–5487
Fax: (803) 777–4661
Email: esudduth@gwm.sc.edu
Secretary:

Holly Herro
Preservation Librarian/Head Conservator
University of South Carolina Conservation Facility
750 Hinton Street, P.O. Box 801
State Park, SC 29147

Phone: (803) 896–0783
Fax: (803) 896–0785
Email: hollyh@gwm.sc.edu