Archives Month

Every October, the archival community celebrates American Archives Month with a variety of activities, programs, and posters.

CoSA is pleased to support the Society of American Archivists in its observance and promotion of American Archives Month.

We believe that American Archives Month provides an excellent opportunity for educating the public and resource providers about the work that archivists do and why it is important.

2024 Archives Month Posters

2024 Activities

Additional Resources

Archives Month News

  • By Danielle Emerling, Assistant Curator, Congressional and Political Papers Archivist, West Virginia University Libraries Since the 1990s, the U.S. Congress has been using electronic, proprietary systems ...

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    By ASG Territorial Archivist James Himphill Last Friday Oct. 19th some of American Samoa’s early morning commuters came upon the 3rd annual American Samoa Archives Month street wave in Tafuna. It was ...

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    In recognition of American Archives Month, Archivist of the United States David Ferriero wrote the following post in which he made special note of the important work of state and local government archives. ...

  • Welcome to the eighth instalment of the exciting activities your CoSA colleagues have planned for Archives Month 2016. In addition to participating in “AskAnArchivist Day and Electronic Records ...

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    Welcome to the seventh installment of the exciting activities your CoSA colleagues have planned for Archives Month 2016. The Virginia Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference and the ...

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    Welcome to the sixth installment of the exciting activities your CoSA colleagues have planned for Archives Month 2016. The Georgia Archives is hosting an Archives and Genealogy Day for Archives Month ...

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    Welcome to the fifth installment of the exciting activities your CoSA colleagues have planned for Archives Month 2016. Celebrate American Archives Month with the Idaho State Archives! Following this ...

  • Welcome to the fourth installment of the exciting activities your CoSA colleagues have planned for Archives Month 2016. The State Archives of North Carolina has two events during Archives Month: ...

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    Welcome to the third installment of the exciting activities your CoSA colleagues have planned for Archives Month 2016. The Nebraska State Historical Society has a whirlwind schedule set up for the entire ...

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    Welcome to the second installment of the exciting activities your CoSA colleagues have planned for Archives Month 2016. Massachusetts is hosting a Personal Digital Archiving: Train the Trainer workshop ...