Erica Donnis, CCCA Board Member and Special Collections Director at Champlain College, will be co-presenting this session at the upcoming New England Archivists Virtual Spring Meeting - Archives for a Changing World.

Session Description:
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many of us recognized history in the making. Archivists from three Vermont organizations will recount their efforts to capture the impact of COVID-19 on their communities. Their collecting endeavors have netted images, audio diaries and interviews, written reflections, artwork, signage, masks, and other objects acquired through both crowdsourced and archivist-driven approaches. Strategies discussed will include fast-forwarding project development in the moment, implementing collecting methods and logistics, marketing projects to different constituent groups, using release forms and other legal issues, and managing a project’s evolution as the pandemic has continued.

Paul Carnahan, Vermont Historical Society
Andy Kolovos, Vermont Folklife Center
Erica Donnis, Champlain College

For more information on the NEA Virtual Spring Meeting and to register for this event, please visit https://newenglandarchivists.org/event-4107009