The Center for Jewish History invites you to attend the inaugural event of our new series, Archival Leaders Advocate: Annual Seminar at the Center for Jewish History, at 1 PM on Friday, November 11, 2011. Our annual series will feature talks by leading figures in the archives profession on pertinent issues for both emerging and seasoned archives professionals.



To kick off our first year, V. Chapman-Smith, Regional Liaison of the National Archives and Records Administration in Philadelphia and former New York State Archivist (1996-2002), will present:



Societal Trends and Archives Outreach: Constructing Roadmaps for Program Growth and Sustainability

Special collections and archives, like other cultural institutions, are struggling today with audience and patron sustainability. Many institutions are experiencing drops in patron use and program attendance. Others face challenging financial situations, which have required reductions in staff and operating hours. Others feel they are barely holding their own. Can there be an upward spiral for archives? What strategies can archives employ to sustain relevance and grow increasingly vital over time? Through an examination of case studies and discussion, attendees will learn about some tested effective strategies that leverage societal trends to build new audiences and community purposes for archives.



Speaker:

V. Chapman-Smith is the Regional Strategic Liaison in the Office of the Chief Operations Officer at the National Archives at Philadelphia, a position she was assigned in this past July under NARA's Transformation Reorganization. Ms. Chapman-Smith has nearly 30 years of executive leadership in records administration, history public programming and organizational capacity building. During this time, she has earned a distinguished reputation for bringing fresh approaches and innovations to community engagement within the institutions she has led. Over the years, Ms. Chapman-Smith has received several leadership awards for her work, including the prestigious Public Service Award from Nelson Rockefeller College, the New York State Governor's Award for Outstanding State Leadership from George Pataki, the City of Philadelphia's Distinguished Service Award from Mayor Edward G. Rendell, and the History Channel's 2008 Outstanding Educator Award for her galvanizing leadership that brought National History Day back to Philadelphia in 2005. In addition to working eleven years in the private sector as Corporate Records Officer of a large Philadelphia-based financial institution, she has led two of the largest records programs at the state and local levels in the United States and is the former Regional Administrator of NARA's Mid Atlantic Region. Under her nine-year leadership, the Mid Atlantic Region was the recipient of eight Archivist Awards, the highest honor given internally by the United States Archivist, and Ms. Chapman-Smith was personally recognized for her outstanding work in promoting civic understanding in a diverse society. Recently, for NARA's Transformation Launch, Chapman-Smith led the Values Team, which produced the organization's core values.



Location:

Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, Manhattan (Entrance on 16th Street, Between 5th and 6th Avenues)



Time:

The talk will run from 1 to 1:45 PM, followed by 15 minutes for questions from the audience. From 2 to 3 PM there will be refreshments, and we welcome you to stay to talk with our speaker and your colleagues.



Ticket Info:

This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Rachel Miller at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>> by November 10th. Please note that an attendee list will be provided to the security staff, and you will be required to pass through a security screening. The event will be video-recorded; in attending, you automatically consent to being recorded.



Special Note:

If you are a person with a disability and require accommodations to attend this program, please contact Rachel Miller. For details on accessibility at CJH, please consult: http://www.cjh.org/p/114.



Event Webpage: http://www.cjh.org/event/1919



Fred

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Frederic J. Grevin



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