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CHM Receives Advocacy Award from Society of American Archivists (SAA)

The Center for Home Movies has been named 2017 recipient of the Society of American Archivists’ Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award. The award “recognizes an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents through compilation, transcription, exhibition, or public presentation of archives or manuscript materials for educational, instructional, or other public purpose” and is accompanied by a $500 honorarium. While CHM is well known in the world of moving-image archives, The SAA is the oldest and largest generalist archivist association in North America, so this award provides wider recognition for the good work of everyone involved with CHM and Home Movie Day, as well as a platform for further advocacy for the unique cultural artifacts we all love so much. A member of the CHM Board of Directors will attend the SAA Conference in Portland, Oregon in late July.

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