Southern Miss Student Archivists Talks
This forum is a showcase of invited talks for scholarship and learning of archives
The Southern Miss Student Archivists (SMSA) is affiliated with the Southern Miss School of Library and Information Science (SLIS).
Submissions from 2024
Talk With the Academy of Certified Archivists, Dara A. Baker and Brian Jirout
Metadata-For When You Want to Avoid Socializing but Still Be a Productive Human Being, Sara Gonzalez
A Talk with Karlie Herndon, Curator of USM's de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, Karlie Herndon
Processing My First Collection- The Sheila Michaels' Papers, Julia Sumrall
Applying to State Archives: A Conversation with the HR Director of MDAH, Shelby Tipton
Submissions from 2023
Digital Commons at Memphis: A Long and Winding Road, Gerald Chaudron
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Digital Archives, Lauren Geiger
Two Alumnae Speak on Navigating Graduate School and Their Professional Lives, Jessica Herr and Mandy Lawrence Hornsby
What is an Archive? From Bog Mummies to the Stars, Jeffery Hirschy
Submissions from 2022
Preservation, Conservation, and Environmental Monitoring, Jennifer Brannock
Forbidden Knowledge: Conspiracy Theories and the Secrets That Only Archives Can Tell, Brendan Fay
What to Do With the Congressman’s Playboys? A Brief History of Archival Rules and Standards, Jeffery Hirschy
Ulysses S. Grant Returns to Mississippi, David Nolen
Submissions from 2021
Caring for a Sweet History: Hershey Community Archives, Tesa L. Burns
Digitization, Elizabeth La Beaud
Archives & Museums: Degrees of Distinction, Richard Lewis
Submissions from 2020
Working in an Archive During Covid-19, Carlie Ann Burkett
The Academy of Certified Archivists: From Examination to Professionalization, Collette McDonough