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[Insert Organization Name] and the South Carolina Archival Association Celebrate
South Carolina Archives Month
Statewide Celebration of South Carolina Archives Month: October 2012
The Statewide Theme: “Planning for the Worst, Hoping for the Best: Documenting South
Carolina’s Natural Disasters”
[Insert Organization’s Name] and other statewide repositories of historical materials will be
celebrating South Carolina Archives Month throughout October with a number of special
activities.
Please join us in these events, which have been designed to emphasize the importance and
preservation of historical documents. Archives preserve records of permanent historical,
cultural, or evidentiary importance, providing a means through which present and future
generations may gain knowledge of and maintain continuity with the past. Archivists organize,
describe, preserve, and provide access to these records.
[Insert paragraph about Organization’s special events]
We invite all people interested in South Carolina history and in the management and preservation
of and access to South Carolina’s historical records to join us in our celebration of South
Carolina Archives Month. For more information, visit the webpage of the South Carolina
Archival Association at http://scarchivists.org or email your questions to [insert email address of
Organization’s contact person].