Rutherford County Archives Update
Over the past few months, the Rutherford County Archives has had some new and interesting happenings. In July, the archives had a change of staff with the departure of graduate research assistants Van Zbinden and Jennifer Allen. Kevin Cason and Jeff Sellers are the new graduate research assistants.
The Rutherford County Archives also joined as an Institutional Member of the Society of American Archivists, North America's oldest and largest national archival professional association. By joining the organization, the archives will receive national recognition as an archival repository and receive discounts on archival reference materials. For more information about the Society of American Archivists please visit their website at www.archivists.org.
The Archives Committee and staff continue to work on obtaining a new facility for the archives. On September 16, 2004, the Rutherford County Commission voted to approve the amended Tri-Party Agreement between the Public Building Authority, the County, and the Archives Committee accepting the Property Management Committee's recommendation of the Rutherford County Adult Education site (Burton & Rice streets) and moving forward into the design and construction phase.
Staff and volunteers at the archives also continue to improve the intellectual and physical control of records housed in the archives. On-going projects include preparing a database of the Chancery Court records from the years 1949-1979, doing an inventory of all the collections and records at the archives, and processing Circuit Court records.
To learn more about the Rutherford County Archives, please visit www.rutherfordcounty.org/archives.