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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Society of
4American Archivists on the occasion of their 75th anniversary;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Founded in 1936, the Society of American
7Archivists is North America's oldest and largest national
8archival professional association; their mission is to serve
9the educational and informational needs of more than 5,500
10individual and institutional members and to provide leadership
11to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records
12of historical value; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Society is the leading professional
14association of archivists in the United States, and its
15membership includes archivists from many countries around the
16world; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Society is dedicated to the preservation of
18the nation's historical documentary heritage from governments,
19religious bodies, business firms, colleges and universities,
20professional organizations, and individuals, bringing the past
21into the service of the present and the future; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Society of American Archivists will hold its
275th annual meeting in Chicago on August 22-27, 2011, at the
3site of its national headquarters; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we welcome and congratulate the members of the Society of
7American Archivists on this historic occasion; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the Society of American Archivists as a symbol of
11our respect and esteem.