Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2011-688

• Record #: R2011-688
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 5/18/2011
• Final action: 5/18/2011
• Title: Congratulations extended to Society of American Archivists on 75th anniversary
• Sponsors: Reilly, Brendan

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2011		City Council	Adopted	Pass
5/18/2011		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)

Committee on Finance City Council Meeting May 18, 2011 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42^nd Ward

Resolution

Congratulations Extended to the Society of American Archivists on its Seventy-Fifth

Anniversary

Whereas, The Society of American Archivists is celebrating its Seventy-Fifth Anniversary this year; and

Whereas, The Society of American Archivists, as North America's oldest and largest national archives professional association, serves the education and information needs of more than 6,000 archivists working in government agencies, libraries, museums, historical societies, academic institutions, businesses, churches, and professional associations; and

Whereas, Archivists serve in a critical role in modern society by seeking out, preserving, and making available the historic records that are the documentary heritage of our civilization, the foundation of our knowledge of history, and the proof of our legal rights in a free society; and

Whereas, The City of Chicago has benefited directly from archival research in the rediscovery ofthe City's original charter, long believed lost in the Great Fire of 1871; and

Whereas, The City of Chicago will be the host city to the Society of American Archivists' Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Meeting, to be held August 22-27, 2011; now, therefore,

Be It Further Resolved, That we, the Mayor and the members ofthe City of Chicago City. Council, assembled this 18^th day of May, 2011 A.D. do hereby congratulate ofthe Society of American Archivists and its members and wishes them a successful Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Meeting.