The UT Southwestern Archives and Special Collections is celebrating American Archives Month throughout the month of October.

Beginning October 5, 2020, on Instagram and Twitter, Archives staff will share an image everyday showcasing the history of student life at UT Southwestern and the genesis of the Archives and Special Collections.

Other scheduled events include:

• October 7 – Join us on Twitter for #AskAnArchivist Day. Archives staff will be available to answer questions about how we collect and preserve UT Southwestern’s history. Use the hashtag #AskAnArchivist when posing your questions.
• October 15 – Chianta Dorsey, University Archivist, will present on the various History of Medicine resources available in the Archives & Special Collections. Register here for the presentation.
• October 21 – Kaitlyn Sisk, Digital Archivist, will detail how she’s been preserving UT Southwestern’s response during the pandemic in her blog post “Preserving Digital Records During COVID-19.”

Join us to learn more about the historical resources available to the UT Southwestern community.