The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Consolidated Archives

Training

Resources for Religious Archivists

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Did you know that the Society of American Archivists has a special section to advocate for and support religious archivists? It is the Archivists of Religious Collections Section and they provide valuable training support and resources to religious archivists.

One way they do this is by sharing resources such as forms and manuals and policies on their microsite. The resources are free to download and adapt and are available here: Models and Resources.

Another ways is through organizing and delivering Lunch and Learn webinars which are training sessions with amazing presenters! You can view recordings of these webinars on the YouTube channel: SAA ARCS Resources YouTube channel.

Besides the webinars, the Archivists of Religious Collections Section also holds Archival Chats which are open discussions around a topic, giving archivists the chance to network and share ideas.

Our archives is proud to support the work of the Society of American Archivists – Archivists of Religious Collections Section. The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada generously hosts the Lunch and Learn and Archival Chat sessions that are open to all archivists, and provide invaluable support to religious archivists in particular.

Our archives is award winning!

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In 2017, our archives won the award for the Archives Association of Ontario Corporate Award. This award is given to organizations, corporations, or agencies of any kind that have been particularly supportive of archives and/or the archival community. Nominees may include:

  • Organizations that have provided significant support to the promotion of education, publishing, and/or other professional activities (including mounting of programs on behalf of the archival community, provision of expertise, or direct financial contribution).
  • Organizations that have provided significant support to the activities of a particular institution.
  • Organizations that have demonstrated imagination or creativity in the use of archives.

In 2021, Mary Grace Kosta, our Congregational Archivist won two awards:

The James J. Talman Award from the Archives Association of Ontario: this award is given to individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding level of imagination and innovation in contributing to the profession, their institution, or the archival community, or who have challenged conventional thinking about archival work. For more information visit: James J. Talman Award

The Sr. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award from the Society of American Archivists: this award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of religious archives. Selection criteria include:

  • Involvement and work in the Archivists of Religious Collections Section of the Society of American Archivists;
  • Contributions to archival literature that relates to religious archives;
  • Participation and leadership in religious archives organizations; and/or
  • Evidence of leadership in a specific religious archives.

For more information: Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award: Mary Grace Kosta – Society of American Archivists

We are proud to be an award winning archives!