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What Have We Lost? A Unified Effort to Preserve North Carolina’s Community College History Soci et y of Nor t h Car ol i n a Ar ch i vi st s’ An n ual M eet i n g M ar ch 16 , 20 17 Un i ver si t y of Nor t h Car ol i n a - Ash evi l l e Pr esen t er s: Er i n Al l sop, Jen n y T h om as, an d Peggy H i ggi n s Introductions! What is the NCCCAA? Nor t h Car ol i n a Com m un i t y Col l ege Ar ch ives As s ociation An or gan iz ation f oun ded upon th e im por tan ce of th e pr es er vation of th e h er itage an d h is tor y of th e N CCC s y s tem an d its in dividual colleges Why was this organization created? Th i s or gan i zat i on devel oped as an i dea t h at Cl ar k Adam s, E n glis h /Com m un ication I n s tr uctor at R an dolph Com m un ity College, h ad af ter vis itin g s ever al com m un ity colleges in N or th Car olin a an d dis cover in g th at ar ch ives collection s w er e eith er n on - ex is ten t, poor ly or gan iz ed, or h ad been totally dis car ded T h e pur pos e of th e or gan iz ation is to pr ovide a platf or m f or em ploy ees at com m un ity colleges acr os s th e s tate to f or m a un if ied ef f or t to pr es er ve th e h is tor y of th eir r es pective in s titution s , th er eby pr es er vin g th e h is tor y of th e N or th Car olin a Com m un ity College S y s tem as a w h ole Purpose and Mission Th e m i ssi on of t h e Nor t h Car ol i n a Com m un i t y Col l ege Ar ch i ves Associ at i on i s t o pr om ot e an d s uppor t th e pr es er vation of ar ch ive an d s pecial collection s m ater ials w ith in th e 58 in s titution s of th e N or th Car olin a Com m un ity College Sy s tem an d to s er ve as a s tatew ide voice on beh alf of N or th Car olin a com m un ity college h is tor y Accom plis h th is m is s ion th r ough : ● n etw or k in g an d ex ch an ge of in f or m ation am on g m em ber s th r ough out th e s tate an d w ith s tate ar ch ives of f icials ● pr ovidin g pr of es s ion al developm en t oppor tun ities ● advocatin g f or in s titution al ar ch ives on a local an d s tate level ● pr om otin g th e pr es er vation of N or th Car olin a com m un ity college h is tor y ● f os ter in g an aw ar en es s an d appr eciation f or th e im por tan ce, s ign if ican ce, an d value of Roadblocks our institutions face ● ● ● ● ● Lack L ack L ack L ack L ack of of of of of dedi cat ed st af f dedicated s pace s uppor t ( adm in , r es our ces , m on ey ) tim e tr ain in g Role within state of North Carolina St an d- alon e or gan iz ation un der aus pices of N CCC s y s tem of f ice? T h e S y s tem Of f ice f or CC’ s n o lon ger h ous es ar ch ival m ater ials Ar ch ives ar e n ow th e r es pon s ibility of in dividual colleges Condition of our collections Th e n ext sl i des w i l l sh ow case t h e di t i on of col l ect i on s f r om Com m un ity Colleges th r ough out th e S tate of N or th Car olin a W h ile s om e CC’ s h ave called upon th e S tate Ar ch ives to as s is t w ith th eir collection s , m an y in s titution s h ave been all but f or gotten due to budgetar y or adm in is tr ative s tr ain ts Alamance Community College - Sheila Street Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College - Peggy Higgins Caldwell Community College - Alison Beard CapeFear CommunityCollege- ToddHooten Central Piedmont Community College - Erin Allsop College of the Albemarle - Shirley Outlaw Durham Tech Community College - Julie Humphrey Haywood Community College - Bill Kinyon Isothermal Community College - Becky Cleland Martin Community College / Nash Community College MaryanneCaudle Robert James Randolph Community College - Jenny Thomas Roanoke-Chowan Community College - Bonnie Burkett Surrey Community College - Sebrina Mabe Tri-County Community College - Rachel McLean Resources Pr of essi on al Devel opm en t B es t P r actices L ocal, S tate, an d N ation al R es our ces h ttps : //n cccaa.w or dpr es s com / Questions to ask the audience Wh at advi ce can you gi ve t o a n ew or gan i zat i on l i k e our s? H as an y on e ex per ien ced “ r oadblock s ” w ith in y our ar ch ive pr oces s es ? Digitiz ation , pr oces s in g, or oth er w is e? S ugges tion s f or our n am e? Suggestions