TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR THE STUDY OF CONGRESS
May 15-17, 2024
In-Person Event
Registration for the ACSC Annual Meeting is open. Members must be logged in to acsc.wildapricot.org to register. You will also be able to reserve a room at the Hamilton Hotel using ACSC’s discounted rate.
For the first time since 2019, the ACSC Annual Meeting will be held as an in-person event. This will give us a chance to gather, catch up with old friends and new colleagues, and come together as a group.
The meeting will be hosted by the Center for Legislative Archives and will take place in the National Archives building in Washington, DC.
We look forward to seeing you in May in Washington, DC!
Annual Meeting Program - DRAFT
Wednesday, May 15
12:30 pm: Check-in
1:15 pm: President’s Welcome
1:30 pm: Session 1, Keynote
Nancy Beck Young, author of Two Suns of the Southwest: Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, and the 1964 Battle between Liberalism and Conservatism, Lou Henry Hoover: Activist First Lady, and Why We Fight: Congress and the Politics of World War II
2:30 pm: Break
3:00 pm: Session 2, Former Member Panel: Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT)
4:00 pm: Break
4:30 pm: Session 3, Projects with Congressional Collections
5:30 pm: Adjourn
6:30 pm: Dinner at Via Sophia, Hamilton Hotel
Thursday, May 16
9:00 am: Coffee and Danish
9:30 am: Session 4, Church Committee Panel
10:30 am: Break
11:00 am: Session 5, American Congress Digital Archives Portal
12:00 pm: Session 6, Business Meeting
12:30 pm: Lunch (on your own)
2:30 pm: Session 7, House of Representatives Panel
3:30 pm: Break
4:00 pm: Session 8, Congressional Research – Researcher and Archivist in Conversation
Adam Berenbak, Center for Legislative Archives, and Steve Drummond, author of The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II
5:00 pm: Adjourn
5:00 pm: Dinner Dine-Arounds (there will be a sign-up)
7:00 pm(ish): Optional event of interest: National Archives Foundation Program Commemorating 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Friday, May 17
9:00 am: Coffee and Danish
9:30am: Session 9, Association of Former Members of Congress
Discussion of election integrity issues
10:30 am: Break
11:00 am: Session 10, Practitioner’s Corner – “Last Year/First Year”
Members of the U.S. Senate Historical Office will discuss ways to prepare a member of Congress’ office for their last year of service and the first year of archiving their materials at a repository.
12:00 pm: Adjourn
12:00 pm: Center for Legislative Archives Vault Tour (Optional)
If interested in a Vault Tour, contact Jay Wyatt
12:00 pm: Executive Committee Meeting (if needed)
