Archival Training

TENNESSEE ARCHIVES INSTITUTE

The next Tennessee Archives Institute will be held at the Tennessee State Library & Archives April 14-15 2025.  

The 2025 Institute is open to archivists, librarians, and records custodians. This one-and-a-half-day workshop developed around a series of sessions on archival principles and techniques is designed to provide basic-to-intermediate training on archives management, digitization planning and implementation, preservation, public records laws, and peer networking.

The 2025 Institute will focus an overall theme of Access. Participants will leave the Institute with tools, resources and ideas for their own action plan to enhance access to their collections. 

Participants who complete the Institute for three consecutive years receive certification as an Archives Manager from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

An application process is required for attendance! ​
Enrollment is competitive and limited.  First-time attendees must submit the application (linked below), a brief statement of interest for participating in the Institute, and a letter of recommendation. 

Returning participants need only submit the application form.

*All applicants must be an employee or volunteer with an organization that holds archival materials. 

2025 Tennessee Archives Institute Application Form

Please submit your application to ADP.TSLA@tnsos.gov by close of business March 3, 2025!

WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS

You can view recorded webinars under the Resources for Archivists section Digital Tennessee. 

Future webinars will be hosted via Microsoft Teams.
Announcements for specific dates and times will be sent out on the TN-Archives Listserv.