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EDITORAmy Cooper Cary (2020–2023), Marquette UniversityEditorial BoardSumayya Ahmed (2019–2023), Simmons UniversityShirley Franco (2022–2026), Universidade de BrasiliaRebecca Hankins (2022–2023), Texas A&M University LibrariesKatharina Hering (2019–2023), German Historical InstituteEric Hung (2020–2024), Music of Asian America Research CenterJessica Lacher-Feldman (2020–2024), University of RochesterMark Matienzo (2021–2025), Stanford University LibrariesMarlee Newman (2021–2025), Archival ConsultantSylvia Welsh (2020–2024), Harvard UniversityReviews EditorRose Buchanan (2021–2024), National Archives and Records AdministrationStephanie Luke (2021–2024), University of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignAmerican Archivist (ISSN 0360-9081) is published semiannually (Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter) by:The Society of American Archivists17 North State Street, Suite 1425, Chicago, IL 60602-3315 USATel 866-722-7858 or 312-606-0722 Fax 312-606-0728 www.archivists.orgThe entire run of American Archivist—from 1938 to date—may be accessed at AmericanArchivist.org.Subscription rate; $289Articles and Ideas:Amy Cooper Cary, Editor, AmericanArchivist@archivists.orgReviews (books, exhibits, tools, resources):Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke, Reviews Editor, ReviewsEditor@archivists.orgProduction and Advertising:Abigail Christian, Editorial and Production Manager, achristian@archivists.orgHannah Stryker, Editorial and Program Coordinator, hstryker@archivists.orgGerman archivists participate in a training course on disaster and emergency response at the Augsburg City Archive in 2016. Guided by a conservator, small groups practiced the handling, packaging, and transport of damaged materials. In his article, “Together We Are Strong”: Emergency Associations for the Protection of Germany's Cultural Heritage, Rainer Jedlitschka discusses the creation and development of several emergency associations in Germany that have collaborated to offer mutual support in the event of natural and human‐made disasters. Read more about the role and success of the new networks and German archivists' new experience and preparedness. Photo courtesy of Kerstin Lengger, Augsburg City Archive.