We
were able to enter the Baptist collection container list into the EAD finding
aid. It was confirmed as valid and the supervisor will check it for other
errors. He believes that we will be able to publish two or possible three
finding aids onto OAC before my next status report.
I
continued work on the Nuclear Disarmament Project collection. I found that this
collection includes a number of press clippings about the group. The GTU
handles these by using interleaving between the sheets of newsprint, rather
than photocopying as some other institutions do. This seems a reasonable step. Copying
and replacing newsprint can take a lot of time and not necessarily add that
much life to the document. The interleaving will prevent them from discoloring
each other. I typed the container list into the Word document. Next week I
should be able to enter the context information.
I
have got a good rhythm with processing the records. I think I should try to
look outside the processing room more at the overall workings of the GTU. I
certainly needed the hands-on time with processing but I need to remember there
is more to running a program than processing.
Good point, Angela. This internship experience should allow you to see the big picture as well as learn how to perform some of the tasks involved.
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