I
have nearly finished the arrangement of the McAfee Brown submission. I stabilized
the newspapers with interleaving. The two folders with drafts of one of his
books and some assorted other materials, which I assume are related, I left in
original order. I pulled the items I believe are inappropriate for public
viewing. And I have begun trying to flatten out the honorary degrees that were
left rolled in a box.
The
exciting thing is that I was able to go with my site supervisor to one of the
seminaries nearby to collect their submission. The 14 boxes were already ready
to go when we arrived so it was really just moving boxes from here to there.
But still it was nice to have a few minutes to meet a donor and spend some time
outside of the library.
I know what you mean, Angela. To archivists and records managers, even a trip to pick up boxes of "treasures" is exciting. It's great you had a chance to meet the donor.
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