Rare books cataloging
During my time interning and volunteering in the cataloging department at University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library I have been introduced to various ways of cataloging items in hand, such […]
During my time interning and volunteering in the cataloging department at University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library I have been introduced to various ways of cataloging items in hand, such […]
If you read Protecting Your Family’s History – Day 1 post you remember that I wrote about the erroneous thinking most of us have regarding CDs and DVDs: CDs and […]
July 18, 2014 10am-12pm As I walked into the classroom today I saw a two table spread of archival materials: acid free folders, acid free boxes, L-sleeves, mylar plastic photograph […]
June 19, 2014 1:45-4:45pm Today was my last day in the Rare Books & Special Collections Room. I found my experience working with the archives to be very rewarding. I […]
June 17, 2014 9am-12pm I finally completed the Gresham Correspondence Collection today! I didn’t have much left to complete when I arrived this morning, but as I stated in my […]
June 12, 2014 1:45-4:45pm Well, I wasn’t able to finish writing the finding aid today, but I’m pretty close. I wrote all of the biographies, but I still have to […]
June 09, 2014 1:45-4:45pm As I have gone through all of the correspondence, researched the persons that Gresham corresponded with, and written proper labels on all of the collection’s folders, I […]
The average person often views archive rooms as untouchable repositories: rooms that house old and important documents and books, in which only persons of academia may enter. While some archive […]
June 5, 2014 1:45-4:45pm Since I have now researched all of the correspondence names in the Gresham Correspondence Collection, I spent part of my time today writing the folder labels. As I […]
June 03, 2014 1:45-4:45pm I thoroughly enjoy researching and today afforded me the opportunity to research for three full hours. If you remember last Tuesday, I spent my allotted three […]