The Georgia Archives Institute 2024
At the Georgia Archives Institute of 2024, I refreshed my knowledge of best archival practices. I also had the opportunity to intern at Georgia State University where I
Processed the Joy Rogers papers and photographs.
Processed the small collection of the Pullen Library African American Studies Librarian records.
I started my work processing these folders for the Joy Rogers papers collection. It includes documents and photographs of the work conducted by the Feminist Action Alliance while she was Chair of the Political Task Force for 1975 and 1976 for the Women in Politics Conference and President in 1977.
Beginning to organize the folders.
Posing for a photo op.
Most papers were in fruit bags like you would get in the grocery store--one was even stuck to the cover of the blue book seen below. I carefully pried them apart.
Joy gave us mostly everything sticky noted and organized in plastic bags as she wanted them. I even got an itemized list of how she wanted each folder.
I begin making a method out of the madness...and removing rusted staples and paper clips from pages.
By the time I left after the first day, this was how my table looked. Most folders were created and a few more stacks of papers to go through.
Working diligently.
By the end of day two I had two boxes of 19 folders in total, flagged in various places for photocopying pages or noting which pages were to have sensitive information redacted eventually.
Boxes mostly complete at this stage.
Archivespace
On day 3 I could start uploading a spreadsheet I created for each folder and box into ArchiveSpace. The actual spreadsheet I uploaded was more involved than this and could be downloaded from a template through Archivespace itself for direct uploading for all your metadata for each collection at once. What would have taken me most of the day, took a few minutes!
Inventory for joy rodgers collection june 24.xlsxThe result of all my hard work!
With half a day left to spare on the third day, I was asked if I wanted to work on another collection. Of course, I said yes, and was given this box of bibliographies, correspondence, and reference files relating to library support of the establishment of the African American Studies curriculum for GSU.
For this, I was only asked to create a finding aid because, as far as I noted, the folders were in good shape and organized already.
Inventory for pullen library collection june 24.xlsxThe result of all my not-so hard work.
Bonus! The Oscar Harry Mancini won for the music and Johnny Mercer won for the lyrics of "Moon River," the Grammy for Best Song in 1963, "Days of Wine and Roses," and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song of 1971, "Life is What You Make It." All are held at the Hip Hop Archives at Georgia State University.
