by darbywit | Jul 27, 2021 | Finding Aids
The finding aid, as a tool to present an archival collection to the public, has gained even greater significance in recent years as the coronavirus pandemic and resultant international stay-at-home orders further limited—and continue to limit—the kind of interactions...
by dstat | May 20, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Finding Aids
At first, I came into this course thinking I knew nothing about archives and was slightly scared that I would get lost along the way. Curating a recently made collection with little to no background involves multiple steps such as creating metadata, Finding Aids,...
by TK Smith | May 13, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, CHC Project Team Spring 2021, Finding Aids
The Finding Aid (FA) I created for the Black Portrait Photograph Collection was heavily influenced by my experiences working at the Delaware Historical Society as a graduate assistant. I relied heavily on pre-existing FAs at the Delaware Historical Society to create a...
by Danielle Bing | May 12, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Finding Aids
My finding aid for the Black Portrait Photograph Collection was created with the intent of not only providing information for the location of the collection, but also to provide some information without trying to overpower the photographs within the collection. The...
by LaStarsha McGarity | May 3, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Finding Aids
As I entered this course, I was first apprehensive that my training as a conservator would impede my ability to adequately describe the Black Portrait Photograph Collection or create finding aids of use. As an object conservator, once an object reached me I felt...
