I need to be more intentional about this semi-new archival path that I am on. It feels like I’m walking along and discovering things that happen to land in my path. I may eventually get to what I need in this haphazard fashion, but I certainly won’t get what I want. On my journey towards … Continue reading
October is American Archives Month. Did you know that? I didn’t, until recently. On October 3rd, NARA participated in #AskAnArchivist on Twitter, along with other institutions. Bmore History Guy asked a question about where the documents for the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act were kept and the response was that they were at NARA – New … Continue reading
Have I mentioned that I help manage the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s social media pages? Well, I do and I’ve been doing it for a few years. Occasionally, I attend the events and take pictures to create some content for Twitter or Facebook. During Writer’s Week in the summer, the workshop leaders give a reading for their … Continue reading
Back in April, I completed the training program needed to get a promotion in my position. We did rotations in different areas of the Research Department to give us a well-rounded experience of what staff does in processing, reference, pull & refile, holding maintenance, etc. That was helpful because I wasn’t sure what other folks … Continue reading
I accepted a project digitizing a pension file from Record Group 15 (the Department of Veterans Affairs) for a researcher who was convinced that the veteran, Richard Wilson, was the grandfather of Richard Wright. Being a supporter of The Hurston-Wright Foundation, I was interested in finding out if the researcher was correct. While I scanned … Continue reading
I succeeded in meeting my poetry goal for 2017! 🎉 Continue reading
A person’s bookshelves can tell you a lot about them—their interests, their histories, their dusting abilities—and while the content is what’s most important, of course, the organization can also speak volumes. — Emily Temple I read an article on LitHub about how writers organize their personal libraries and that got me to thinking about my own … Continue reading
