I’m working on my field study right now, arranging and describing a collection which had previously been kept in piles on shelves and in boxes. One of my favorite parts of going through the materials is putting together stories which emerge in the materials. Sometimes, because I’m describing at the item level, I’m able to convey the story within the finding aid itself. For example, from the documents of the library committee: Letter from Professor [redacted] re: library staff member’s...
