Category Archives: Conservation
Day 13: Collections Processing
I wanted to start by thanking everybody who has been reading my blog. I can feel your support and it is so appreciated! I took a picture of some letters, today, to give an idea of how loving the Brown … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris McAfee, conservation, correspondence, series
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Day 12: Collections Processing
This morning, while I was jogging, I realized that I am at the halfway point in my practicum. It feels kind of tragic. Luckily, I have this awesome project to work on! The first thing I did after my 40-minute … Continue reading
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Tagged correspondence, Katie, series, survey
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Day 5: Conservation Lab
Another beautiful day in Salt Lake City. Human interest tidbit: Donnie Osmond is a DJ on a Utah station. Who knew? Today, I got right back to my clamshell box project. I proved to be too independent, too soon and … Continue reading
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Tagged boxes, clamshell, cold storage, library repair
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Day 4: Conservation Lab
My week with the CHL conservators is quickly coming to a close and I am sad. I am so impressed by people who are natural mentors and truly enjoy it. Katie, Russ, and Chris are so great. Everyone that comes … Continue reading
Day 3: Conservation Lab
Today had a lot of variety in it. I first wanted to show you a different view of the CHL and Archives. If you look at the picture below, I park to the right just, outside of the frame, in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Church History Library, clamshell, Japanese paper, Katie, wheat paste
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Day 2: Conservation Lab
This morning was mostly spent in meetings. We started off with an employee devotional. I’ll just say I was surprised with how well the conservators sing! I worked on setting up an employee e-mail account and my future work station … Continue reading
Day 1: Orientation and Conservation Lab
Today, I spent three of my first four hours in orientation with my boss, Archives Collections manager Brandon Metcalf, and with Church History Department trainer James Findlay. Name badge: check. Parking: check. Forms: signed. Picture: taken. Videos: watched, etc. With … Continue reading
