Poorly Described Folders and Human Hair: Processing Report with ALUA Archivist Shae Rafferty

Tales from the Reuther Library
16/04/2020 14 min
Poorly Described Folders and Human Hair: Processing Report with ALUA Archivist Shae Rafferty

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Shae Rafferty, the Reuther Library’s Labor and Urban Affairs Archivist, explains what happens behind the scenes to get donated collections ready for researchers. She discusses how collections are prioritized for processing, or organizing and describing them to make it easier for researchers to find the information they’re looking for. Rafferty describes some of the memorable … Continue reading Poorly Described Folders and Human Hair: Processing Report with ALUA Archivist Shae Rafferty

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