Internship Week 3

Here's my summaries from this week.

Monday

When I arrived at the Foundation today Trudy and I went over my processing plan.  She thought it was very thorough and detailed.  She did want me to add a monetary cost estimate and she suggested adjusting my proposed series by adding to my list.  Once we finished going over the plan and reviewing last week we got out a few boxes and I really started re-housing. 

I worked through about nine boxes today.  I began by separating paper records out from among the awards, objects, and framed items.  I removed a lot of correspondence from manila envelopes and put the material in folders.  I also added a number of folders for loose certificates and photographs.  Eventually photographs will be put in archival sleeves for permanent storage.  I then put these folders in two archival boxes, keeping the folders with only correspondence in one box. 

After lunch I began organizing and sorting the awards, certificates, diplomas, and objects from the boxes which I was working through.  I spread the material out across the table and began sorting.  Eventually the objects fit into one box, and the plaques and framed items were divided among five boxes, roughly according to topic: military service, education, National Student Nurses Foundation and New York State Nursing Foundation, and a miscellaneous box which included framed photographs, Who’s Who and other non-nursing recognitions.      

Tuesday

Today I focused on organizing and re-housing the paper records.  I separated out the military records, both paper and objects; and consolidated them into about 1.5 cubic feet.  I put about one cubic foot of correspondence records into folders, possibly to be better organized later.  Trudy and I checked on the awards which had been rolled up.  They were considerably flatter but still needed some work, so we reversed the direction which they were rolled in and put them back in the tubes.  Trudy will let them sit for a few days then will check on them. 

I continued organizing the objects in the afternoon and put most of the larger objects in a textile box.  The smaller objects like pins, non-military awards, and a paperweight were put in a half cubic foot clam shell box.  I will begin wrapping the objects in archival tissue paper next week to ensure safe packing.