This week is the last week of my Spring Internship at the Burke Library. It has been such a great experience! I’ve received hands-on training on the entire archival experience: the initial processing, creating the finding aid, managing it in its digital form, and broadcasting it for all the world to see. In addition, I […]
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My last day at the Burke
So, I guess this is goodbye. So much has changed since I first arrived here! On tree branches, snow has been replaced by flowers. Seeing the city blooming is pretty amazing. I would also like to think that my English has improved, though that may be wishful thinking! I am not sure I have fully […]
Fitting in the Final Pieces of the Puzzle: an Interlinked Collection
This semester is the beginning of the end for a collection that has been meticulously processed, studied, and preserved over the past three years. By the end of 2014, every scrap of paper from the Missionary Research Library Collection – a vast assortment of papers are related in some way to Christian missionary work around […]
“We awoke to find ourselves in a different land”: Harrison S. Elliott in China (1905-1908)
For the first two months of my internship, I worked on a collection from a Methodist missionary in China. I was glad to get the opportunity to do my final internship in the USA. What I hadn’t realized was that it would be a “buy one, get one free” kind of journey: by coming to […]
An unexpected journey
I am through the first month of my internship at Burke, but time has passed so fast that it sometimes feels like I have just arrived. I still have a lot to learn, and the thrill of being in an unknown city is still there! My Library School (ENSSIB, France) gives us the opportunity to […]
One Month In to my Burke Internship
I’m about a month into my internship at Burke, and have already learned so much, including how to navigate to Columbia from Brooklyn when the 1 train isn’t work and it’s once again snowing (answer: any way you can, and be ready to walk). I’ve also learned so much about archiving, preservation, collections, and Union […]
My First Day at The Burke
This semester I will be an administrative intern. My supervisor, Dr. Beth Bidlack, was very nice and open with me on my first day at the Burke. I was very excited but somewhat nervous because I’m not sure how much I will be able to accomplish in the short time that I will be here. […]
What I Look Forward To In My Burke Internship
When I told my friends and family I was getting my masters in library and information sciences, no one was surprised. It seemed like a natural fit for someone who was such an avid reader who loves to get others to read. Now, after my first semester at Pratt Institute, I have learned a lot, […]
Why coming to seminary was not the stupidest decision I’ve ever made after all
I didn’t come to seminary looking for a career. I spent most of my early twenties in a “career.” Starting out as a graphic designer, events planner, and marketing coordinator for a large southeastern material handling corporation, I went on to work for the third largest life insurance company in the U.S. followed by a […]
A Happy Ending: Last days at Burke
For the last couple of months at the end of every week, I greet the guard, shove my belongings in a locker and head to the archives. Although there are some days that I am exhausted, I enjoy coming to work at the Burke Archives. The fact that every day at the Burke is interesting […]