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 […]
Category: Student Entry
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 […]
All Aboard: A Piece of Maritime History in the Archives
One of my favorite experiences while interning at Burke has been to inventory the MRL unprocessed records. I was working on records pertaining to China when I came across a very interesting letter, written by woman named Gertrude. Perhaps it was a result of daydreaming about the Titanic or that I had recently seen a […]
The Relevance of Reference: A Discovery
People always ask me why I want to become an archivist, and I always respond with some idealized blanket answer that references the preservation of history and provision of access to everyone. My answers are always filled with such good will that I feel as if some heroic composition should be playing as I recite […]
A Learning Experience and Adventure
Upon receiving work-study as a second semester, first year M.A. student in April, I had no idea that working at the Burke Library would not only be a learning opportunity, but also an adventure. Although I’ve had prior experience working at my hometown’s library in high school, little did I know that being a part […]