And so, the last week of the internship has come and gone. This week was like many others, save a few hours to clean up loose ends and discuss my progress to date with my supervisor, University Archivist and Archives Director Phil Bantin. I was pleased to hear positive feedback in regards to the work I have done. I processed, by my own estimation, somewhere around one-third of the entire collection, and probably nearly half of what will be deemed archival materials at the end. I also revised my folder lists and notes to remove any potential of confusion for my successor. Thankfully Phil also gave his seal of approval on the the notes I have left for the next Nugent processor, whomever that shall be. The work was not easy, nor was it necessarily what I expected when I began my internship in August. As any reader of this blog will attest, there were times I spent scratching my head. Yet, I kept working and I believe accomplished good work, for my part. I am sad to be leaving the work incomplete; I despise leaving a project unfinished. I can take solace in the fact I have given the next processor a jump start in his or her work, once they too wrap their heads around an interesting if not overly difficult collection to process.
I want to thank all of the wonderful people in the Archives for being kind, supportive, and helpful during the course my internship. Thank you Dina, Carrie, Kate, Brad, and Phil. You are a fantastic group, and the University is lucky to have you all. I also want to thank my fellow interns for offering a helpful hint or two when asked.
As for the Archives, I will be back next week not to intern but to continue working on the Board of Trustees minutes, and to begin work on the Bloomington Faculty Council Minutes. The work, in all varieties, is never done. At least, archivists hope not.
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