After my digital projects meeting, I began creating metadata for one of the digital collections – The A. P. Tureaud Digital Collection. The collection will consist of approximately 55 items of collected historical documents from the A. P. Tureaud papers, focusing on the topics of African Americans during the Reconstruction South, Creoles, and African American contribution and participation in 19th and 20th century’s business and politics.
By the end of the week, I co-presented with an Amistad staff member to the New Orleans Jack & Jill of America, Inc. The community organization held a meeting at the Center and we introduced the members to historical items in their collection, which is housed at Amistad. My part of the presentation included a brief introduction and discussion about the processing procedures. I explained what happens after the acquisition of collections, how the materials are survey for any preservation needs, arranged into series, or categories, and described before entry into Archon. And, of course, continuous research is essential to gain a sense of the historical context of each collection.
Until next week! Peace!
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