This student-designed independent study focused on learning arrangement and description for archives through theoretical literature and practical application. The practical application portion came through arranging and describing the Super Family Papers (5 boxes). The final deliverable included physical arrangement of the collection and production of an Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aid.
| Student-designed Syllabus | Final Paper | Final Finding Aid |
|---|---|---|
| Syllabus for this independent study was designed to follow the structure of the UMD iSchool Arrangement and Description for Archives (LBSC684) class, but included a family archiving project as the final deliverable.
See student-designed syllabus here. |
Final paper for the independent study details all work done throughout the semester and includes (1) Final Analysis of Archiving Process; (2) Contextual History; (3) Document Description Exercises; (4) Draft and Final Finding Aid; (5) Photos of the Collection.
See paper here. |
The final finding aid was created with Archivists’ Toolkit, using EAD and Descriptive Archive Content Standards (DACS) cross-walks
See finding aid here. |