Processing in Practice

In this hybrid lunch and learn program, our spring archives interns from Simmons University will discuss their experiences processing CLA collections this semester.

Rebecca Arabian will discuss processing her first collections as a Library and Information Science student, which include the St. Mark’s Social Center in Roxbury and the Leyden Congregational Church in Brookline. She will share how holding, examining, and reorganizing these materials has given her a new way of engaging with the past.

Olivia Murphy will share how experiential learning at the CLA has enabled her to learn ArchivesSpace and employ DACS to process two separate collections: the Salem and Mariner’s Church records, a small Boston church, and the Diversity Club records, a club for the women who worked at 14 Beacon Street.

Rebecca and Olivia’s presentations will also provide glimpses into some of the unique materials they discovered while processing these collections this spring.

SPEAKER BIOS

Rebecca Arabian is an MLIS student at Simmons University. She has enjoyed working with local church records this semester, which have provided her with wonderful views into the rich history of the Boston area.

Olivia Murphy is an MLIS student at Simmons University. She is an avid lover of history, books, and Boston, and has been grateful for the opportunity to work at the Congregational Library & Archives this semester.