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 […]
Category: Student Entry
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 […]
Archival Jitters- First Day at Burke
There is a lot of information! This is a recurring thought when it comes to the field of archives. There are standards and there are schemas, there are rules and there are processes. Each organization has its own in addition to those endorsed by the SAA. My first day as an intern at Burke was […]
Back to the Burke: My Return from Southeast Asia
Last spring I wrote an article about my upcoming summer in Indonesia, an opportunity I received through an academic fellowship funded by The Henry Luce Foundation, the same organization that supports my work at the Burke Library Archives. Now, three months later, I am back. Of course, everyone wants to know: "How was Indonesia?" What […]
Final Thoughts on My Last Day at Burke
As I sat on the subway during my commute this morning, it occurred to me that this is the last time I will be heading uptown and entering the doors of the Union Theological Seminary and finding my way to the Burke Library. Interning at the Burke Library Archives this summer has been an incredibly […]
“Good-bye” to My Summer at Burke
Many of my mornings during my internship at Burke have begun with a few stolen moments of serene beauty and solace in the quad of UTS, one of the most enjoyable perks of working at the Burke Library Archives this summer. When the New York City winter is upon us in a few months, I […]
Last Day…Final Words…
As I walked through the large heavy double doors of the main entrance to Union Theological Seminary this morning I realized it would be my last time walking down the cool glazed brick paved hallway and wending my way to the Burke Library entrance. The summer of 2013 has flown by and I am sure […]
An Educational Experience at Burke
It has been two months since I started my internship at the Burke Library. My fears that I described in my previous blog post were quelled my first week under the supervision of Brigette. My nerves in the beginning of the internship were, as one could say, on edge, but I quickly learned that my […]