I’ve just started the Archives Management and History dual-degree program at Simmons College, and I’m loving my experience so far! I’m still torn over which direction I want to take my studies. On the one hand, I’m interested in Native American history and archives, but on the other, working in the corporate archive of a gaming or tech company would be a dream come true! But I know that over the course of my education at Simmons and through the internship and work experiences I’ll be gaining during my time here, I’ll figure it out.
September 16, 2012 – 6:47 pm
Last week, I briefly mentioned that I decided I no longer wanted to pursue my Masters in History (at this time!), and I will be focusing solely on my Archives Management concentration. I made this decision due to a number of factors, including cost and time constraints, but also a desire to just get out [...]
September 11, 2012 – 2:29 pm
I’ve been making a lot of trips back and forth between Boston, D.C., and my hometown in Pennsylvania since the end of my internship at the Smithsonian’s NMAI, and I feel like classes crept up on me out of nowhere. I decided to take three classes this semester (instead of two last year) in the [...]
The past two weeks since my last update have been ridiculously busy. First of all, I’m at the point where I have been forced to sit down and start committing all of my findings to paper. I feel like the progress has been abysmally slow, and 20 (single spaced!) pages in, I feel like I’m [...]
One month down and 5 weeks to go at my internship with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, and I’m really starting to feel the time constraints. I am in the process of compiling a report for the Repatriation Committee Chair of the Board of Trustees that creates a history of Board discussions [...]
So concludes my first week at the Cultural Resources Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian! I’ll make sure to take some pictures that I can post next week. I have my own little cubicle in the Repatriation Department and access to all manner of really interesting office files and archives. At [...]
I have to admit, I haven’t been doing many productive things since class has been over. A lot of my activities have been geared towards heading down to Washington, D.C. for my internship, which is now only a week away! I’m really excited, but I’m also worried that I’m forgetting something. I opted not to [...]
With only one last class and one last presentation to give, I’m facing the end of the semester, and I can’t believe it went by so quickly! I’ve had a great experience in my Introduction to Archival Methods and Services class, and I learned so much from my internship with the Cambridge Historical Society. The [...]
April 22, 2012 – 10:14 pm
That’s pretty much all I have left in this semester, and I’m working (not too) furiously to wrap up all of the assignments I have to do. Today I’m trying to finish writing my literature review, the subject of which is related to my summer internship! I am looking at the literature that describes the ethical [...]
This semester, I’ve been trying to take advantage of all of the opportunities—beyond Simmons—that living in Boston has to offer. Three weeks ago I attended the NEA Spring Meeting, and this week I attended a conference that on the service might not seem strictly relevant to our field: the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PC/ACA) [...]
I’ve really been enjoying reading the thoughts of my cohorts regarding their paths through the GSLIS program at Simmons and their future career goals. Elise talked about dropping the MA in History aspect of her degree, but I think I’ll continue to pursue it. It means I’ll still be in the program come the Fall [...]
