Major
History
Anticipated Graduation Year
2026
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Last semester, I worked as an archival processing intern for the Gerber/Hart Library and Archive. The Gerber/Hart is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making accessible queer midwest history, thereby achieving their larger goal of promoting social justice and equality. In this internship, I worked with two previously unorganized collections, The Lori Cannon Collection and the People Like Us Bookstore Collection. Through sorting, cataloguing, and creating a finding aid for these collections, I made them accessible for researchers, gained familiarity with archival processing, and positively contributed to an incredible community-focused organization.
Community Partners
The Gerber/Hart Library and Archive
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Brad Hunt, Professor and Department Chair, History Department
Supported By
Erin Bell, Gerber/Hart Operations Director
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Contributions of the Local Queer Archive: Conserving and Creating Community
Last semester, I worked as an archival processing intern for the Gerber/Hart Library and Archive. The Gerber/Hart is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making accessible queer midwest history, thereby achieving their larger goal of promoting social justice and equality. In this internship, I worked with two previously unorganized collections, The Lori Cannon Collection and the People Like Us Bookstore Collection. Through sorting, cataloguing, and creating a finding aid for these collections, I made them accessible for researchers, gained familiarity with archival processing, and positively contributed to an incredible community-focused organization.
Comments
This is for the CELTS unpaid internship scholarship.