Day Three - May 22, 2024

 


    Today, we had a lecture on making a processing plan for the first hour of the morning. It was very informative and

our supervisors, Sam and Meagan, made sure to put a template for a processing plan and some example plans in the 

team's account. I Spent most of the day working on surveying. I looked through the rest of Phil’s scrapbook. I learned

 some interesting stuff about his life, career and activism. I was considering it before but now I’m definitely sure it 

should be the main part of the collection. The book had a lot of interesting photos and some really interesting writing 

about his early life. I kind of wish he had written more about his life. I think he did contribute to a few different 

newspapers so maybe more of his personal stories are written down in the world. 

I think I’m getting a better idea of the function of this collection now. With the book, the paperwork on his 

military career, the papers kept by family, It creates an interesting narrative of his life. I think the scrapbook should 

definitely be digitized to increase its accessibility. I like to think that’s what Johnson would have wanted. Although, I 

may need to contact the donator to fill in some missing info. There’s no gaping holes, just some things I’d like more 

clarity on but that might be a job for future researchers. I think the music collection will need to be re-foldered. 

There are some pieces out of order, some that didn’t come in folders at all and I’m pretty sure the folders aren’t too 

archival standards. Also, when I got the collection, my supervisors warned me some pornography had come with the 

collection but had been removed before being given to me. I think I found one they missed. I’m not scandalized, I 

find it kinda funny actually.

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