#archivesspace

[hclib]

NOW ONLINE Search Archival Collections

Hennepin County Library has a new, online access portal for our archival collections. Detailed inventories, called finding aids, are now fully searchable online at archives.hclib.org!  Access finding aids for over 400 archival collections documenting Minneapolis and Hennepin County history, including the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board records, the print photography archives of the Star Tribune, the records of several Minneapolis neighborhood associations, and the Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development records.

Browse full finding aids, or search for individual people, topics, or community organizations. Each finding aid includes information on the physical materials included in the collection, as well as contextual and historical details about the materials and their creators. Enter your keywords in our ArchivesSpace search interface to find all the collections and folder titles that meet your search. 

If you find a collection or folder that piques your interest, contact us to learn about access options. Special Collections is currently closed, but staff is happy to provide remote reference assistance. We are continually adding materials to both our Archival Collections and our Digital Collections -- check back often for new content.

[caustic-apotheosis]

hello archivist side of tumblr i applied to an archival job please help me what are some tips and tricks for working in your field (please imagine i am bribing you with strawberries and a pile of old papers without any staples or paperclips in it)

[agenderhyde]

ah, yes. the 1980's, also known as the early middle ages!

[eboardman]

No questions?

Since no one has an #AskAnArchivistDay question, I’ll explain what I’ve been doing for the past few days (aside from helping the influx of genealogists who always come in the fall). I’ve been attempting to measure and set up containers in ArchivesSpace to help researchers better locate material within the collection. The trouble is, all of the bound material is stored in custom four-flap enclosures.They aren’t in boxes, or cases, or reels. None of these container types fit, so I learned how to customize the controlled value list that provides the container type options. Now I have what I need to add containers to the finding aid! Ok, less interesting than the contents of the collection, but absolutely necessary to helping you locate material in it. 

[iph-interns-2018]

I’ve been having a blast lately laying the groundwork for the Eastern Shore Museum Network federated archive. Part of this work requires getting familiar with DACS, shown above. This text gives a comprehensive set of archiving standards so that accessions and resources can be catalogued efficiently and uniformly. Although I won’t be getting into the weeds of DACS as much as a specialist in museum collections, I’m looking forward to providing a complete and broad set of metadata for the ESMN archive based on this set of standards. Many thanks to Elizabeth Wilkinson at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections library at UVA for sitting down with me and giving an in-person tutorial of ArchivesSpace. Can’t wait to gain some new software skills! The rest of my week has been filled with phone calls and chit chats with various administrators, directors, volunteers and interns at our various member institutions. Everyone I’ve spoken to is clearly dedicated to their respective museum, as well as the prospect of a federated archive. I’m very excited to meet y’all on the Eastern Shore in person later in July! As for now, I’m back at IT setting up a secure server for storing the catalogue... Cheers! Kyle J Gename

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[tingletech]

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