Over weeks I have spent time going through many archive boxes that contain artifacts, newspapers, student publications, and ephemera. The purpose of doing so is to familiarize myself with the materials so when it comes to writing finding aids. Through this, I’ve been learning some useful archival information such as the materials used to help preserve the items, archival “etiquette”, and learning to navigate and draw connection through such a large and diverse collections.

Above, I have included some photos of what exactly it looks like when I walk into the archive each day and to help visualize the sheer amount of items the collection contains. Apparently, there is tons more that were not even brought over from the Westbrook archive. In the middle image, I’ve included an image of one of the scrapbooks that I have gone through. Many include lots of articles and photos of the athletic teams at Westbrook. Below the photos are some snapshots of the ongoing notes I have been taking over the past few weeks.