Frederic Franklin Estate (Ballet Russe dancer)

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Frederic Franklin costumed for Danses Concertantes. Colorized photograph by Forbes
PROJECT SCOPE
  • Organizing and rehousing the collection materials into archival acid-free boxes with labels for safekeeping and future transport if/when donated to an institution
  • Digitizing scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, artwork, and other collection items into TIFF and JPEG images stored on an external hard drive for use of the estate and research purposes
  • Creating content inventories of the box and folder contents
  • Basic preservation to stabilize fragile and degrading materials
FINAL PRODUCTS
  • External hard drive with digital copies of the collection
  • 60 archival boxes of organized materials
  • A detailed information guide to the collection

Clive barnes Foundation

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Clive Barnes CBE was an English writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977, he was the dance and theater critic for The New York Times.
PROJECT SCOPE
  • Digitization of 89 scrapbooks, containing published articles written by theatre and dance critic Clive Barnes from the years 1949 through to 2008
  • Scrapbook scans were saved as digital files on external hard drives. Multiple hard drive copies were created for distribution to various institutions
  • Creating searchable content inventories of the scrapbook contents

FINAL PRODUCTS
  • Multiple external hard drives with digital copies of the collection to be given to institutions and for the foundation's use
  • 89 Scrapbooks securely wrapped and labeled for donation to the New York Public Library
  • A detailed information guide of the collection and archival work performed

New York City Ballet ARchive

​PROJECT SCOPE
  • Digitization and basic preservation of historical costumes dating from 1940 to present
  • Categorized and filed archival materials (photographs, correspondences, periodicals)
  • Assisted with donor tours of the Archive
  • Identified unknown dancers and persons in photographs in the collection
  • Transported costumes and paper materials from the NYCB offices and costume shop to the archive

Washington State Historical Society

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PROJECT SCOPE
  • Processing boxes of various collections donated to the historical society
  • Perform basic preservation techniques to stabilize and prevent further damage to the materials
FINAL PRODUCTS
  • Collections organized into archival boxes
  • ​Finding aids for each collection detailing biographies, content and scope of collection, and detailed file lists for use of researchers and the in-house staff