Processing the Papers of the Architect of the Capitol

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/txglo/00045/glo-00045.html

For the practicum portion of my Archival Enterprise class we were put in charge of processing a collection from a local institution.  My group was given the papers of Allen McCree, Architect of the Capitol of Texas (1988 - 1992) to process for the Texas General Land Office.  Our collection included slides, prints, blueprints and even a floppy disk.  Each of these presented their own housing challenges, however the floppy was the most difficult to deal with.  We took it to the Digital Archeology Lab at the Ischool and were able to read the floppy disk and create a printout of the information that was included in the collection for future research purposes.

Skills Utilized: Archivists' Toolkit, TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online)