際際滷

際際滷Share a Scribd company logo

Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection

G
Gena Chattin

L辿on L. Dubois was a French priest and chaplain in WWI who donated materials from the war to Catholic University of America in 1920 through a friend. The collection contains maps, photos, propaganda, and other items from WWI but little is known about Dubois. Processing the collection involved inventorying, organizing, and preserving the materials as well as creating a finding aid. Research uncovered some information about French chaplains in WWI but more could potentially be learned about Dubois. Working with the collection provided an opportunity to learn archival processes and time management skills.

1 of 18
The L辿on L. Dubois World War I CollectionGenaChattinCLSC 646 Spring 2010The Catholic University of America
Who is L辿on Dubois? Why is his collection here?A Librarian in the Archives: Clearing the FogResearch the fun partProcessing, Preservation, and MarkupReflectionsAgenda
French priest and chaplain with a troupe of tank soldiers in World War IMailed these materials to CUA for a museum exhibition ca. 1920, friend of curator and fellow French expat Rev. Dr. RomainButinNot much else is known.Who was L辿on Dubois?
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
Variety of materials:Military intelligence maps, photos, bulletinsPostcardsPropagandaRealia, memorabiliaWhy this collection?MA in French (Spring 2009)Collection is in French, German, and English.End Goal: An EAD Finding AidThe Collection
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
Adjustment to archival collection-based organization (and way of thinking)Used existing finding aids and their EAD markup as examples. Learned as I went along; backtracked, corrected. A Librarian in the Archives: A New Way to Think
Hard to find info on who Dubois was.Butin was the keyGeneral research on the role of French chaplains in WWIFrench academic journalsUnique situation secular govt.So close to more info, but only 50 hoursResearch: The Fun Part!
Small, unprocessed collectionInventoried itemsmore than 30 mapssearched for details in maps to illuminate Duboiss historyOrganized into seriesoriginal order lost long agoPhoto preservationBadly curled, but no funds, so used what we had: humidity, acid-free paper, and heavy objectsWere able to save most enough to put in sleeves!Rest will lay flat in a box, too curled to be scannedProcessing, Preservation, & Markup
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection
EAD Finding AidCurrently also taking LSC615: Organization of Internet ResourcesNoteTab LightEAD Cookbook (SAA) The Future?WWI collections at CUADigitization?More on DuboisProcessing, Preservation, & Markup
Appraisal Questions Brought Up By ProcessingAccessioned 90 years agoBoxed and forgotten for most of thatContents less exciting than anyone hopedStill, valuable materials, and French chaplains situation in WWI was important in Catholic historyLearning more about Dubois would helpReflections
A Learning ProcessArchives vs Library work process, organizationSmall collection: opportunity to see the whole processTime management: what to spend time on, what to let goSaying goodbye: could do more, but must end the project and move onReflections

More Related Content

Processing the Leon L. Dubois Collection

  • 1. The L辿on L. Dubois World War I CollectionGenaChattinCLSC 646 Spring 2010The Catholic University of America
  • 2. Who is L辿on Dubois? Why is his collection here?A Librarian in the Archives: Clearing the FogResearch the fun partProcessing, Preservation, and MarkupReflectionsAgenda
  • 3. French priest and chaplain with a troupe of tank soldiers in World War IMailed these materials to CUA for a museum exhibition ca. 1920, friend of curator and fellow French expat Rev. Dr. RomainButinNot much else is known.Who was L辿on Dubois?
  • 5. Variety of materials:Military intelligence maps, photos, bulletinsPostcardsPropagandaRealia, memorabiliaWhy this collection?MA in French (Spring 2009)Collection is in French, German, and English.End Goal: An EAD Finding AidThe Collection
  • 11. Adjustment to archival collection-based organization (and way of thinking)Used existing finding aids and their EAD markup as examples. Learned as I went along; backtracked, corrected. A Librarian in the Archives: A New Way to Think
  • 12. Hard to find info on who Dubois was.Butin was the keyGeneral research on the role of French chaplains in WWIFrench academic journalsUnique situation secular govt.So close to more info, but only 50 hoursResearch: The Fun Part!
  • 13. Small, unprocessed collectionInventoried itemsmore than 30 mapssearched for details in maps to illuminate Duboiss historyOrganized into seriesoriginal order lost long agoPhoto preservationBadly curled, but no funds, so used what we had: humidity, acid-free paper, and heavy objectsWere able to save most enough to put in sleeves!Rest will lay flat in a box, too curled to be scannedProcessing, Preservation, & Markup
  • 16. EAD Finding AidCurrently also taking LSC615: Organization of Internet ResourcesNoteTab LightEAD Cookbook (SAA) The Future?WWI collections at CUADigitization?More on DuboisProcessing, Preservation, & Markup
  • 17. Appraisal Questions Brought Up By ProcessingAccessioned 90 years agoBoxed and forgotten for most of thatContents less exciting than anyone hopedStill, valuable materials, and French chaplains situation in WWI was important in Catholic historyLearning more about Dubois would helpReflections
  • 18. A Learning ProcessArchives vs Library work process, organizationSmall collection: opportunity to see the whole processTime management: what to spend time on, what to let goSaying goodbye: could do more, but must end the project and move onReflections