The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) is pleased to announce the publication of four (4) new finding aids. To view the complete PDF finding aids, click on the thumbnail at the top of the following collection-level records in our online inventory, AtoM@DO. You can also check under the “Finding Aids” field for the direct … Continue reading
Written by Ariel Polokoff, ICFA Intern (Spring 2015), The George Washington University, Class of 2015 This past Spring semester, I had the privilege of interning in the Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C. This internship offered a two-fold benefit to my undergraduate education—it was both … Continue reading
Written by Jessica Cebra, ICFA Departmental Assistant Between 1927 and 1932, the director of the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, Egypt, Evaristo Breccia conducted three excavation campaigns at the site of ancient Oxyrhynchos, today’s El Bahnasa. The excavations uncovered roughly 500 fragments of decorative architectural sculpture, a mix of capitals, friezes, cornices and other decorated blocks. … Continue reading
Written by Ameena Mohammad, former Pre-Columbian Archives Assistant (2013-2014); Edited by ICFA Staff In the Spring of 2013, Lisa Trever assessed and inventoried the archival materials in the collection Christopher B. Donnan and Donna McClelland Moche Archive, 1963-2011. Then in October 2013, I was hired as the first Pre-Columbian Archives Assistant to fully process the collection. Aside from … Continue reading
Guest post written by Raquel Begleiter, Research Associate for the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library (DOML)
Libraries, books, papyrus fragments—these are a few of my favorite things. The value of each has always been obvious to me as a researcher. Until recently, though, I did not realize that archives and well-executed archival practices can also serve as invaluable tools for research. Continue reading
By Beth Bayley, former Byzantine Archives Assistant (2012-2014)
No matter how complete a collection may seem, it will always only tell part of the story. But it’s a part that opens up infinite possibilities. Continue reading
The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection is currently recruiting interns for the Spring 2014 term. Please click on the links below for the full internship descriptions and application instructions. Please note that students must be able to earn course credit for these internships. Archival Internship Archival intern … Continue reading
Written by Kelly Hughes, Former ICFA Intern (Fall 2012-Summer 2013) and Graduate of the Museum Studies Program at George Washington University As part of my graduate program in Museum Studies in George Washington University, I was an intern at the Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection for the … Continue reading
The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) is seeking for two interns: Archival Intern and Metadata Intern. For more information, please see the descriptions below. Note: The student must be able to take the internship for a course credit. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, located in Washington, D.C., is an institute of Harvard University … Continue reading
Written by Rona Razon, ICFA Archives Specialist For a long time, I have been meaning to write a post about my thoughts on the proper way to perform archival processing (i.e. research, assessment, arrangement, description, and rehousing) and the value of “More Product, Less Process” (MPLP). As most archivists know, MPLP is a different approach … Continue reading
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