Finding Aids

Here is a sample of finding aids to the collections I have processed.

Schlesinger Library

Papers of Corita Kent, 1936-1992 (inclusive), 1955-1986 (bulk)

The papers of graphic artist Corita (1918-1986) contain correspondence, clippings, ephemera, posters, cards, broadsides, etc., from 1936 through 1992. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Corita spent her formative years as Frances Elizabeth Kent. In 1936 she joined the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Angeles taking the name Sister Mary Corita. Later in the mid-1950s she began teaching art at the Immaculate Heart College in Hollywood, California. Corita surrendered her vows and left the order in 1968 and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to dedicate herself to her art full-time. The collection includes examples of Corita's signature artistic style of combining handwritten quotes from contemporary intellectuals with brightly colored graphic images, as well as materials documenting her commission work, including the United States Postal Service 22-cent Love Stamp and the Boston Gas rainbow tank.

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Papers of Blu Greenberg, 1936-2006 (inclusive), 1972-2003 (bulk)

Author, lecturer, educator, poet, and activist, Blu Greenberg has been a forerunner in the movement to bridge the gap between feminism and Orthodox Judaism since 1973. She is the author of several books, including On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition and How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household. In 1997, she chaired the first International Conference on Feminism and Orthodoxy, and the second in 1998. Greenberg was co-founder and first president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) and has served on the boards of numerous Jewish and feminist organizations.

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University at Buffalo

At the University at Buffalo, I worked on both the EAD and the conversion into html for these two finding aids. I also was able to create corresponding online exhibits.

Muriel Orr-Ewing Papers, 1822-1994 (bulk 1920-1974)

Correspondence, diaries, photograph albums of Muriel Orr-Ewing (nicknamed "Meiko"). Collection includes records as founding president of the British Association of Women Executives and headmistress of the English girls finishing school, The Grove. Also includes personal correspondence with opera singer, Adéle Leigh, child author Berthe Grimault, and other notable writers and poets.

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Samuel P. Capen Papers, 1893-1956

Professional and personal correspondence, speeches, articles and memorabilia of Samuel P. Capen, first director of the American Council in Education (1919-1922); first full-time Chancellor of the University of Buffalo (1922-1950); and spokesman for academic freedom and educational reform.

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View online exhibit I curated and designed
(winner of the 2007 C. Herbert Finch Online Publication Award)