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Annual Report 2011: Digital Projects, Content, and Delivery
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our work in digital projects, content, and delivery: Mudd staff continued work to increase our digital content in FY11. We continued a pilot project to digitize collections using our photocopier’s capacity to scan directly into PDF files. Utilizing OIT’s…
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Annual Report 2011: Other Major Activities in Technical Services
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of other major activities in Technical Services: We accepted 354 dissertations and over 1,185 senior theses in FY11 under the supervision of Lynn Durgin. Durgin has also invested significant time preparing for the shift to electronic submission of dissertations beginning…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Accessioning of University Archives
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of major activities in accessioning of University Archives: In FY11, the University Archives accessioned 162 collections or items, a total 185.11 linear feet of records. Highlights include: A 1765 document signed by Richard Stockton when he served as a trustee…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Accessioning of Public Policy Papers
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of major activities in accessioning of Public Policy Papers: The Public Policy Papers processed 40 accessions (227 linear feet) in FY11. Highlights include: American Civil Liberties Union Accruals James A. Baker Papers Accrual Council on Foreign Relations Accrual Project on…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Processing of the University Archives
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our major activities in the processing of the University Archives: University Archives processing had a strong year due to the hiring of Christie Peterson as University Archives Project Archivist. Since her start in mid-September 2010,Peterson has surveyed all University…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Processing of the Public Policy Papers
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of major activities in processing of the Public Policy Papers: The main focus of Public Policy Papers processing in FY2011 was the NHPRC-funded ACLU grant project, led by Adriane Hanson, which is on schedule for completion by the end of…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Technical Services
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of major activities in technical services: Fiscal Year 2010 was a transitional year in Mudd Library Technical Services, with Christie Peterson and Maureen Callahan hired in September and February respectively to fill open positions and with Lynn Durgin taking and…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Public Services
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our major activities in public services: In the past year, the staff of the Mudd Manuscript Library served 1,934 patrons, 212 of whom had visited Mudd prior to FY11 and 777 who were new researchers. We circulated 9,586 items…
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Annual Report 2011: Introduction and Summary
As part of our ongoing effort to improve access to our collections and promote awareness of the Mudd Manuscript Library, we are pleased share a series of blog posts drawn from our annual report for fiscal year 2011 (which ran from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011). We share our accomplishments with the hope…
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Lobby Case Exhibition on Moe Berg
Update — Back by popular demand! The Moe Berg Lobby Case Exhibition can be once again viewed in the lobby of the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library through August 31st, 2012. Primarily known as a Major League catcher and coach, Morris “Moe” Berg was also a spy for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in…
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