Archives

From: Lindsey Meyer <lmeyer123@gmail.com>

Sent: Monday, December 03, 2018 11:08 AM

To: FP Board <fullboard@folkproject.org>

Subject: Archives Committee Annual Report

(The email body and the attached are the same.)

Archives Committee Annual Report to the Board

December 2018

This year, we distributed a Constant Contact survey to members and tabulated responses in anticipation of one-on-one visits and interviews. I inventoried the existing Folk Project collection at Rutgers University and discovered it to be more substantial than expected. Although we pursued possible collection donation to the Morristown and Morris Township Public Library, the effort proved unsuccessful. The library simply doesn’t have room and their head archivist recommended that we add to our existing collection at Rutgers.

A sticking point in our progress is the question of where to store FP materials while we collect and sort them. No one has offered space in their home and none of the committee members has room. I queried the Curator of Manuscripts at RU Special Collections about whether we could use their facilities for collecting, organizing, and sorting. They recently hired a new department head and are currently revising their collection policies. I’m awaiting a response, which will determine our next step forward.

I plan to have a lot more free time starting this spring, so will be able to devote more time and energy to this project. J

Lindsey Meyer

Archives Committee Chair

Committee Members:

Joanne Cronin

Nancy Kelner

Bobbie Rosengarten