Thought I'd share this blogpost that went up on the UT Tyler UASC blog today, titled "Sarah McClendon, in her own words: Reflections on Nixon, Watergate, and the Press"
http://uttyleruasc.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/sarah-mcclendon-in-her-own-words-reflections-on-nixon-watergate-and-the-press/
Showing posts with label Sarah McClendon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sarah McClendon. Show all posts
Friday, June 22, 2012
Friday, September 9, 2011
New job, new research
On September 1st, I began a new full-time position in the Muntz library UASC as the archives assistant. I am in the final stage of processing and describing the McClendon papers. Terra and I have some really exciting ideas for this collection once the finding aid is finalized.
In the meantime, I have a few research projects going in local history. The first is a survey of Smith County Prohibition crime and the second is a survey of post-Reconstruction lynchings in Smith County. Both are quite promising, with significant returns from a scan of historical newspapers.
More to come later. I'll try to update more than once this semester!
In the meantime, I have a few research projects going in local history. The first is a survey of Smith County Prohibition crime and the second is a survey of post-Reconstruction lynchings in Smith County. Both are quite promising, with significant returns from a scan of historical newspapers.
More to come later. I'll try to update more than once this semester!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Semester Wrap-up
Of all the semesters I've attended university, this has been the most recent - by that I mean I am sure glad to see the end of it.
Bureaucratic frustrations and tedious coursework aside, the semester has been great for my career advancement.
Although the Williamson collection has not gone live yet, it is completed and documented in Archivists Toolkit. I had a fantastic opportunity to give a brief presentation on Mr. Williamson's legislative legacy to the Smith County Historical Society, which was well recieved.
I had a chance to learn a smidge about museum work through the Tim Anthony Jackson collection of political memorabilia (namely, through sorting and storing campaign pins dating back to President McKinley).
My current project is the Sarah McClendon collection, a moderately hectic bundle of papers reflecting the personal life and professional career of a traiblazing female journalist (born in Tyler, Texas) whose Beltway career spanned eight presidents. The collection contains research, personal correspondence, interview notes (although her handwriting is virtually indecipherable), transcriptions of interviews and testimonies, reports from government and private sector agencies, and myriad articles (at all stages of the editing process). Her papers are a treasure trove of information.
The first candidate for the archivist's position arrives on campus next week; I am eager to settle back into a regular directed routine, but the prospect of change in the workplace is always an uncomfortable one for me. I don't know what kind of skills, methodology, or personality Ms. Joyce's replacement will bring to UT Tyler.
Beyond the archives, I have pursued deepening involvement in the Smith County Historical Society and the campus branch of the Webb Historical Society. Two weeks ago I recieved my official invitation to the historical honor society, Phi Alpha Theta. Last month I was inducted into the Alpha Chi honor society (a cross-disciplinary academic honor society).
Bureaucratic frustrations and tedious coursework aside, the semester has been great for my career advancement.
Although the Williamson collection has not gone live yet, it is completed and documented in Archivists Toolkit. I had a fantastic opportunity to give a brief presentation on Mr. Williamson's legislative legacy to the Smith County Historical Society, which was well recieved.
I had a chance to learn a smidge about museum work through the Tim Anthony Jackson collection of political memorabilia (namely, through sorting and storing campaign pins dating back to President McKinley).
My current project is the Sarah McClendon collection, a moderately hectic bundle of papers reflecting the personal life and professional career of a traiblazing female journalist (born in Tyler, Texas) whose Beltway career spanned eight presidents. The collection contains research, personal correspondence, interview notes (although her handwriting is virtually indecipherable), transcriptions of interviews and testimonies, reports from government and private sector agencies, and myriad articles (at all stages of the editing process). Her papers are a treasure trove of information.
The first candidate for the archivist's position arrives on campus next week; I am eager to settle back into a regular directed routine, but the prospect of change in the workplace is always an uncomfortable one for me. I don't know what kind of skills, methodology, or personality Ms. Joyce's replacement will bring to UT Tyler.
Beyond the archives, I have pursued deepening involvement in the Smith County Historical Society and the campus branch of the Webb Historical Society. Two weeks ago I recieved my official invitation to the historical honor society, Phi Alpha Theta. Last month I was inducted into the Alpha Chi honor society (a cross-disciplinary academic honor society).
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