– by Sabrina Bocanegra, Archives intern
Having had some hands-on experience in archives before I started the Library and Information Science (LIS) program at Drexel University, I waited until towards the end of the program to search for some more professional experience. Of course I had visited the Mütter Museum several times in the past. However, not until I started the program had I visited the Historical Medical Library on two separate occasions for class assignments. After those assignments, I became pretty familiar with the Library and knew that I wanted to be an intern at some point before I reached the end of the program. I was pleased to hear that Chrissie had an archives intern position available during my 2nd to last quarter at Drexel.
On my first day, I jumped right into the collection I decided to tackle, which at the time was described as the Committee on Museum papers. My experience as a volunteer in the archives department of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and my coursework in a few archives courses made me feel a little bit more confident about processing this collection.
