Part of my summer internship here at the Michigan Tech Archives has been processing the Grace United Methodist Church records. ‘Processing’ generally entails inventorying a collection, organizing it, and writing a finding aid that provides an overview of the contents. Usually a finding aid will also give a brief history or background of the people . . .
Here at the MTU Archives we help people with a wide variety of research topics. As a recent graduate and summer intern in the Archives, working at the reference desk has been a great learning experience. I didn’t quite know what to expect when I started here, but one thing my education prepared me for . . .
As the summer intern in the Michigan Tech Archives I’ve been tasked with a variety of projects, one of which I just finished in time for the Class of 1961’s 50th reunion. I compiled a list of interesting Michigan Tech facts and notable happenings from that year (full list below) and if there’s one thing . . .
Sawyer Newman is a student assistant in the Archive and is in her 3rd year at MTU. She is majoring in Anthropology and is a member of both WMTU and the Photo Club. Sawyer also enjoys broomball and tennis, and has a Samoyed (a fluffy white dog breed) named Monty. Jamie Jarvi is also a . . .