This morning all the museum technicians and interns went to the Albright Visitor Center in Mammoth to inventory the objects there, which were part of the controlled property inventory list. When we got there, we couldn’t read the catalog numbers on many of the objects. Because the cases there are very difficult to get into and there were a lot of visitors there, we decided to go back to the HRC and print out a list of descriptions for each of the objects on the inventory list so that we wouldn’t get in the way of the visitors there.
With the list of object descriptions in hand, we headed back to the visitor center in Mammoth and easily completed the inventory. Thankfully, the object descriptions were detailed enough that we could identify each object beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Afterwards, I cataloged a photograph, pamphlet, and a hand-drawn, framed map of the park. The map had a lot of stains on it, which made me thankful for Dixie’s collections management seminar when we completed condition reports, because I had to describe the damage in detail. After the cataloguing, I had about an hour left, which I used to rehouse a couple of plates.
Just caught up on all your latest HRC posts. We both work 10 hour days, but yours seem like they're much more interesting than mine. You're performing such an endless variety of tasks, with such fascinating objects. Aren't you glad you know how to sew?!
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