.....additional weeks at MCLM as the Director of Research & Collections! The executive director just handed me the job description for the new position that was created at MCLM to keep me on board. After the contract is signed, this will be a 2 month position, with my official title being the Director of Research & Collections.
I am so grateful for this opportunity and look forward to the upcoming months. I will do everything I can to move MCLM's collection forward and maintain and build our our institutions mission:
"to collect, preserve; exhibit and celebrate the unique history and cultural heritage of Americans of African descent and thereby help to provide a more complete view of American history."
It looks like it's time for Archivist Alyss 3.0!
Week 36 at The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum
Last week the Otis College of Art & Design Layin it Low was a huge success! The students came to MCLM to view their works, which are currently on display. All of the items are to be donated to the collection. The donor forms will be sent to each student and returned to MCLM.
C. Jerome Woods is local collector whose LGBT collection is on deposit at MCLM. Last week he came into pull some items for a 23 panel exhibition that occurs this summer at the One Institute and Archives. The ONE is the National Gay & Lesbian Archives located in Southern California.
I completed my disaster preparedness workshop last week as well. The Disaster Preparedness workshop is funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities and is given by WESTPAS,The Western States Preservation Association.
C. Jerome Woods is local collector whose LGBT collection is on deposit at MCLM. Last week he came into pull some items for a 23 panel exhibition that occurs this summer at the One Institute and Archives. The ONE is the National Gay & Lesbian Archives located in Southern California.
I completed my disaster preparedness workshop last week as well. The Disaster Preparedness workshop is funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities and is given by WESTPAS,The Western States Preservation Association.
Week 35 at The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum
Otis College of Arts and Design in partnership with the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum will be presenting the art show Layin' it Low: Car Club Culture. The Otis students created key chains, a magazine, a replica of a car hood featuring a image of Mayme A. Clayton, a banner, shadow box and panel painting of Mayme. The focus of the show is The Majestics, a Compton based car club.
The event, which is tonight from 7PM-9PM will feature the students pieces and appearances by The Majestics. The Majestics are bringing 5 cars to demonstrate the hydraulics and comment on their detailed art.
The California African American Genealogical Society (CAAGS) is currently visiting MCLM every Friday & Wednesday to organize their book collection. CAAGS would like to deposit this collection at MCLM but first the items that are for sale must be removed. This collection of books and periodicals is extensive with a plethora of genealogical information.
The event, which is tonight from 7PM-9PM will feature the students pieces and appearances by The Majestics. The Majestics are bringing 5 cars to demonstrate the hydraulics and comment on their detailed art.
The California African American Genealogical Society (CAAGS) is currently visiting MCLM every Friday & Wednesday to organize their book collection. CAAGS would like to deposit this collection at MCLM but first the items that are for sale must be removed. This collection of books and periodicals is extensive with a plethora of genealogical information.
Week 34 at The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum
Last week I submitted a grant in an effort to attain funding to preserve the scrapbook collection. The grant was through NEH, MCLM is asking for $6,000 to preserve 53 scrapbooks. The amount of money it takes to process scrapbooks is astonishing! For example, just to purchase enough paper to rehouse the items the cost is about $4,000. As apart of this grant we will be also purchasing temperature monitors.
Installing temperature monitors was a preservation effort that was suggested through the Museum Assessment Program (MAP). This MAP assessment is apart of the American Association of Museums and provides information about how an institution can fully preserve, conserve and provide access to its collection. This document is also very useful for writing grants because it includes demographic and visitation information.
Last Saturday we were also busy with events and programs. During the afternoon MCLM welcomed children and their parents for The Kids Jazz Appreciation Month Session or Kids JAM. During this event children made instruments and enjoyed a story time. All of the activities were Jazz themed in honor of April, Jazz Appreciation Month. After the Kids JAM Session the University of Chicago Alumni Association came for a tour of MCLM's facilities. The Head Archivist provided a tour and then the 18 members stayed for the monthly movie Around Midnight .
Installing temperature monitors was a preservation effort that was suggested through the Museum Assessment Program (MAP). This MAP assessment is apart of the American Association of Museums and provides information about how an institution can fully preserve, conserve and provide access to its collection. This document is also very useful for writing grants because it includes demographic and visitation information.
Last Saturday we were also busy with events and programs. During the afternoon MCLM welcomed children and their parents for The Kids Jazz Appreciation Month Session or Kids JAM. During this event children made instruments and enjoyed a story time. All of the activities were Jazz themed in honor of April, Jazz Appreciation Month. After the Kids JAM Session the University of Chicago Alumni Association came for a tour of MCLM's facilities. The Head Archivist provided a tour and then the 18 members stayed for the monthly movie Around Midnight .
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