My last day! I decided to spend some time updating my blog and reflecting on my time spent here. I have loved every minute of my internship. The staff is unbelievable and are so accommodating. I have learned so much about Hearst and the importance of his archives. I also was able to spend some time working on the WRH website, which can be found here. But most importantly, I have made great friends!
Where do I go from here? With the recommendation of Dr. Larkin and Dr. Ungarelli of the Digital Initiatives Department, I interviewed for a position as the Web Developer/Designer for LIU and was chosen for the position! Today I walked over to HR and filled out the paperwork, and will begin on 5/14/12!
I am so thankful for all of the help from everyone in the DI department and look forward to keep in touch during my employment at LIU.
William Randolph Hearst Archives ~ My daily accounts as an intern
Thursday, April 19, 2012
4/16/12 (6)
Last time I was unable to finish printing the photo files and sales records that I found because the printer ran out of ink and there were no replacement cartridges in the storage closet! I printed out the rest and then was asked to print out some images of photo files, catalogs and sales records to be placed in a portfolio album for Dr. Larkin. Then I had printer troubles again!! I spent some time troubleshooting the problem (it was a software issue) and was able to continue the job, but ran out of time.
4/9/12 (6)
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4/5/12 (6)
4/2/12 (6)
Mrs. Hearst and Mayor Hylan |
3/29/12 (7)
Today I worked on the WRH website again. I used Photoshop to edit captions and resize images for Derek to be used n a brochure explaining the Silver Jubilee, which took place in New York City. Hearst was presented with 2 volumes of a Pictorial Review of the event, which is seen here.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
3/26/12 (4)
I realized I never searched through the photo files for the Phoebe Hearst item request, so I decided to begin with that. I still had no luck, so Dr. Larkin gave me another item to search. She received an email requesting an item that was found in the Hearst database. The information included the name of the item and the album that it was in, so this was an easy job. I found the sales record and description and copied them.
Next, I again tried matching up the sales records with the photo files and found several matches. I scanned and edited them in Photoshop and will need to finish on Thursday.
Next, I again tried matching up the sales records with the photo files and found several matches. I scanned and edited them in Photoshop and will need to finish on Thursday.
3/22/12 (6)
Today I "photoshopped" the images which I scanned on Monday and uploaded them onto the library server. Since the computer which was connected to the book scanner was being used, I searched through the sales records for any more which matched with the photo files and scanned the sales records on the flatbed scanner. While I was waiting for the book scanner to become available to scan the photos, Dr. Larkin asked me to find certain items owned by Phoebe Hearst. This was a request from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology in Berkeley, California. Since there was nothing in the Hearst online database, I spent the next few hours flipping through the sales records once again! It will be so much easier once these are recorded digitally!
P.S. I never found the items.
Since the book scanner was available at this time, I finished scanning the photos and edited them in Photoshop and uploaded them onto the server so my work wouldn't be lost.
P.S. I never found the items.
Since the book scanner was available at this time, I finished scanning the photos and edited them in Photoshop and uploaded them onto the server so my work wouldn't be lost.
Monday, March 19, 2012
3/19/12 (6)
Today I was asked to locate a Roman marble sarcophagus fragment representing a figure of Eros holding a garland. The current owner acquired the item in 1959 in California directly from the Hearst Corporation warehouses. The email had some further description of the item and I tried locating it by searching in the sales records and online database, but was unable to find anything.
While I was searching through the sales records, I noticed a section called "photo file." Since we have photo file records for 1929-1930, I decided to match up the sales records from these years with their photos. I was able to find quite a few matches and had to scan the front and back of each photo along with their corresponding sales records. This should keep me busy for while.
German 15th Century Saints |
Thursday, March 15, 2012
3/15/12 (6)
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NYPD Glee Club and Band from the Pictorial Review |
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From the Hearst Archive |
3/12/12 (6)
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From the Pictorial Review |
3/8/12 (6)
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Old style horse drawn cart and paper truck |
3/5/12 (6)
More information needed to be located for the upcoming show. I needed to find an Egyptian coffin and spent most of the day looking for it among the photo files and sales records, but had no luck. I also needed to find some African art purchased by Hearst, but couldn't find anything.
3/1/12 (6)
I needed to find any records and images of an aztec calendar plate and aztec tea service for the upcoming show. Searching through the photo files and sales records, I was only able to find a few similar items, which were of no use.
I began working on the website, which can be found here. It's for an exhibit from last spring called: Exhibition: A Pictorial Review - Greater New York's Silver Jubilee - May 26 - June 23, 1923.
I created 6 new pages on the site and added images and text to the pages, which can be seen here.
I began working on the website, which can be found here. It's for an exhibit from last spring called: Exhibition: A Pictorial Review - Greater New York's Silver Jubilee - May 26 - June 23, 1923.
I created 6 new pages on the site and added images and text to the pages, which can be seen here.
2/27/12 (6)
A local university needed some images of items purchased by Hearst, but I had no luck finding them. Searching through the boxes of sales records is very time consuming...I only wish it could be cataloged, which would make searching so much easier!
Later I started on a web project - placing the exhibit from last year on the LIU-Hearst website. The exhibit was based on "Greater New York's Silver Jubilee May 26-June 23, 1923."
I searched through the images and text that was used for the collection and placed them in order which would later be used for the website.
Later I started on a web project - placing the exhibit from last year on the LIU-Hearst website. The exhibit was based on "Greater New York's Silver Jubilee May 26-June 23, 1923."
I searched through the images and text that was used for the collection and placed them in order which would later be used for the website.
2/23/12 (6)
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A 15th century Spanish Decorated Wooden Ceiling |
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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2/6/12 (6)
We received an email requesting information about items bought by Hearst from the Hamilton Palace. They provided an image of a passageway which included two bronze figures which they referred to as "Atlas" and wanted to know if Hearst purchased them. I searched through archive using "bronze", "atlas" and "Hamilton Palace" as keywords, but was unable to find anything. The figures were sculpted by Carlo Marochetti, so I tried searching his name but still found nothing. Searching Google, I found some information on the Hamilton Palace virtual reconstruction website which mentioned that the bronze figures were supposedly melted down. I also found "A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851" which gave basic information about the figures, including that it was cast by Soyer and it was considered architectural sculpture.
Another interesting item I found was a Christie's catalogue for The Hamilton Palace Collection which was dated 1882. I searched the catalogue for "Atlas", but found nothing. Also, I searched for additional catalogues and searched through them, but none include "Atlas".
I started looking through the Hearst's photo files in the archive, but still haven't come across the items....I'll keep looking.
Another interesting item I found was a Christie's catalogue for The Hamilton Palace Collection which was dated 1882. I searched the catalogue for "Atlas", but found nothing. Also, I searched for additional catalogues and searched through them, but none include "Atlas".
I started looking through the Hearst's photo files in the archive, but still haven't come across the items....I'll keep looking.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
2/2/12 (6)
It was time to roll up my sleeves and get my hands dirty! Classical music was playing softly in the background, which set the tone for the job ahead. I was asked to wear a pair of white cotton gloves and use non-abrasive sheets to clean the catalogs. They were filthy and some had some minor damage, so I was told to place them in mylar pockets to protect them. We were careful to keep them in order and re-house them in new cardboard boxes, labeling them according to month. There were about 5 boxes in all, and I'm sure it will be my job to begin cataloging them over the next few weeks.
I spent the rest of the day picking up where I left off by cataloging the remainder of the items that were left from the previous day, with the music playing of course!
I spent the rest of the day picking up where I left off by cataloging the remainder of the items that were left from the previous day, with the music playing of course!
1/30/12 (4)
I began my day looking through a few miscellaneous boxes of items, ranging from art catalogs from 1909 to 1959. One interesting item included the auction of Charles Dickens' Bleak House Broadstairs. I also came across a newspaper article from the 1920's - I'm not sure why it was there, but it was interesting to look at the articles and advertisements of the day.
I finished the remainder of the day by cataloging Hearst's auction catalogs from 1934, searching through WorldCat as a reference to copy-catalog and inputted the information into an excel file to be imported into the database.
My supervisor received an email from the two associates from the ancient art company. They discovered that the Metropolitan Museum's Onassis Library houses the Kelekian papers, and mentioned that they will follow up on the "Alexander the Great" reference. They promise to keep us posted and thanked us for our help.
I finished the remainder of the day by cataloging Hearst's auction catalogs from 1934, searching through WorldCat as a reference to copy-catalog and inputted the information into an excel file to be imported into the database.
My supervisor received an email from the two associates from the ancient art company. They discovered that the Metropolitan Museum's Onassis Library houses the Kelekian papers, and mentioned that they will follow up on the "Alexander the Great" reference. They promise to keep us posted and thanked us for our help.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
1/26/12 (6)
Art object - Head of Alexander the Great - vendor Dikran G. Kelekian |
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