Last class, an archivist called Jenny
introduced some basic concepts and ground rules to the class. She asked us some
questions on our understandings of archiving. Next, we were told to clean our
area and use wet tissue to whip our hands. Jenny took out several different
archives: yearbook, photo album, diary and video.
We were divided into groups to research
those archives. A photo album about department store windows was assigned to
our group. I, Alana and Taylor analyzed the album by looking through every
corner of each photo. I found out that the photos were taken (which means the
window was changed) every week. As I went back through the calendar on my
iPhone, I noticed that the photos were all taken on Tuesdays. At first, I did
not know why. After doing some research, I knew that Tuesdays are big days in retail
market. Where new PC games will be released (like the Game of The Year
candidate Batman: Arkham Knight will be released on 10/14/2014) and
retailers will put out their new arrivals (MrPorter.com, for example).
The most surprising moment is that Jenny
said I was the first one to find out the windows were rearranged every
Tuesdays.
In conclusion and in my opinion, a good
archive should take readers back to the time when the archive was made. Even
the scent on its paper or media can take people back.
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