So today I finished refoldering CGC's collection. The trick to refoldering is to be able to aid the researcher in defining the different documents and packets created by the collection's originator.
My first instinct was that each document received its own folder... WRONG!
In reality only documents where a beginning and end are unclear require folders. So if you can tell where one manuscript starts and another ends, no need for a folder. (Now remember that this is the stage where we also remove all paperclips, staples and fasteners--except for professional bindings).
The great part of this stage is you get to double check your own work while refoldering. You get to make sure that the divisions make sense, that you did not miss one letter stuck to another, and you get to see the finished product and say, "Yes! I did that!"
I gotta say it felt good to see it all refoldered, defastened, and boxed up and labeled.
Good times. See ya next week!
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