iSchool Capstone

Activist and Artist: Planning & Envisioning Selma Waldman Collection

Project tags:

archives & special collections

Project poster

Our project was twofold. First, we finished processing the Selma Waldman collection for the Special Collections Department at Seattle Public Library. Waldman was a local artist and political activist who left her extensive paperwork, marginalia, and correspondence to the library. The majority of the collection had been processed previously, but we still needed to finish the last few boxes and cross-reference our findings with the preliminary finding aid. Next, we designed an exhibit for SPL to use in the future. Using SmartDraw we came up with a design to showcase Waldman’s art and activism for the public.

Project participants:

Nicole Arnold

MLIS

Rebecca Hayes

MLIS