Folklore Archive URAP
Folklore Archivist, Archivist
Folklore Program
Applications for Spring 2025 are closed for this project.
The Folklore Archive is seeking a detail-oriented student to help digitize archival materials. This role provides a hands-on opportunity to engage with archival processes and contribute to the preservation and dissemination of rich cultural materials from the Berkeley Folklore Archive. No prior experience in archival work or digitization is required.
Role: - Preparing material for scanning (e.g. separating single and multi-page files, removing staples).
- Creating digital folders with proper file naming.
- Feeding the scanner with the prepared files, ensuring scanning flow and accuracy.
- Returning files into their proper sequence and marking folders as completed.
Qualifications: No prior experience in archival work or digitization is required. Training: An hour-long training session with the student archivist, including hands-on practice and step-by-step walkthrough of the archives’s systematic workflow.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Lola Sounigo, Graduate Student
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: 110 Anthropology and Art Practice Building
Related website: https://folklore.berkeley.edu/archive/