Worked a little bit on the processing plan, but also accompanied Phil to the IU Press. He's accessioning essentially their entire archive--hundreds if not thousands of manuscripts and publications over multiple decades, with all the corresponding contracts and paperwork, on top of any/all of the usual office paperwork.
For a place that kept such records, they didn't really do a great job of it. There's a giant room in the basement with file cabinets sort of willy-nilly, brimming with papers. Boxes are stacked on top of the cabinets, and several pallets on the floor have more stacks of boxes. There's no great order involved here--they emptied desk drawers into boxes (or filing cabinet drawers) and stuffed them where they had room.
It was overwhelming to see, but very interesting to work with. I suspect I'll see a good deal of this in my career.
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