I came in on a day I would not normally come in on today. I usually work Tuesdays through Thursdays. Day six is a Friday. I came in to make up hours for not being able to come in on Thursday this week. I began searching for information on some of his articles and sketches where dates could not be determined.
I spent 3 hours doing research on Frank Oliver. I have been trying to find out what newspapers he wrote for. I was also trying to discover more biographical information on him. I have his obituary, but it does not provide enough information. I also have been trying to discover more information about several articles and sketches with no date information.
Day Seven
Today started with more research. I continued with a variety of search methods continuing to look for more information on Frank Oliver and his work. I did come across other books that were published, but Dallas Public Library does not have them. Baylor University has six different items on Frank Oliver but all are library use only. After talking with the archivist and my supervisor, they said it was OK if there ended up being miscellaneous folders in the collection since information and dates could not be found.
I started writing the finding aid today. I looked at other finding aids for similar collections and just followed that model. I am currently writing all the information in Word and will eventually transfer the information into EAD.
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