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LIS 648 – Archival Practicum
1. LIS 648 – Archival Practicum
Charles W. Capps, Jr. Archive and Museum
Delta State University
Presented by: Phillip Carter
phillip.m.carter@eagles.usm.edu
University of Southern Mississippi
April 25, 2014
2. Charles W. Capps, Jr.
Archive and Museum
The majority of my archival practicum took
place at the Charles W. Capps, Jr. Archive
and Museum on the campus of Delta State
University.
3. Delta State University Archivist:
Emily Erwin Jones
Emily Jones is the archivist for Delta
State University where she has also
served as Associate Professor since
2010. She was named Mississippi
Council Educator of the year in 2006
and also received the Delta State
University Foundation Faculty Price
for Excellence in Service award in
2007. She received her Bachelor of
Arts in History from Delta State
University in 1999 and her Master of
Arts in Public/Applied History from
the University of West Georgia in
2001.
5. My workspace
My workspace in the archive included a PC, an HP 7400c
scanner, and the box of letters from the Carr collection.
Because of work time constraints, I worked primarily on the
weekends and utilized a desk of one of the graduate assistants.
6. The Carr Collection
• The Carr collection consists predominantly of letters written
during the Civil War.
• The collection was donated to the library by Andrew Carr of
Clarksdale, MS.
• A large portion of the collection are the letters of James L.
Barnes of Clarksdale writing to his wife Bonie during the Civil
War. He informs her of the quality of life, the health of other
friends and acquaintances, and the despair that comes over
him during the course of his duty.
• Other letters are typically between family members and
include poems and doodles.
• The letters give a great deal of perspective on life in the
Mississippi Delta during the Civil War.
8. Other projects completed:
Book Talk Lecture Series
In order to understand the public aspect of archival work, Emily
suggested that I work with the Book Talk Lecture Series.
Book Talk Lecture Series
• Cooperative series hosted by the Carnegie Public Library of
Clarksdale and the Coahoma County Higher Education Center.
• The Coahoma County Higher Education Center is a partnership
campus supported by Coahoma County Community College and
Delta State University
• Speakers for this series included: Caroline Kennedy, James
Meredith, Natasha Trethewey, Carolyn Haines, Wright
Thompson, Tom Franklin, Curtis Wilkie, and Nikki Giovanni
(among others).
9. Cutrer Mansion in Clarkdsdale
A majority of the
lectures for the series
took place at the historic
Cutrer Mansion, also
known as Belvoir, in
Clarksdale. The building
is part of the campus of
the Coahoma County
Higher Education Center.
It was once the home of
Clarksdale’s most
influential lawyer and
the daughter of the
founder of the town (and
inspiration for Blanche
DuBois in Tennessee
William’s A Streetcar
Named Desire).
11. Otherprojectcompleted:
CarnegiePublicLibraryCentennialCelebration
Finally, as part of my practicum, I assisted with the preparation
and execution of the Carnegie Public Library Centennial
Celebration.
Duties I performed:
• Collection and transcription of documents pertaining to the
original communications between Clarksdale and the Carnegie
Corporation.
• Research into the accolades and achievements of the library in
its 100 year history.
• Providing audio engineering support for the celebrations
during Clarksdale’s annual Juke Joint Festival.
13. Lessons I learned:
• Many of the lessons I learned about archiving came not from
the actual work but from the conversations that I had with
Emily about the various projects she had been apart of, the
people who had generously donated entire collections, and
the impact her archive has had on the community around her.
• Beyond that, I was able to develop a strong grasp of the
outreach of archives, the importance of organization and the
best methods for organizing, and the process of digitizing and
creating metadata for collections. This opportunity has been
one of the more rewarding experiences of my post-graduate
career.
