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#s109 I Second That Emotion: Working with Emotionally Challenging Collections
Chrystal Carpenter Krista Ferrante
Stephanie Bayless Stacey Chandler
Session chair Stephanie Bennett
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Community Healing and the Archiving of a TragedyCongresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ Congress on Your Corner Shooting
Chrystal CarpenterElon University
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Context & Background
• January 8, 2011
• Public Outpouring
• Spontaneous Memorials
• Media Coverage
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ArchivalResponse
Acquisition NowAppraisal Later
Preservation TriagePreliminary Organization
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Team Effort:Physical work & Emotional support
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Themes & TopicsArchival Questions Raised
• Expectations• Victims• Their families• Community
members• Repositories
• Acquisitions Diplomacy
• Copyright/Ownership
• Who owns the material?
• What is the research/intrinsic/historical/etc. value?
• When or should(!) the materials be donated to a repository?
If so then…
• Where should they be donated?
• Why/should all the materials be kept?
• Who should make these decisions?
• What are the best practices?
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Emotional Questions
• What role should I play?
• How much “advice” should I give?
• Did I do right by the community I served?
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Thank You!