Today, I visited Northwestern’s Transportation library, which contains over half a million items. The library is housed in the university library designed by brutalist architect Walter Netsch.
Rachel Cole, the collection’s Curator and Head, was our host, and the tour and discussion with her were amazing. I learned a lot of interesting things about my profession. My key takeaway is that I do not necessarily have to choose one or the other with archiving vs librarianship. I can do both. I can do All-the-Things!
Rachel told me that she did not enter the profession thinking she’d be curating a collection. Things happened organically for her, which I find compelling.
The Finding Aide 
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