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A box of matted engravings viewed from above. Two prints are visible: a portrait of a woman and a group of sailors.

Open a Box: Behind the Scenes with a Prints & Photographs Staff Challenge

Posted by: Kate Phillips

Every other month, staff in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division come together for a “Learning Hour,” a time dedicated to knowledge sharing, training, and discussion. This month’s session took the form of a challenge: each participant opened an unfamiliar box from the collections and reported back on what they discovered. How is the collection arranged and described? What might a researcher encounter when using it? How could access be improved? This week’s post highlights some of the insights that emerged from that exercise.