Week Three Wrap Up

So at the end of week three, I have started on collection #2 and tackled a slew of questions about Professor Henry Remak. Collection #2, the Folklore Archives, is still in a pretty messy state, but I think I'll make some real progress on it this week. I'm still hoping to do some EAD work on the Dorson collection finding aid. I'm excited to tackle the multimedia aspects of the Folklore collection this week!

Henry H.H. Remak

I spent all of Friday delving into the life Professor Henry H.H. Remak. Professor Bantin forwarded the reference questions about Professor Remak to me to answer. I have to say that this IU professor had a pretty extraordinary life.

Henry Remak was born in 1916 in Germany. He fled Nazi Germany in 1936 and took up residence here in Bloomington. While he hadn't originally planned on becoming a teacher, but he did eventually end up teaching in the Germanic Studies, Comparative Literature and Western European Studies Departments at IU. He was a distinguished scholar and a favorite on campus. Professor Remak died last February at the age of 92 and he still held an office at IU.



It was a great research project to plunge into the life of a distinguished IU professor. I did my undergraduate work at IU but didn't study in any of his departments, so I did not know of his impact and influence. While I enjoy all aspects of the archives internship so far, I think that reference work is becoming my favorite!