LGBT History Project of Central PA: Lessons Learned Working with a Living Community Archive

Abstract

As a first job in archiving, I have had the opportunity to process a living community archive and experience the end results of my work. From partnering with Barry Loveland from the LGBT Center of Central PA, meeting living donors, and interacting with users of the collection, the LGBT History Project of Central PA allows me as an early career archivist to experience the whole life cycle of a collection. My poster will show the how I interact with this collection through the collection’s life cycle, and the benefits and challenges of working with a quickly growing, collaborative community archive.