Review lecture notes / handouts

Be prepared to:

• Define key terms & architectural periods
• Identify major architectural sites, styles, & influences on the GCT
• Identify key people involved in the construction / preservation of GCT
• describe historical context & socio-economic conditions surrounding the GCT
• Identify parts of an APA citation
• Articulate a research methodology

Just a reminder that we will meet at the Transit Museum & Archive on Friday. Please arrive ON TIME for your scheduled archival appointment (at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, or 3:00pm). I will be at the archives, which are located at 130 Livingston Street (across the street from the Museum), all afternoon. You should plan to spend 1 hour in the archives and AT LEAST 1 hour in the museum. Your post-visit reflection blog is due on Monday.

A few reminders:

• 1 paragraph analytical summary of a newspaper article is due by Friday, 6/17 at the latest. You can submit in print or via OpenLab.
• 1 paragraph summary of the William Wilgus papers finding aid is also due by Friday, 6/17. I’m particularly interested in reflections about how the finding aid is organized. Pay attention to the section on keyterms and subjects…they may come in handy later!
• Post-archival visit reflection blog post is due on Monday, 6/20.

If you want to revisit the brief overview of archives, you can find my Prezi here.