Emmy Mahoney
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My name is Emmy Mahoney and I am a graduate student in the LIS/History dual degree program. A little bit about myself is that I am currently in my second semester of the program and I am loving it so far. Outside of the program, I work at a bakery, and am starting an archival internship for one of my classes next week. In my personal time, I like to read, run, and hang out with my dogs. One fun fact about me is that I lived in Romania for a year, where I taught English to Romanian students.
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This semester, I have really been able to delve into the archives portion of the dual degree program, and I am having so much fun! I am currently taking two archives classes; the first class is called Introduction to Archival Theory and Practice, and the second is Archives, History and Collective Memory. In my introductory course, we have been exploring the fundamental principles of the archives, including original order and provenance. For this class, we are also paired with an institution for an archives internship. I just started mine at the beginning of March, at the Moses Brown School, in Providence, Rhode Island. This is my very first time working in an archives and it’s really cool to be applying what I have learned in class to this position. As I progress through this internship, I promise I will tell you all about it! In my second archives course, we have been contemplating how groups of people remember and the idea of a shared past. This class is so fascinating and has given me an…
Commuting to school generally has a bad reputation. It can be time consuming and the Boston traffic is not great, but driving in is not as bad as it may seem. I live about an hour and fifteen minutes outside of the city, and I have found several ways to improve my drive into Boston. The first is listening to an audiobook. As graduate students with endless assigned readings, it can be hard to find the time to read for enjoyment. Using your commute to listen to an audiobook can solve this issue and improve the commute. I am currently listening to, and would highly recommend, Drew Afualo’s book Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve. Another way to improve your commute is to call your friends. Having a strong and supportive community is more important than ever. Taking the time to call your friends both makes your drive easier and puts a smile on their face. Finally, making a pump up playlist of all your favorite sing along songs is going to…
