Contracted Archives Internship

Parker’s second internship while at FIT was through a private collection. She worked with an estate home in Locust Valley, NY. She worked independently under the supervision of her employer to catalog and manage the collection, which was comprised of haute couture garments from the 1950s through to the 1970s. She created an excel sheet that kept track of each object, created condition reports, photographed the objects, and assisted in the creation of a private catalog book for the family. Parker worked to rehouse the entire collection, which was comprised of roughly 160 objects, ensuring they were correctly hung on padded hangers and covered in muslin garments bags. In addition, she assisted in conducting research on objects and contacting the Dior Galleria in Paris, France for her employer to have a private tour of their archives. Parker helped with digitizing family photos for all family members to easily access.