In the few short months that I have worked at OPUS Archives and managed the volunteer program I have had the great opportunity to meet and interact with our wonderful group of volunteer staff members on a daily basis. Each day that I am in the archives I am reminded what a great service these volunteers do for our organization and how important these peoples efforts are not only to OPUS, but to the community at large. In the upcoming months I look forward to keeping the readers of our blog updated on some of the projects that our volunteers are working on as well as their experiences with these projects. Below is an excerpt from from an e-mail I received from a volunteer working in the archives last week.
“I have just left OPUS Archives where I spent the past four hours working on the Marija Gimbutas collection. In cataloguing the various items sometimes I encounter original site maps, while other times I may encounter ancient drawings of designs unearthed by Gimbutas and her team. I feel as if I have had the opportunity to explore an ancient land and when I leave the archives stepping into my world, I feel enriched for all that I have encountered.”
If you live in the Santa Barbara area and are interested in learning more about the volunteer opportunities we have available at OPUS, please contact me at bb@opusarchives.org or visit our website at www.opusarchives.org
