The Presser Foundation is pleased to welcome two interns this summer – Julia Gregory and Joseph Richards. Julia and Joseph are both local undergraduate students who will be assisting the Foundation as we begin to prepare for the 100th anniversary of founder Theodore Presser’s passing (1925).
Julia Gregory
Julia is a rising senior at Arcadia University who serves as the Foundation’s Special Projects Intern. She is organizing, labeling, and creating exhibits for the Foundation’s special collection of archival documents located at our office. She shares what she’s completed so far:
“My Special Projects internship, since the beginning of June, has allowed me to examine historical and current working files of The Presser Foundation and physically arrange them in a way adherent to the International Standard Archival Description. This has been a unique experience that has given me the opportunity to spearhead a project to process an archive from scratch, enhancing my capabilities in catalog management, accessioning and deaccessioning processes, as well as curation, as I begin to tackle researching and planning for an exhibit regarding Theodore Presser’s tenacity and drive to further his mission toward musical education and philanthropy.”
Julia will also spend time on various other relevant projects to further the Foundation’s mission. She has extensive archival and research experience at Pennypacker Mills and The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and worked as a history tutor at Arcadia. She plans on pursuing a career in museums in the future.
Joseph Richards
Joseph is a rising junior at Rosemont College who is spending time as the Foundation’s Research Intern. He is conducting research and will write articles about the Foundation’s archival materials at Temple University’s Special Collections and Archives. He imparts what he has learned:
“My internship for the Presser Foundation has been focused on studying and combing through older documents at Temple University’s archives in order to help solidify the history of The Presser Home for Retired Musicians, as well as crafting a more concrete timeline of the grantmaking processes that the Foundation has built over the years.”
Joseph has served as a volunteer in various libraries, participated in student government at Rosemont, and contributed to other extracurricular activities. He seeks a career in library sciences and archives.
