Under the direction of the Assistant Archivist and Director of Archives, the Processing Archives Assistant works collaboratively within the department to survey arrange, describe, preserve, and digitize archival and manuscript collections of varying formats, including paper, photographic, audio-visual, artifacts, and born-digital materials with a focus on materials in our backlog that are awaiting description. This interest expanded further during the Centennial, with scholars increasingly examining not only his artistic practice, but also the broader cultural networks that informed his life and work, including his collaborations with other artists, philanthropic endeavors, political engagement, and travel.