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Format and Physical Condition: These aspects of the materials are almost as important as the content in deciding what to process and what levels of processing will be used. Are most of the items letter, legal, or oversized? Are there duplicates? Are there fragile materials? Is mold visible? Are there peculiar odors? Is the handwriting legible? What formats other than paper are in the collection? What condition are these other materials in? Are there a lot of photographs or audiovisual materials? Is there printed material? How much and of what kind?
Born digital material: if your collection contains born-digital material, determine if it has been imaged and is available for review. Arrange with Jen Weintraub and/or Pablo Morales-Henry to look at and preliminarily assess the born-digital files. Include in your processing plan information about appraisal of the files and ideas about ways to describe and/or (if appropriate) give access to them.
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