I've spent the last couple of weeks of my internship working on the last part of our annual inventory. The last of the three inventory lists that must be completed is the Accessions Inventory List. This one is a bit different from the other two lists because it’s not just the objects that we need to look for, but also the accession files that must be reviewed for completion. Usually, one would use the NPS’s database, ICMS, to look over the files and catalog status but because we were unable to access the server this summer, everything needed to be reviewed through paperwork and catalog books! I spent quite some time reviewing each file for each accession and have learned a lot about what is required for each different type of acquisition. I am a stickler for organization and completion so I actually enjoyed looking over all the paperwork and seeing what has not been completed! If I could, I would have tried to get all the paperwork done myself but because a lot of these files have been created in the 70s and 80s, it would have taken a lot of time and effort–and I'm sure I would have needed a lot more than 11 weeks!