Currently, our collections storage area shares a wall with the docent lounge.  Part of the wall is a large glass panel, which is partially covered by filing cabinets.  The docents watch the registration staff prepare for exhibits and catalog items.  On more than one occasion I have drawn a crowd of docents while unpacking crates and working with unusual items.

The only draw backs/stress I feel is that some times they knock on the glass when I am working or shout, because they want to know what I am doing. A distraction when I am working on something that really requires concentration.  Also, I must admit I feel self conscious at times.  For example, if I am having a bad day, there are, at times, 20 people that can watch me have a bad day.

Carrie Snow
Registrar, Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace

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