Edgar Cayce Foundation

2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:E.C.F. CONTINUES TO ADD METADATA AND WRITE FINDING AIDS FOR THE COLLECTIONS IN ITS CARE ON THE ARCHIVESSPACE PLATFORM. BY THE END OF 2021, ALL PAPER COLLECTIONS THAT WERE PART OF THE ARCHIVE BEFORE 2018 WERE FULLY PROCESSED. FINDING AIDS FOR 33 COLLECTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. NEW ACCESSIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, ARTWORK/BLUEPRINTS AND ARTIFACTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE PROCESSED DURING 2022-2023. THE ARCHIVIST WROTE PRELIMINARY DIGITIZATION PLANS FOR THE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS COLLECTION, THE E.C.F. PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION, AND THE E.C.F. AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTION. THE ARCHIVIST ANSWERED 207 RESEARCH REQUESTS IN 2021.E.C.F. CONTRIBUTED 4 ARTICLES TO VENTURE INWARD MAGAZINE, A POST TO THE A.R.E. BLOG, AND RECORDED A 7-EPISODE PODCAST ON EDGAR CAYCE'S LECTURES ABOUT HIS WORK ENTITLED WHAT I BELIEVE. IT ALSO CONSTRUCTED AN EXHIBIT OUTSIDE THE ARCHIVE AND READING ROOM ENTITLED THE CAYCES IN HAMPTON ROADS: REST AND RECREATION IN VIRGINIA BEACH, NORFOLK AND THE PENINSULA 1925-1945. PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS TELL HOW THE CAYCE FAMILY, THEIR FRIENDS AND COWORKERS SPENT THEIR FREE TIME IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING NATURAL AREAS AND HISTORIC SITES. E.C.F. SENDS A STAFF EMAIL ENTITLED "PAST LIVES AND PAPERCLIPS" AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO SHARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION. THE ARCHIVIST SPOKE AT THE MEMORIAL SPIRITUALIST CHURCH IN NORFOLK, VA IN AUGUST 2021 TO COMMEMORATE ANDREW JACKSON DAVIS' BIRTHDAY.THE ARCHIVIST PARTICIPATES IN THE BIWEEKLY WORK READINGS STUDY GROUP AND NOW FACILITATES THE WEEKLY WORLD PEACE / WORLD AFFAIRS STUDY GROUP, WHICH HAS GARNERED INTEREST FROM 100+ INDIVIDUALS IN 11 COUNTRIES.E.C.F. AGAIN HELPED PLAN VIRGINIA ARCHIVES MONTH AS A MEMBER OF THE WORKING GROUP. THE ARCHIVIST WAS NAMED THE VICE-CHAIR / CHAIR-ELECT OF THE GRADUATE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS (2022-2023). E.C.F. PARTICIPATED IN A Q&A ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO CELEBRATE ASK AN ARCHIVIST DAY. IN OCTOBER 2021, THE E.C.F.'S FINDING AIDS WERE ADDED TO THE VIRGINIA HERITAGE DATABASE OF ALL PARTICIPATING ARCHIVAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.