• Background shrouded in mystery, but it involved attendance at seven public schools in five different locations.
• Attended a small, fabulous college which (sadly) is not affiliated with the Hendrix of musical fame and studied German, which (sadly) proved a satisfying but largely impractical choice.
• Worked at a bookstore, but became disillusioned by the low demand for history and literature versus the insatiable demand for Chicken Soup and myriad versions of Dr. Atkins diets.
• While working as a secretary at a small office, reorganized the filing system for FUN (and to improve function).
• Made unanticipated lateral stagger into the archives department at the Missouri Historical Society and came to the conclusion (oddly) that windowless basement rooms are not so bad, and that phase box presses are fun (despite the bruised shins inevitably incurred when walking past them). Was possibly high on dust and mold during this period
• Currently studying archive track at Pitt library program and enjoying the classes, classmates, and city a great deal.
• Other fun Amy facts: frightened by animatronic robots, wants to visit southern Spain, prefers using pre-digital cameras, natural hair color is brown, hates St. Louis-style pizza and SUV's, and loves Cary Grant.

Panel Session on Collecting and Its Impact on Archives:
"Collecting, Collectors, and Collections"
On Friday, May 30, SAA@Pitt presented a panel session on the phenomenon of collecting and how it affects archival practices.  Panel members included Amy McCrory of the Cartoon Research Library at Ohio State University, Randall Szott, M.F.A. and a collector, John Smith of the Andy Warhol Museum, and Lee Stout of Penn State University.  The panelists discussed the psychology of collecting, how their collections have been affected by collecting, and what they themselves collect.

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