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The College of New Jersey Magazine
A
BEAUTIFUL
MESS
WHEN PROFESSOR MARLA JAKSCH was
asked to make sense of the archives
and artifacts left behind from a former
colleague, she knew it would be an
emotional journey. Not only would she
be preserving a friend's legacy, but she
would also be revealing stories,
particularly those that were often
untold, of Apartheid-era South Africa.
As Jaksch stared at a roomful of boxes
in Bliss Hall that needed unpacking,
she knew she would need the right
student to help her document the
contents and make something of
them. She issued an invitation to
A professor saves an archive
from going in a landfill.
Her student researcher saves a
part of South Africa's storied past.
Words BEN SEAL Pictures HANNAH YOON
