Digital Archives Volunteer, Trustees of Reservations Archives & Research Center, Sharon, MA
Posted September 29, 2014
ocation Name: The Trustees of Reservations Archives & Research Center
Address: 27 Everett Street
City, State, ZIP: Sharon, MA, 02067
Website: http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/greater-boston/archives-research-center.html#t1
Supervisor: Sarah Hayes
Hours:
Business Days
Tuesday-Thursday: 8-4:00
Mass Transit:
Accessible via mass transit
Commuter train from South Station to Sharon. Walk 15 minutes to the Archives & Research Center.
Parking: Parking available
Volunteer Position:
The Trustees of Reservations has a volunteer opportunity availablefor an archives or cultural heritage student.
The volunteer will help The Trustees prepare digital images for import into the collection management system. Responsibilities will include:
- Scanning photographs and other physical materials,
- Using metadata schema and content standards to describe items;
- Importing images and data to the content management system.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a demonstrated interest in history or cultural heritage work;
- Understand the basic tenets of archival metadata and proper handling of fragile physical materials;
- Be detail-oriented;
- Have experience using Adobe Photoshop and collection management systems.
This is an 8 hour a week position available with the possibility of extension. Please send your resume to Sarah Hayes at [email protected].
Organizational Overview
Founded in 1891, The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts and work to protect special places across the state. We have helped protect more than 50,000 acres, including 25,000+ acres on more than 100 reservations that are all open to the public. We are a nonprofit conservation organization funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers and more than 40,000 members.
The Trustees of Reservations’ curatorial resources include archives, buildings, landscapes, ruins and artifacts covering hundreds of years of human history. In the historic houses, at the Archives & Research Center, and in the land itself, TTOR preserves the landscapes and material culture of Massachusetts people. Objects and archives enrich a wide range of programs and activities.
Archives & Research Center (ARC) and the Collections
The Archives & Research Center (ARC) is the hub of The Trustees of Reservations’ curatorial stewardship. Located in Sharon, Massachusetts, the ARC provides outside researchers, Trustees staff, and volunteers access to thousands of historical documents, objects, and artifacts related to The Trustees’ properties. The ARC, an energy-efficient, climate-controlled building, opened in 2008 and houses 1,500 linear feet of archival materials which document The Trustees’ founding role in the land trust movement, the stories of Trustees properties across the Commonwealth, and the lives of American families from the 1600s to the present.
The Trustees’ collections represent domestic furnishings, outdoor sculptures, fine and decorative arts from pre-contact to the 20th century. They include more than 30 private collections featuring exceptional pieces from indigenous Massachusetts peoples to mid-century Modern. Archival collections include works of art on paper, photographs, maps, architectural plans, garden designs, botanical specimens, manuscripts, letters, diaries, books, business ledgers, legal documents and deeds linked to specific properties and to the organization’s history.