Part-time Archivist, Old South Church, Boston, MA
Posted August 25, 2016
Old South Church has an accumulation of institutional records crossing a wide range of activities. Two large archival collections have been processed over the last five or six years but there is a good bit more to be done, including:
- Working with an existing catalog, the archivist will assign locations and ID numbers to architectural plans and drawings and also rehouse and catalog recent accretions.
- Update existing finding aids and other collaborative documents.
- Document and label a small collection of original art works and also images that correspond to our large archival collection.
- Continue to add accretions to an existing Vertical File system and series of Church Publications.
- Process one or two very small archival collections.
- Other tasks might include scanning initiatives and work with books.
We seek either a professional archivist with MLS or an advanced student in an archival program. It would be best if lifting 30-40 pounds wasn’t an issue for you, and if you didn’t mind working with oversized materials. You need to be adept at using MS Word, Excel, and Google Drive, though we also have a PB Works Wiki that you might opt to use. There is the possibility that finding aids at this site might eventually be converted to EAD, so knowing EAD would be a plus.
Begins September 2016.
$20/hour at 8 hours per week.
Schedule is very flexible Monday through Saturday between the hours of 8am and 7 pm.
Please respond to:
Helen McCrady
Old South Church in Boston
645 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.536.1970/[email protected]