Manuscript Assistant, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Posted May 18, 2017
The Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America has an immediate opening for a Manuscript Assistant to support the processing activities of five archivists. Work includes preservation photocopying, creating inventories and EAD finding aids, refoldering, completing basic preservation tasks, searching HOLLIS for printed material, and other activities as needed. Work may also include cataloging audiovisual material and/or processing small collections or parts of collections.
The Library is undertaking a renovation project in 2018. During the summer of 2017, the Assistant will also be involved in preparatory collection management tasks: measuring large volumes for special housing, gaining intellectual control over some collections before they can be shipped off site, packing and inventorying collections.
Location: The Library is located at 10 Garden Street in Radcliffe Yard, three blocks outside of Harvard Square.
Qualifications:
- Completion of LIS 438 and 440 or similar introductory archives coursework
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
- Sensitivity to proper care and handling of special collections
- Ability to lift boxes up to 40 pounds on a regular basis
Hours: Part-time, flexible. Up to 35 hours per week during summer; 14 hours per week starting in September 2017
Salary: $12.50/hr
About the Schlesinger:
The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, located just outside of Harvard Square, is one of the world’s premier repositories of materials documenting the lives and work of American women. For more information, go to: http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library.