End Processing Assistant, Schlesinger Library, Harvard Radcliffe Institute (Cambridge, MA)
Posted February 17, 2026
Job description:
The Schlesinger Library has an immediate opening for an assistant to end process collections processed by members of the Archival Technical Services department.
Duties include:
- Reboxing collections
- Numbering folders and entering those numbers into EAD finding aid
- Quality assurance of preservation photocopying
- Separating and filing fragile (photocopied) materials, restricted materials, and photographs
- Labeling and barcoding boxes
- Shelving collections or preparing them for transfer to the Harvard Depository
- Label, rehouse and shelve audiovisual materials from archival collections
- May include creating inventories for audiovisual collections
Requirements:
- Completion of graduate-level introductory archives course (Simmons LIS 438 or equivalent)
- Proven attention to detail
- Ability to lift boxes up to 40 pounds on a regular basis
- Ability to effectively communicate and work with many members of a large department
Hours:
- 14 hours a week
- Hours must be completed in two 7-hour days, Monday-Friday, between 9am and 5pm
Compensation:
- Pay: $21.00 / hour
- This is a part-time, temporary non-benefited position. It has been approved through June 2026, with the possibility for an extension contingent upon continued funding.
Start date: March 2026.
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.
How to Apply:
Please submit resume, cover letter, and 3 references to: Paula Aloisio at [email protected] by March 6, 2026.