Posted January 26, 2017
Summary of Position: The Book Cataloger will be responsible for updating and/or creating records in Past Perfect, The Trustees museum collection software. The books to be cataloged are a part of the nearly 3,000 volume book collection of the Old Manse. The Old Manse, a National Historic Landmark, was a focal point in Concord Massachusetts’…
Posted January 25, 2017
Camp Tecumseh, Moultonborough, NH seeks a temporary full or part-time Processing Archivist for its 2017 summer season. This non profit overnight summer camp for boys, founded in 1903 by three University of Pennsylvania Olympic athletes, is located on Lake Winnipesaukee. See www.camptecumseh.net The Camp Tecumseh Archives contains paper-based materials dating from 1903 to the present, many…
Posted January 23, 2017
The University of Chicago Library is accepting applications for the 2017 Mary and Samuel Somit Preservation Internship. This Internship, established in 2006, has been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Albert Somit (AB ’41, PhD ’47), University of Chicago alumnus and past president of Southern Illinois University. Dr. Somit has established the Internship to…
Posted January 20, 2017
Full-time or near full-time (flexible) Archives Assistant. A non-benefited position available until June, 2017 with the possibility of extension. The Northeastern University Libraries’ University Archives and Special Collections (UASC) seeks a full-time or nearly full-time (flexible), non-benefitted position working with for the Head of Special Collections and University Archivist and the UASC team on…
Posted January 20, 2017
Job Description: Longwood Gardens Library and Archives seeks a graduate level student in Library Science or Archival studies (or related equivalent) to gain experience in the operations and management of a special library and institutional archives. Recent graduates may also apply. The intern is immersed in each section of the unit–Library, Digital Gallery, and Archives….
Posted January 19, 2017
The Center for the History of Medicine (https://www.countway.harvard.edu/chom), Francis A. Countway Library, is currently seeking applications for one (1) LHT position (17 hours per week) to support the acquisitions and accessioning work of the Archivist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. LHTs re-house unique manuscript and archival materials, create folder lists, carry out preservation…
Posted January 19, 2017
Job Description: Book Conservation Internship summer 2017 at The John J. Burns Library for rare books, special collections, andarchives at Boston College is pleased to offer a summer internship in the Library’s conservation lab. Under the direction of the Burns Library conservator, the intern will perform project-based book conservation. Projects will include the constructing archival…
Posted January 14, 2017
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is seeking a Preservation Specialist to support its consulting and outreach programs. This full-time position will be primarily dedicated to conducting preservation needs assessments and writing comprehensive assessment reports; responding to preservation inquiries; assisting with ongoing projects related to audiovisual and digital preservation; presenting introductory webinars; and representing NEDCC…
Posted January 5, 2017
The Women’s March on Washington Archive Project is a group of archivists from the SAA Women Archivists Section (formerly roundtable), and having discussed the potential “hot spot” of the January 21, 2017 political protests wish to ensure the ephemeral nature of the many marches nationwide are preserved. Here is the Call for Volunteers: Unlike many…
Posted January 2, 2017
Full-time Archivist, with competitive salary and benefitsStarting as soon as February, 2017Sisters of Loretto Heritage Center, rural Marion County, Kentucky Loretto Heritage Center Archives and Museum seeks a professionally trained archivist with well-honed skills across the full spectrum of archival functions. Beginning as Archivist under the Heritage Center Director, the successful candidate will have opportunity…
