Posted November 27, 2019
Professor Elizabeth Setren at the Tufts University Economics Department is looking to hire several full- or part-time archival assistants to work on a project that studies desegregation busing program that promotes racial integration in the Boston-area public schools. Archival assistants will digitize historical student applications and other documents to update a database that will be…
Posted November 25, 2019
The Archival Processing Intern will work under the direction of the Archivist to reprocess the papers of noted Arctic explorers Donald and Miriam MacMillan. The project will physically and/or intellectually reunite dispersed materials into one comprehensive collection and bring its collection guide up to current archival descriptive and cataloging standards. The intern will refine and…
Posted November 25, 2019
Title: Student Worker II, University Archives Department: Library Reports to: Archivist & Digital Initiatives Librarian Status: Part Time Pay: $16 an hour Time: 10-15 hours per week Starting: January 2020 Job Summary: Under the direction of and in collaboration with the Archives staff, the Student Worker II position will support digital initiative endeavors…
Posted November 25, 2019
What You Will Do: This position is instrumental in facilitating access to the permanent and historically significant records entrusted to the custody of the Oregon State Archives (OSA) and in promoting the collection through education and outreach. This is accomplished in part by, but not limited to: Providing outstanding service and guidance to researchers by…
Posted November 22, 2019
The University of Virginia seeks an Accessioning Archivist who will have the responsibility for processing new acquisitions to a basic level so that they are discover-able and available for research as soon as possible after acquisition through ArchivesSpace. Reporting to the Head of Technical Services for Special Collections, this position works closely with both…
Posted November 22, 2019
The Archdiocese of Boston serves approximately 1.8 million Catholics residing in 144 different communities in eastern Massachusetts. The archive, research library, and much of the archdiocesan administration are located at the Pastoral Center in Braintree, Massachusetts. Duties and Responsibilities: Archivist I will work closely alongside other archive staff members to collect, preserve, and…
Posted November 20, 2019
The United States Province of the Holy Union Sisters has an opening for a full-time Province Archivist for their repository in Fall River, MA. With roots in France in the 1820s, the Province holds historic collections that span its arrival in the United States in 1886 to the present day. The records are well organized,…
Posted November 19, 2019
The Donohue Group, Inc. (DGI) has immediate contract positions available (30-37.5 hours/week) for a short-term cataloging project in the Boston area. The estimated time period is 6 months, with possibility of extension. Duties: Perform copy and original (brief record) cataloging on a variety of materials. Required Qualifications: MLS (ALA accredited) OR equivalent combination…
Posted November 12, 2019
Internship Description Selected interns will work one-on-one with an archivist or as part of a small team to assist on- and off-site researchers in accessing records housed at the National Archives Building. The following are some of the duties that interns can expect to undertake: Responding to off-site researcher inquiries by doing a cursory search…
Posted November 12, 2019
The University of Illinois at Chicago Library seeks a dynamic and visionary individual for the position of a tenure-track University Archivist. The University Archivist has primary responsibility for planning, developing, and maintaining the university archives program. Reporting to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, the archivist will provide leadership and expertise in archives…
