historical society
Posted January 29, 2026
Job Description: The Collections Manager & Registrar is responsible for the professional stewardship, organization, and care of the Hingham Historical Society’s collections, archives, and library. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position works closely with the Board Collections Committee and key volunteers to oversee accession and deaccession decisions, registration, cataloging, documentation, movement, safekeeping, storage, and…
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Posted June 25, 2025
Job Description The Rhode Island Historical Society seeks a full-time (37.5 hours/week) Public Services Librarian. This position reports to the Senior Manager of the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center (RRC). The successful candidate will be an energetic and innovative professional able to thrive in a busy research library with multiple responsibilities, projects and deadlines. The…
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Posted February 13, 2025
The Castine Historical Society offers a graduate level internship for students enrolled inmaster’s degree or Ph.D. programs in museum studies, history, public history, or archivalstudies. The internship contract is for eight weeks at 35 hours/week (usually 7 hours per day),and is compensated with a $3,000 stipend. The start date is flexible between June 16 and…
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Posted December 16, 2024
Job Description: The Imaging Processing Assistant will create digital components for digital projects and web presentations focusing on the Massachusetts Historical Society’s collections. The position is part of the digital production team within the Collections Services department and the work of the Image Processing Assistant contributes to the Society’s mission to make its archival and…
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Posted December 16, 2024
Job Description: The Library Assistant I – Reproductions (LAI-R) provides direct service to mresearchers seeking access to MHS collections ensuring both access to and the security of the library’s holdings. The LAI-R achieves this primarily through creating reference quality reproductions of collection materials and staffing the circulation desk. The position is essential in promoting the…
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Posted December 4, 2024
Job Description: Purpose: The Library Assistant I – Circulation (LAI-C) provides direct service to researchers seeking access to MHS collections ensuring both access to and the security of the library’s holdings, primarily through staffing the Society’s circulation desk and paging materials from the closed stacks. The position is essential in promoting the Society’s public image…
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Posted December 2, 2024
The Wellesley Historical Society is the only non-profit entity dedicated to collecting,preserving and sharing the history of Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1925, theSociety serves the community at two historic buildings and through external programsincluding a popular free Speaker Series, Historic Walking Tours, an October Craft Beerevent, trivia night event, and the Annual Spring Gala. The…
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Posted September 25, 2024
Summary:The Wellesley Historical Society seeks an enthusiastic, organized, and community-focused professional to serve as the Exhibit and Collections Manager. Position to begin immediately and is open until filled. The Exhibit and Collections Manager will serve as the Society’s exhibit manager and will be responsible for exhibit research, design, and implementation. In addition, the position will…
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Posted January 25, 2024
Purpose: The Library Assistant I – Circulation (LAI-C) provides direct service to researchersseeking access to MHS collections ensuring both access to and the security of the library’sholdings, primarily through staffing the Society’s circulation desk and paging materials from theclosed stacks. The position is essential in promoting the Society’s public image and inmaintaining the security of…
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Posted September 29, 2023
Job Description The Access Librarian plays a central role in facilitating access to the Vermont Historical Society Library’s varied research collections, through cataloging, digitization, and building relationships with educators and scholars. The position leads the library’s program of cataloging books, serials, maps, manuscripts, oral histories, born digital collections, and other materials in the Society’s library,…
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