Posted March 14, 2022
Description: Position Title: Librarian for History, Society, and Culture Location : Brown University Library; Providence, RI Salary: $55,000 – $95,000 The Brown University Library is a dynamic center of scholarship and community at the heart of a world class research university. Supporting and collaborating with a broad and diverse academic constituency, the Library is essential…
Posted February 9, 2022
Description: Do you enjoy working with the public while preserving the past? Join the dynamic and supportive staff of The Reading Public Library. The position is part-time (32.5 hours/week) including one evening and an every third Saturday rotation. Position is eligible for Sunday hours at 1.5 OT rate. Expected hiring range is $28.14-$29.27 per…
Posted February 3, 2022
Description: The Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) is excited to announce the opening of its annual summer internship. The David Stick Internship, sponsored by the Friends of the Outer Banks History Center, is a fully-funded summer position with the Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) in Manteo, N.C. This is a 10-week, full time position performing archival…
Posted October 18, 2021
Description: Fort Ticonderoga is committed to an authentic and engaging visitor experience in all facets ofits public programs and uses its landscape, structures, exhibits, and collections to educate itsvisitors about the site’s remarkable history. In support of this commitment to preserve andeducate, the NEH SHARP grant-funded Project Archivist will work to catalog, digitize, and makethe…
Posted October 4, 2021
Description: The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice (CRRJ) project is an effort by Northeastern’s School of Law to identify and research racially-motivated homicides in the Jim Crow south, 1930-1970. CRRJ is partnering with the Northeastern University Library’s Archives and Special Collections to build an archive of evidence collected about these homicides, the Burnham-Nobles Archive. There…
Posted September 10, 2021
Description: The collections access librarian provides on-site and remote reference services for the Society’s collections, and creates and edits catalog records and other collections access tools. The librarian will work with other members of the Society staff to support general operations of the library. Reports to: Library DirectorStatus: Non-exempt, Full time (35 hours per week)Hours/Days:…
Posted July 28, 2021
Description: Seeking a researcher to find information on John Jenkins of Boston, whose family gave lodging to a British officer killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, leaving behind a pocket watch. How to apply: For more information on the project and compensation, contact Robert Jaffee, M.D. at [email protected]
Posted July 21, 2021
Description: ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: · Assists Archivist with local history projects including: processing archival collections; genealogy research; and developing wayfinding tools to increase patron access to local history collections. · Contributes to interpretive program for archives and local history collections including but not limited to marketing, social media, exhibits, and library programs. · Provides assistance to library…
Posted April 22, 2021
Description: With the support of Mass Humanities’ Digital Capacity Grant, The History Project will hire a Community Curator Fellow as a consultant for The History Project’s efforts to document and share Boston’s Black LGBTQ history. Due to COVID-19, the Fellow can work entirely remotely if necessary. With a stipend of $5,000 for a flexible project…
Posted February 10, 2021
Description: Responsible for integrating local history knowledge with public services to focus on accessibility and knowledge sharing with the general public and celebrating Peabody’s collections with its community. Manages public services, and the daily operations of the Sutton Room and Local History Resource Center at a busy public library, including local history programming, research and…
