Museum Archivist
Company: Ladgov Corporation
Location: Dayton
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
-Job Title: - ArchivistLocation: - Dayton, OH 45428Duties:
- Archival support: The candidate -will
provide aarchival processing and management services by a qualified
archivist.Appraisal and Acquisitions: The candidate shall provide
support to the Senior Archivist in the appraisal and acquisitions
of archival materials. The contractor shall defer final appraisal
and acquisitions decisions to the Senior Archivist.Arrangement and
Description: The candidate shall observe original order and
provenance, a standard archival practice. the candidate shall
arrange records in the order deemed most closely aligned with
similar collections. He shall inventory and prepare finding aids
for collections contained in NVAHCA regardless of format and
maintain the finding aids in the database located in the Archives
Office, catalog any books and reports and add them to the
publications section of the Archives. Also the candidate shall
provide support in evaluating new hardware and software for the
Archives Office.
- Processing: The candidate shall process a large volume of
original and record-copy materials. This includes re-boxing and
re-foldering the records using acid free housing. The candidate
shall, during the review process, discard duplicates, as well as
extraneous and non-archival records.
- Reference and Access: The candidate shall support the reference
activity by responding to approximately 200 reference requests made
in person, letter, email, and telephone. -Education &
Qualifications:
This work must include at least three
years of experience processing, describing, and cataloging of
archival materials.Requires at least one year of professional
experience in archival industry.Requirements include bachelor's
degree in history, museum studies or related field from an
accredited institution; a master's degree in Library Science or
Archives and Records Administration is strongly preferred.Powered
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