{"id":347,"date":"2013-07-13T16:19:24","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T16:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/blog\/2013\/07\/13\/project_archivist_american_textile_history_museum_lowell_ma\/"},"modified":"2013-07-13T16:19:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T16:19:24","slug":"project_archivist_american_textile_history_museum_lowell_ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/blog\/2013\/07\/13\/project_archivist_american_textile_history_museum_lowell_ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Archivist, American Textile History Museum, Lowell MA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Mass., seeks a Project Archivist to process the Troy Mills, Inc. records, a very large (over 700 cartons) unprocessed collection documenting the history of Troy Mills in Troy, New Hampshire. ? Troy Mills originally began operating in the 18 th century as Troy Blanket Mills, and changed its focus over the years to manufacturing automobile upholstery. ? The company closed in 2003. ? The records cover the entire period of the company&#8217;s history but primarily consist of 20 th -century materials. ??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Duties: Under the supervision of the Librarian, the Project Archivist will assess the collection and come up with a processing plan; begin establishing series; focus on processing one or more series at a time, including creating a box and folder list; describing the materials; and overseeing the rehousing of materials by library volunteers. ? Processing of this collection will be done in sections as an ongoing project, dependent on continued funding.?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Skills\/qualifications: MLIS with concentration in archival studies from an ALA-accredited program; at least 5 years of processing experience, preferably some as an independent contractor; a clear understanding of pragmatic and efficient processing procedures and familiarity with archival standards; close attention to detail; and the ability to work independently. ? Experience processing large, 20 th -century collections is mandated. ? The working conditions will likely include some exposure to dust and mold, and will involve some physical effort to lift and move boxes. ??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Salary: $30\/hr. &#8211; no benefits.?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To apply: Please submit cover letter, resume, three professional references, and sample finding aid (either as link or attachment) to Jane E. Ward, Librarian, at?<\/span><a href=\"mailto:jward%40athm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jward@athm.org<\/a><span>?(please put Project Archivist in subject field) or mail to Jane E. Ward, Librarian, American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton Street, Lowell, MA 01854. ? Application deadline is Wednesday, <strong>July 31, 2013<\/strong>. ?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Mass., seeks a Project Archivist to process the Troy Mills, Inc. records, a very large (over 700 cartons) unprocessed collection documenting the history of Troy Mills in Troy, New Hampshire. ? Troy Mills originally began operating in the 18 th century as Troy Blanket Mills, and changed its &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/blog\/2013\/07\/13\/project_archivist_american_textile_history_museum_lowell_ma\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Project Archivist, American Textile History Museum, Lowell MA&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}