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Summer archives intern position available



Position Announcement, Summer Archives Intern

The Dallas Museum of Art seeks an Archives Intern to assist the Archivist in
maintaining, preserving, and providing access to its archives.

2 Positions Available at 20 hours/week for up to 5 weeks

Hours are between 8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday

Salary $10/hour.  This temporary position does not include benefits.

Duties
Primary duties include re-housing approximately 1000 cubic feet of records
into acid-free boxes and accessioning those boxes into the archives.
Additional duties may include processing of archival materials and
retrieving items for staff and patrons. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree.  Able to lift 50-lb. boxes and to handle fragile and rare
items carefully. Strong attention to detail.  Able to perform repetitive
tasks.  Interest in history, museums, libraries, and/or archives.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience or course work in art, history, museums, libraries, or archives.
Experience handling rare and fragile materials.  Experience filing.

Special Conditions
Required to work with dirty and dusty materials.  Occasional exposure to
mold.  Required to lift 50 lb. boxes.

Application Procedure
Contact:
Sammie Morris, Archivist
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 N. Harwood
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 922-1375
smorris@dm-art.org

Application Deadline: May 8th

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