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Project Archivist. Union Theological Seminary. New York, NY



Project Archivist. Union Theological Seminary, Burke Library, New
York, NY. Search re-opened.

The Burke Library is seeking an experienced processing archivist,
ideally with a background in religion and/or theology and/or a
specialization in women's studies, to process the papers of the
Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship (AWTS).  The
AWTS is a
documentation strategy project funded by the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission to provide access to the
scholarly
and personal papers of prominent women who have reshaped the
disciplines of theological education and influenced the course of
American religious life over the past thirty years.  The collections
for the project, which is in its second year of operation, will be
actively surveyed and accessioned throughout the entire grant
period
and are estimated finally to comprise up to 300 cubic feet.  The
collections of the AWTS will provide unprecedented insight into a
time
in American religious history when women scholars began to have
a
significant impact on the academy, the church, and society.
Together,
they form a critical and unique segment of the broader intellectual
history of the United States and are of value not only to the study of
theology and religion, but to future research in a broad range of
humanities and social science disciplines.

Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Archivist/Project
Director, the Project Archivist will manage the appraisal,
arrangement and description of the AWTS records.  The Project
Archivist will prepare draft finding aids and MARC:amc worksheets
for
each collection which s/he will transfer, with the assistance of the
Technical Services Department and the Seminary Webmaster, to
the
Library's on-line catalogue (SOPHIA) and to RLIN.  S/he will work
with
the Seminary's Webmaster to prepare EAD format finding aids and
to
post them to the Seminary and AWTS WWW sites, respectively.
As time
permits, the PA may provide reference services for the collections;
write articles about the collections for placement in archival,
historical, or theological journals; and work with the Project
Director to publicize the collections at meetings and conferences.

Requirements:  A master's degree in history, library science or a
related field is required, as is experience in processing and
cataloguing extensive archival collections. Familiarity with the
MARC:amc and EAD formats in archival cataloguing is strongly
preferred, as is scholarly familiarity with 20th century Christian
feminism.

Hours and rates of pay: This is a term position.  It is full-time, 35
hours per  week, and temporary, expected to last for eighteen
months
from July 1, 2000 through January, 2002 with the possibility of an
extension. There is a two- week vacation.   The salary is $35,000.

Contact: Claire McCurdy by fax at 212/280-1456 or at:
awt@uts.columbia.edu

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