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STAFF ARCHIVIST
Holy Cross Family Ministries Archives


The Holy Cross Family Ministries Archives retains the records of the organization's four components:  Family Rosary; Family Theater Productions; Father Peyton Family Institutes; and Family Rosary International; as well as the personal papers of our founder, Father Patrick Peyton, CSC.  Over the last six decades this organization has promoted family prayer worldwide, through Crusades, rallies, films, radio and television.  Recently, it has begun the process for initiating a canonization cause for our founder, Father Peyton, and the archives is responsible for supporting those involved in this project.

Job Description:
The Staff Archivist's duties will focus mainly on arrangement and description of the collection, until such time as the document-level cataloging is complete for Father Peyton's cause.  They will also assist the Head Archivist in the daily operation of the archives as requested.  Some of these duties may include maintenance of the online catalog; research requests;  the Records Management Program; low-level preservation work; mounting exhibits; and participating in the execution of the Archives Disaster Recovery Plan.

Location:
The worldwide headquarters will be located in Easton, Massachusetts as of September, 2000.  A new building has just been completed for the organization, and the archives area will be state-of-the-art.

Qualifications:
An M.L.S.  from an A.L.A. accredited institution or equivalent; familiarity with Windows98; course work or experience in modern archival techniques; excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills.  Familiarity with Spanish or other foreign languages a plus.

To Apply:
Please send resume to:  Head Archivist, 4 Pine West Plaza, Albany, NY 12205;  fax (518) 452-3956; or e-mail to Deidre@familyrosary.org.  (Resume must be in Word or WordPerfect format if submitted electronically).  Please no phone calls.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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