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Employment opportunities - Atlanta, Ga.



Project Archivist and Assistant Project Archivist
Herndon Home
Atlanta, Georgia

The Herndon Home seeks a full-time project archivist and assistant project archivist for two years, to carry out the
basic archival arrangement, description, and preservation of 310 linear ft. and approximately 175 volumes of records
relating to the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and its founders, the Herndon family.  The records are held by three
major institutions in Atlanta including the Herndon Home, the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American
Culture and History, and Emory University.  The papers are the most extensive documentation available on Black
insurance, a pivotal enterprise in the development of the African American community in the first half of the
twentieth century.  The project is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Project Archivist
The project archivist will supervise the assistant project archivist and student assistants, work closely with the
consulting archivists to devise work plans, actively process the collections, monitor work flow to make certain
project goals are being met.  The project archivist is responsible to the project director and will submit written
reports to the project director regarding all details of the project.  Qualifications:  Masters degree in history,
library science, or related field, with course work in archives administration preferred.  Three years professional
experience including previous processing experience or specialized archival training plus experience.  Salary:
$37,500 minimum; with fringe benefits.

Assistant Project Archivist
The assistant project archivist will help arrange and describe the collections, manage student assistants, consult
with and submit written reports to the project archivist during all facets of the project.  Qualifications:  Masters
degree in history, library science, or related field, with course work in archives administration preferred.  One
year professional experience including previous processing experience or specialized archival training plus
experience.  Salary:  $32,500 minimum; with fringe benefits.

Both positions are available immediately for two years from start date.  Send letter of application and vita, with
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to: Carole E. Merritt, Herndon Home, 587 University
Place, N.W., Atlanta, GA, 30314.  Review of applications will begin June 15, and will continue until the position is
filled.

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