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New York Job Posting
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Visual Materials Archivist
Mellon Foundation grant-funded project, based at the New-York
Historical Society Library. Position is funded until December 31,
2002.
Description: Process prints, photographs, and architectural
collections at the New-York Historical Society Library. Create finding
aids and item-level databases and revise existing cataloging. Identify
items needing conservation or rehousing. Assist in overseeing the work of
support staff and volunteers.
Qualifications: ALA accredited MLS or M.A. in art history,
American history, or architectural history; 2 years relevant experience
including the arrangement and description of visual materials such as
photographs or architectural records; database experience; ability to
work independently or as part of a team and to manage multiple complex
tasks simultaneously; ability to work comfortably and productively in a
complex work environment. Knowledge of American and/or New York history
preferred.
Salary: Salary commensurate with background and experience.
Minimum: $35,000. Attractive benefits package.
Located next to Central Park on Manhattan's Upper West Side, The New-York
Historical Society is a principal resource for the study of American
history and life. It is home to the recently opened Henry Luce III Center
for the Study of American Culture, which showcases the Society's museum
collections, and to one of the oldest research libraries in the country.
The New-York Historical Society Library has been affiliated with the New
York University Libraries since 1997. Its collections encompass
approximately 400,000 volumes; 7,000 linear feet of manuscripts,
including diaries, letters, and military, political and business records;
and an estimated one million items in its print, photograph and
architecture collections. The Society's visual collections are especially
strong in pre-1900 U.S. history and culture as well as the development of
photography and professional architecture in the United States.
To apply: send resume and letter of application, including names,
addresses and telephone numbers of 3 references, indicating position of
interest to Ms. Janet Koztowski, Director of Human Resources, New York
University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012.
Applications received by November 1, 2001 will be given full
consideration.
NYU ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM WOMEN
AND MEMBERS OF MINORITY GROUPS
Maurita Baldock
Manuscript Archivist
New York University Mellon Project
at The New-York Historical Society
Two West 77th Street
New York, NY 10024
(212) 712-9082