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Re: Another Archive recruiters/Job hunting



Howdy again, guys!

Yes, I do agree, when we moved across the country to rural South Carolina from St. Louis, I loved it!  Unfortunately, my husband's life takes precedence over my career!  We had thought about having a long-distance relationship, but it was just too hard.  I guess that I will dream of an archives job while continuing as a librarian!  Although I've learned to love library work as well.

Thanks for everyone's comments.  I feel a bit better not exactly realizing my dream, (I wanted to work with archives and special collections from age 5), but I am still young, and maybe someday!

Happy Holidays!
Katy
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: janet.wendt@orst.edu
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:08:54 -0800

>Katy,
>
>It is coincidental that you mention the Pacific Northwest, as I moved TO the
>Pacific Northwest five years ago.  I had been in Colorado for five years,
>including the two that I was in graduate school.  I loved Colorado, had
>relatives there, but could not find a job, after my first one year contract
>position ended.  Because a great professor emphasized it in my undergraduate
>years, I knew when I went into this profession that I would need to be
>willing to relocate.  However, having never been further east than Chicago,
>I preferred to stay in the west.  Probably if I ever visited the eastern
>part of the United States, I would love it too.  In any event, I only
>applied for positions that were in places I was willing to relocate.  I no
>longer had a husband to complicate the move, but I did have an eight year
>old daughter to consider.
>
>I have to admit it has been a challenge, coming from a large family, to move
>to a place where I knew no one.  But I have met some great friends and
>co-workers here, who have always made me feel welcome. I was fortunate
>enough to be hired after only a telephone interview, and fortunate enough
>for OSU to pay my relocation expenses, too.
>
>The holidays are celebrated in a different way, more of a solitare feeling.
>However, we rise to the challenge as they say.  The alternative is to move
>back to Colorado, or my native South Dakota, and work at a job that I would
>hate.  I guess I am determined NOT to fail in this field, since one of my
>relatives told me I was too old to go to college (at age 38), and since a
>friend told me I would go to college, and end up waiting tables instead of
>using my degrees.  There are some advantages to being stubborn, I have found
>out.
>
>I apologize for the ramblings here, but I feel strongly that one has to
>accept the reality that you cannot have it all: a great job, in a choice
>location, with fabulous pay.  Move with an open heart and eyes, and you will
>find that there is something to love about everywhere you live, if you look
>for it.
>
>I have to admit that it would be a little harder to move again with a 13
>year old, as she has made a lot of friends, does well in school here, and
>I'm not sure if it would be fair to her to ask her to move, again.  We would
>have to weigh the pros and cons.
>
>Janet Wendt
>Janet M. Wendt, C.A.
>Staff Archivist
>Oregon State University Archives
>94 Kerr Administration Building
>Corvallis, OR  97331-2103
>Phone: 541-737-4050
>Fax: 541-737-0541
>E-mail: Janet.Wendt@orst.edu
>Website:  http//osu.orst.edu/Dept/archives
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Katy Smith [mailto:ksmith@IMAIL.SLCL.LIB.MO.US]
>Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:52 AM
>To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
>Subject: Re: Another Archive recruiters/Job hunting
>
>
>Well, actually, I would be willing to move anywhere; however, my husband is
>awaiting a transplant.  We had moved cross-country previously (state not
>mentioned) where we anticipated that a major medical university would have
>adequate care, but we were wrong!  We moved back to St. Louis where we could
>be near two major medical hospitals and schools.  We would however be
>willing to live within a two to three hour distance.
>
>I wouldn't say that I am less committed to archival work.  I volunteer for
>area archives, and, as a reference librarian, I am the "history specialist."
>in the reference department.
>
>I have seen a few positions open in this area; however, for the most part,
>they are for year-long project positions.  One position was advertised by
>NARA, however, by the time I had completed my application, the opening was
>cancelled.
>
>Sorry for the long-winded reply--I just wanted to clarify that some people
>have health or other concerns that will not allow them to move just
>anywhere.  (Although I would sincerely love to live in the Pacific
>Northwest!)
>
>Katy
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: "Alan Harris Stein, online" <asteinca@earthlink.net>
>Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:54:54 -0500
>
>>More to the point of this discussion and these questions: who is willing to
>>move to work as an archivist? For example, would Katy work in the Pacific
>>Northwest  to do archives work? How many of you are that committed to the
>>profession to move/relocate? I would like to hear your thoughts on that,
>>since I'm also working on an article.
>>
>>Al Stein, C.A./M.L.S.
>>Northwest Oral History Assoc.
>>
>>> Howdy all!
>>>
>>> Just some more two cents--
>>> I have an MLIS (with 15 hours in Archives)and a BS in Historic
>Preservation
>>> (emp museums and archives).  I am working as a reference librarian as I
>could
>>> find no archival positions in the St. Louis area (still looking!)
>>>
>>> I wonder what the archival climate is of these areas where nonarchivists
>are
>>> filling archival positions?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Katy
>>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>>> From:         "Charles V. Mutschler" <cmutschler@MAIL.EWU.EDU>
>>> Reply-To:     "Charles V. Mutschler" <cmutschler@MAIL.EWU.EDU>
>>> Date:         Tue, 18 Dec 2001 09:01:11 -0800
>>>
>>>> Mark Walsh wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Gunnar -
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> So if we all want to watch for specialized training, backgrounds,
>>>>> education, skills and so on, it looks to me like we are discussing
>>>>> certification....BUT...until the market (i.e. employers) make the C.A.
>>>>> designation a requirement, there will continue to be a variety of
>>>>> backgrounds for individuals entering the archival profession.
>>>>
>>>> Or maybe instead of requiring a C.A, employers could look for a masters
>>>> degree
>>>> in Archives & Records Management with course work in the field they are
>>>> hiring
>>>> for, i.e. conservation, manuscripts, foreign language skills, etc.  I
>suspect
>>>> the reality is, "one size does not fit all."
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>> Charles V. Mutschler, Ph.D.
>>>> University Archivist
>>>> Eastern Washington University
>>>> -30-
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Katy Smith
>>> Reference Librarian
>>> Headquarters
>>> St. Louis County Library
>>> ksmith@slcl.lib.mo.us
>>>
>>> "A dog reflects the family life.  Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy
>family,
>>> or a sad dog in a happy one?  Snarling people have snarling dogs,
>>> dangerous people have dangerous ones."
>>> ---Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Creeping Man"
>>>
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>>
>
>--
>Katy Smith
>Reference Librarian
>Headquarters
>St. Louis County Library
>ksmith@slcl.lib.mo.us
>
>"A dog reflects the family life.  Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy
>family,
> or a sad dog in a happy one?  Snarling people have snarling dogs,
>dangerous people have dangerous ones."
>---Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Creeping Man"
>
>
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--
Katy Smith
Reference Librarian
Headquarters
St. Louis County Library
ksmith@slcl.lib.mo.us

"A dog reflects the family life.  Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family,
 or a sad dog in a happy one?  Snarling people have snarling dogs,
dangerous people have dangerous ones."
---Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Creeping Man"


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