Sauder Village seeks an Archival Intern.
Sauder Village, Ohio’s largest living history village is looking for an Archival Intern to work on assessing, organizing and cataloguing the organization’s own institutional records.
Primary Function: The archival intern will be gathering and creating an institutional archive for Sauder Village. This position reports to the Curator of Collections.
Essential Functions include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Under the direct supervision of the Curator of Collection, the Archival Intern will assist with the following activities.
Collections Management:
- Gather all archival materials located throughout the complex.
- Sort all gathered materials.
- Dispose of duplicate materials.
- Using best practices of archival management arrange and process the collected materials into an institutional archive.
- Using best practices of archival management arrange the digital records and media of Sauder Village onto 2 external hard drives.
- Complete basic preventative conservation and preservation activities to clean and stabilize materials.
- Prepare a finding guide for the archive.
- Prepare a summary of record types and issues noted during the project for use to be shared with Curator to help guide long-term planning and preservation needs.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Must possess a basic knowledge of archival management.
- A degree in archives, library and information science, public history or museum studies or working toward such a degree and has at least two semesters of coursework related to archival management or substantial related experience.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Ability to work in a variety of environments, lift objects up to 25 lbs., and move boxes both at ground level and using a ladder.
Salary range: 350 hours total at $16 an hour
Job classification: Contract
To apply: For more information or to apply for the position, visit www.saudervillage.org/employment-volunteering
Posted: May 23, 2024