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Job: Project Archivist (Flood Recovery of Manuscript Collections, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library ) 

Forwarded to STHC-L from ARCHIVES.  --Russell Johnson

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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 15:41:37 -0600
From: Pam Cornell   [pcornell@LIBRARY.TMC.EDU]
Subject: Fw: Project Archivist -- Job Opening
Sender: Archives & Archivists   [ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]


Project Archivist
(One-year Position for Flood Recovery of Manuscript Collections)

The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library has an
opening for an archivist to process manuscript collections as they are 
returned from the freeze-drying facility.   These materials (ca 800 
linear ft.) contains personal papers, newsletters, records from 
organizations, sections of manuscripts from professional associates, 
and printed documents related to the development of the Texas Medical 
Center in Houston, Texas.  These documents will need to be sorted and 
reprocessed for our archive. Some of the materials will be reintegrated 
into the collections from which they were taken.  Other collections 
were unprocessed and will need original inventories and guides for 
researchers to be produced.  These unique materials are a part of the 
core resources for research on the history of Houston's health care 
institutions and biomedical research programs.

This job will include arrangement and description of these twentieth
century collection, preparation of both printed and online finding aids,
selection of materials to be scanned, and preparation of a small exhibit
at the close of the project.  This is a one-year position.

This position requires a Master's degree in Archives/American 
Studies, History, or Library Science (or equivalent experience in an 
archive) and excellent writing skills.  Preference will be given to 
individuals with experience in the history of medicine or with 
experience in archival work. The successful candidate must be familiar 
with or learn to successfully use word processing software and the 
Library's online catalog system. Training will be provided on scanning 
images as needed. Physical requirements for the job include lifting 
archival boxes to shoulder height for shelving, pushing carts loaded 
with heavy boxes, and good eye-hand coordination for handling fragile 
materials.

The successful candidate will work in the John P. McGovern Historical
Collections & Research Center, a dynamic department of individuals with
dissimilar backgrounds.  Current McGovern Center projects include the
enhancement of its web page, scanning images of Texas hospitals,
development of a digital library on Texas medical history, acquisition 
of new book and archival collections, and reference services to a 
varied clientele.  The HAM-TMC Library is one of the largest health 
sciences libraries in the United States. ( http://www.library.tmc.edu 
and http://mcgovern.library.tmc.edu )  Located in the Texas Medical 
Center, it serves two medical schools, three nursing schools, and six 
major hospitals.

Starting salary is $35,000 and is commensurate with experience.  
Fringe benefits include medical, dental and life insurance.   TIAA/CREF
retirement plan is available and there are twenty-four paid vacation 
days per year. Interviewing for the position will begin November 1, 
2001 and continue until the position is filled.  Send letter of 
application, resume and names of references to: Zina Hayes, Director of 
Human Resources, HAM-TMC Library, 1133 M.D. Anderson Blvd., Houston, 
Texas 77030.
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