Archival Summer Fellowships, Dance/USA (Brooklyn)

 

The Archiving and Preservation Division of Dance/USA has just opened the call for our summer fellowships. We are thrilled to be able to extend this opportunity to aspiring library and archive professionals.

For a bit of background, we will be selecting four fellows currently enrolled in graduate-level Library and Information Sciences programs, or those in other relevant fields with archiving experience, to spend the summer working closely and intensively with a dance organization or artist in need of archival services, as well as a professional archivist to serve as a mentor. Other benefits of the fellowship include attending Dance/USA convenings and a $10,000 stipend.

This year’s Fellowships will be located in Charlotte, NC; San Jose, CA; New York, NY; and Albuquerque, NM. Because of the NYC based project, we wanted to be sure your students saw this opportunity. The full listing can be found here on Dance/USA’s website.

Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging, The Morgan (Manhattan)

Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging 

Responsibilities: 

The Morgan Library & Museum invites applications for the Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging. The Fellowship is intended for new professionals who have demonstrated engagement with general cataloging or archival processing and wish to enhance their skills through intensive specialized training. This is a unique opportunity for early-career professionals to receive training and mentoring as members of the Morgan Library & Museum curatorial and cataloging staff.

Starting in February 2024, the Fellowship will consist of 650 hours, and applicants will have a choice between full-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (21 hours per week) work in order to complete the 650 hours. Fellows will be assigned to work on specific groups of 19th- or 20th-century correspondence. They will be expected to research the historical and cultural context in which the letters and documents were produced, create collection and item level records in CORSAIR—the Morgan's collections database—according to DCRM(MSS), assign accession numbers, and attend to the rehousing and conservation needs of the material. Considerations will be given to applicants’ areas of experience or expertise, such as specific language skills or subject specialization in art, literature, history, film, history of science, etc.

This opportunity is the fourth in a series of Manuscript Cataloging Fellowships that are offered by the Morgan every September and February from September 2022 to February 2025. The Morgan Library & Museum is grateful to the Leon Levy Foundation for their generous support of these special opportunities.

The position reports to the Manager of Collections Information and Library Systems, and works closely with curators in the Department of Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution or substantial course work towards the degree; a degree (or substantial course work toward one) in related areas, such as art, literature, music, history, film, or history of science, with specialization in working with original historical documents, will also be considered;
• Experience with reading handwritten documents preferred;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Knowledge of additional European languages preferred;
• Knowledge of standard library cataloging tools, such as MARC21, RDA, DCRM, LCSH, and other standard vocabularies preferred;
• Familiarity with an integrated library system and with the OCLC Connexion client preferred;
• Experience with archival processing preferred;
• Understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in interactions with coworkers and contacts and a commitment to reflecting those principles in descriptive work;
• Ability to work for extended periods at a computer workstation and lift moderately heavy boxes (10 lbs.)

Schedule: Work hours must fall within the hours of 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Compensation: 

$22/hour. The Fellowship also provides a $500 stipend towards related professional activities, such as conference and workshop attendance, professional memberships, or the acquisition of relevant resources.

To apply: 

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a cover letter detailing their interest in the Fellowship. Applications received before December 5, 2023, will be given priority. Application materials should be submitted electronically to cisjob@themorgan.org.

The Morgan Library & Museum receives many applications and inquiries for employment. Unfortunately, we are not able to respond to all of them. Due to the high volume of applicants, we can contact only those candidates whose skills and background best fit our needs.

Important to note:

Vaccination Requirement
To ensure the overall health and safety of the Morgan Library & Museum campus, all staff of the Morgan are required to be fully vaccinated and have received booster vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19, absent qualifying exemptions for medical, religious, or other reasons in accordance with applicable laws.

EEO Statement
The Morgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. The Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Archives Preservation Intern, NYC Parks (Manhattan)

 

TITLE OF INTERNSHIP

Archives Preservation Intern

 

UNIT DESCRIPTION

NYC Parks’ Art & Antiquities Division conserves and maintains more than 800

monuments and artworks throughout the five boroughs of New York City, curates and

administers public art installations, and manages the Agency’s historic resources. 

 

INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Deputy Director of Art & Antiquities, the Archives

Preservation Intern will assist in the organization and preparation of a collection of files

detail the acquisition, construction and installation, preservation, and maintenance of

monuments, memorials, permanent artworks, historical structures, and cultural objects on

parkland. They include primary source correspondence with artists and donors, technical

data and plans, dedication programs, publicity materials and press clippings, sponsorship

agreements, license agreements and contracts, and other resources essential to

understand the City’s evolving artistic heritage and collections care. The Intern will

consolidate two sets of files and prepare the documents for digitization.

 

Duties may include:

 

 Assist in basic collections care such as organizing and arranging files, removing

duplicates or extraneous information, and labeling folders

 Rehousing files

 Identifying conservation issues

 Research and record appropriate metadata

 Help produce a finding-aid or index of all collection materials

 Cross reference photographs with the NYC Parks Photo Archive

 

QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIAL SKILLS/AREAS OF INTEREST

 

 Archival or library science knowledge or experience

 Strong interest in New York City history and or Art History

 Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

 Excellent writing, verbal communication, and organizational skills.

 Ability to commit 1-2 days per week for a period of 5 months. 

 

DEADLINE

TBD

 

CONTACT

Submit a cover letter and resume to:

artandantiquities@parks.nyc.gov