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Public Services Assistant @ Schlesinger Library

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, September 29, 2006
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POSITION: Part-time student assistant(s) at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.

HOURS: 10-15 hours per week, flexible. Hours to be arranged between Monday through Friday, 9-5; Wednesdays until 8.

LIBRARY: The Schlesinger Library draws thousands of researchers each year to study the history of women in the United States. It is also home to an extensive culinary collection and the Radcliffe Archives. The library holds letters and diaries, photographs, books and periodicals, ephemera, oral histories, and audiovisual materials that document the history of women, families, and organizations, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries. Manuscript collection highlights include the papers of Harriet Beecher-Stowe, Mae West, Julia Child, the National Organization for Women, and Amelia Earhart. For more information about our collections go to: http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/index.php or stop by the library and we’ll give you a tour.

LOCATION: In Radcliffe Yard, 2 blocks from Harvard Square. The yard is between Brattle and Garden Streets in Cambridge. Close to the Education School, Divinity School, and Harvard Yard.

DESCRIPTION: Under the supervision of the Public Service Department, student assistants staff the manuscript reading room desk, page materials from the vault, and perform simple processing tasks. This position is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with manuscript materials, rare books, periodicals, as well as a broad view of what research in historical collections entails.

EXPERIENCE: Required: Ability to interact well with students, faculty, researchers, and staff. Attention to detail. Some word-processing experience. Ability to lift boxes up to 40 lbs. on a regular basis. Preferred: Interest in women’s studies, prior library experience.

CONTACT:
Lynda Leahy, Public Services Department
phone: (617) 384-9329
fax: (617) 496-8340
e-mail: lleahy@radcliffe.edu