Job Description
ABOUT THE POSITION : The Claremont Center for Engagement with Primary Sources (CCEPS) integrates primary source materials more fully into the teaching and research mission of the Claremont colleges by providing hands-on experience for both undergraduate and graduate-level students, while enhancing access to archival collections. Working in the CCEPS allows students to gain experience with primary sources and receive compensation at a rate competitive with similar on-campus employment options. Positions are for a limited duration of 1 semester- approximately 12-15 weeks (Summer). Essential Functions: Under guidance of archival supervisor, the fellow will: Process manuscript/ archival collections following national standards and best practices. Survey archival collections and appraise their archival value to determine the need for permanence. Write a processing work-plan identifying the series arrangement in a collection. Sort and arrange the collection based on the identified series. Re-house the collection identifying items requiring conservation work. Label and number folders and boxes. Create inventory at item, folder or box level - depending on collection. Complete all components of the finding aid including front matter, a biographical history or an organizational history, scope and content note, series description, and folder - level containing listing. Enter data into Archivists' Toolkit (or similar archival software) for finding aid production. Required Qualifications: Enrolled students at The Claremont Colleges with academic interests in arts and design, humanities, social sciences, or archival work. Preferred Experience Summary: Reading knowledge of a second language- Spanish, Russian, German, French. Required Knowledge and Critical Skills: Demonstrated