New Jersey - Eastern Pennsylvania - Delaware HERC

Job Summary/Basic Function:

• Organizes and catalogs donations of documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts/objects (such as t-shirts, buttons, and banners). Stores physical donations in archival quality folders and boxes for long-term preservation. Saves digital donations, (such as pdf documents, digital photographs, and digital video files), to dedicated server space. Follows existing local standards for organization and preservation work.
• Scans or digitally photographs paper documents, print photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts/objects. Uploads scans/digital photographs to a digital archives website for public use. Writes descriptions for and assigns subject terms for posted items to assist patrons in finding and making use of items in the digital archives.
• Assists in creating exhibits by conducting research using the LGBT History Project collection. Identifies a story to tell in consultation with Special Collections Librarian and LGBT History Project Chair and chooses documents, images, and objects to display in order to tell that story. Writes exhibit labels for a general audience that convey a story and describe the documents, images, and objects on display. Assists with the layout and setup of long-term or pop-up physical exhibits.
• Assists with outreach by drafting text and selecting images for a member of the History Project team to post on social media accounts. Will have the opportunity to assist with other publicity efforts by drafting text and choosing images for email distribution, newsletters, flyers, posters, or releases to the media. Assist with planning events such as receptions, pop-up exhibits, panel discussions, and workshops in collaboration with Special Collections Librarian, LGBT History Project Chair, and volunteers/employees of the LGBT Center of Central PA. Will have the opportunity to represent the LGBT History Project at events, meetings, or conferences in Central PA as scheduling permits.
• Transcribes oral history interviews with current or former residents of Central PA who volunteer to share their stories. Will have the opportunity to conduct interviews with all training and equipment provided.
• Assists in responding to requests about the History Project collections. Request might come from general public (local and global); volunteers/employees of the LGBT Center; and Dickinson College students, faculty, and administrators.

Department: Library Services

Preferred Qualifications:

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About Dickinson College

Known for its innovative curriculum, Dickinson is a highly selective, private liberal-arts college. One of the nation's oldest colleges, and named in honor of a signer of the U.S. Constitution, Dickinson became the first college chartered in the newly recognized United States in September 1783. Dickinson has just under 900 full and part-time employees - administrators, faculty and staff - and its 144-acre campus is populated by students from 43 U.S. states and territories and 40 foreign countries. More than half of students study abroad through the school's 50 programs in 24 countries on six continents. Dickinson is recognized as a leader among institutions committed to sustainability and green initiatives and is continually recognized by such groups as the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sierra Club, Sustainable Endowments Institute, Princeton Review and Second Nature. Dickinson's stunning campus - featuring beautiful landscaping and buildings made of limestone - is located in the heart of the historic central Pennsylvania town of Carlisle, a key marker in Civil War activity. Founded in 1751, Carlisle, named a "most livable city" by Forbes, i...s a cosmopolitan town of 20,000 people, nestled between mountains that have long been a destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The Appalachian Trail and several mountain lakes are within easy reach of the campus, as are Hershey Park and historic Gettysburg. The town is a transportation hub linked by highway, rail and air to prominent East Coast cities, with driving times that make these cities readily accessible: Harrisburg, 20 minutes; Gettysburg, 30 minutes; Baltimore, 90 minutes; Washington, D.C., two hours; Philadelphia, two hours; New York, three hours; Pittsburgh, four hours. Dickinson takes pride in its campus wellness and professional development programs, offering an array of opportunities to faculty and staff.

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