Rhode Island Black Heritage Society Project Archivist Job Description
The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society (RIBHS) seeks to preserve the RIBHS’ 3000 cubic feet archival collection of documents, manuscripts, photographs, digital files, material culture, film, and sound recordings spanning nearly two centuries, from the colonial period to the 20th century. RIBHS interprets and promotes the history of African heritage and Indigenous people through various exhibitions, programming, and policy initiatives. Signature programming for RIBHS includes BirthRIte RI, a program focused on Junior and Senior High School students in Rhode Island; Creative Survival, the story of perseverance by African and Indigenous communities and the Van Horne Center for Racial Equity, a think tank focused on policy and the African communities of Rhode Island.
The RIBHS collection's materials range from Antiquarian books, African American church records, Philanthropic organizations, and the papers of numerous figures in the history of African Heritage in the State of Rhode Island. This position is new, and in previous years, standard archival practices were not followed in the packing and storing of RIBHS materials. For example, in a folder serving as a source reference for a walking tour of Providence, Rhode Island were original papers connected to a 1955 workshop conducted by Thurgood Marshall.
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree in library science, history, or related field with a specialization or significant coursework in archives, OR graduate degree in any field with demonstrated knowledge of archives, such as Certified Archivist status or post-graduate training. Current graduate students who have made significant progress towards a degree are encouraged to apply.
Skills and abilities:
Experience providing public access to original cultural heritage resources through cataloging, reference, research or teaching.
Demonstrated ability to research historical subjects, remain abreast of research and academic trends, and learn and apply evolving professional descriptive standards.
Knowledge of or experience with standard archival principles and practices, especially metadata standards (DACS, EAD, LCSH) and best practices for processing analog and digital collections
Experience with Archives Space or other archives collections management software
Ability to lift boxes weighing up to 40 lbs.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience working in college/university archives
Experience conducting research in archival collections
Experience working with users in archives or libraries, or other customer service experience
Commitment to issues surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion
Compensation:
It is 30-35 hours a week. Salary range is 60-65k.
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