The IHS is looking for our next Paper Archivist! Our archives are housed at the Eastman School of Music, but you don't need to be geographically located near there to hold this position. We are grateful to Peggy Moran for her years of service in this role, and her gracious offer to help with the transition to answer questions and guide our new archivist through the process.
The official description of this role states:
- (The Archivist is) responsible for maintenance-level processing of all archival materials and for administering the Records Management Policy.
- (The Archivist is) appointed by the Advisory Council (AC) according to IHS Hiring Policies, to solicit, receive, weed, process, and transport materials according to the current IHS Records Management Policy. The Archivist may also, at his or her discretion, recommend changes to this Policy, which must be approved by the IHS AC, and which, after approval, will be communicated to the Archive location Head of Special Collections. The Archivist will report annually to the IHS AC, with a copy of same to the Head of Special Collections.
- Once materials have been weeded and transported to the Archive location, the Head of Special Collections (or designee) will assume full responsibility for oversight of the IHS Archive, including any additional maintenance-level processing of all archival materials, administering the IHS Records Management Policy, and ensuring compliance with all provisions of the current agreement as enacted, together with any revisions that may be effected at any time.
If you have any questions, please ask! Interested? Send inquiries and/or a resume and cover letter to exec-director@hornsociety.org by June 15, 2023.
