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"Reflection of Mt. McKinley on Wonder Lake in Denali National Park, Alaska, circa 1988." Randy Brandon Collection, Anchorage Museum, B2016.019.06458.036.04.04.
"Bridge across Hess Creek Canyon, leading the the Hartley house, circa 1885." George Fox University Photographs. GFU.01.09. George Fox University Archives. Murdock Library. George Fox University.
Unknown, "Students in Airplane, 1946." Linfield College Archives Photograph Collection. Image. Submission 113.
"Dr. Henry Fielding Reed leading a Mazama party down the soon-to-be-named Reed Glacier on Mount Hood, 1901." Mazama Library and Historical Collections, VM1993.020 Mt Hood, 1901.
Oregon Metro Archives.
"Deputy Seth Davidson rides his motorcycle up Beacon Rock on March 18, 1930. From the records of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office." Multnomah County Archives.
"Mount Hood from Lost Lake, circa 1910." Kiser Photo Co. photographs, Org. Lot 140, bb000223, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
“University of Oregon Medical School football team, 1894,” OHSU Digital Commons, accessed August 16, 2018.
"Old Fort Road Campus, circa 1950s," University Archives, Oregon Institute of Technology.
"Belle Bloom Gevurtz, Sarah Goodman, Ophelia Goodman, Helen Goodman, Lillian Heldfond, and Ann Zaik at Cannon Beach, circa 1914," Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, OJM2996.
"Men repairing the dome of Congregation Beth Israel building on NW Flanders St., designed in 1925 by Herman Brookman, 1981," Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, OJM9966.
"View of OAC from Lower Campus, 1909." Oregon State University Archives and Special Collections.
"Woman with Child, n.d.," C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana. Joseph Henry Sharp Photograph Collection.
"Green Lake Park, 1985." Seattle Arts Commission. [Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
"Aerial view of Century 21 World's Fair, 1962." City Light Negatives, Seattle Municipal Archives.
"PH037_b089_S00208," Angelus Studio photographs, 1880s-1940s, University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.
"Students studying in the library, University of Washington, circa 1908-1909," Arthur Dean University of Washington Photograph Album, PH Coll 903, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Asahel Curtis, "Forest ranger cabin in the Olympic National Forest in the Elwha Valley, 1924." Conservation Department, Planning and Development division, Lantern Slide Shows, Washington State Archives.
Asahel Curtis, "Stacking alfalfa hay near Grandview, circa 1925." Conservation Department, Planning and Development division, Lantern Slide Shows, Washington State Archives.
"Inauguration of Governor Ferry, November 11, 1889." Rogers (photographer), Inauguration of Governor Ferry Photographs, 1889, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives.
Asahel Curtis, "Yakima Pears." Washington State Library collection of photographs by Asahel Curtis, circa 1920-1940 (MS 0544-29).
"Student in Professor Frank Chalfant's Phonetics Laboratory," 1912. The lab was an early precursor to today's Foreign Language Lab. Washington State University Lantern Slides collection.
Bill Phillips, "Wheel Shop employees in Livingston during the last days of Livingston BN Shops," Park County." Yellowstone Gateway Museum.

Jobs in the Northwest

Required elements for submitting a job to NWA:

As of May 16, 2019 NWA has adopted the NWA Policy for Acceptable Job Postings. Please review the policy to learn what required elements are needed for a successful job post. The following three rules must be adhered to for job postings to be shared on the NWA website and through NWA social media channels:

  1. NWA will only post jobs, internships, and volunteer positions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
  2. Positions must have a salary or salary range listed.
  3. Unpaid positions are discouraged. If an internship is unpaid then it must adhere to the United States Department of Labor's Internship Programs Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and follow the Society of American Archivists' Best Practices for Internships as a Component of Graduate Archival Education. Volunteer positions must follow the Society of American Archivists' Best Practices for Volunteers in Archives.

If the job post is found to be in violation of the US Labor laws, or is otherwise in violation of professional best practices, the organization will be notified and the job post will be rejected. 

Some job postings may be edited to condense the length of the text, so please include links to the full post. 

Guidelines and resources to help craft a successful job post: 

To learn more about what elements to include for a successful job announcement, please read NWA's Guidelines to Help Craft a Successful Job Post. If the job announcement is missing one or more elements, the organization will be notified and publishing of the job announcement on NWA's website will be delayed until a corrected version is received.

Best Practices for Archival Term Positions: written by the Term Labor Best Practices Working Group, this document presents best practices for administrators, hiring managers, and supervisors to put into action when planning for and employing archival term positions. At the foundation of this document is the recognition that temporary labor is detrimental to employees, as well as to sustainable and holistic collection stewardship. 

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  • 28 Sep 2023 9:42 AM | Melissa Pomeroy (Administrator)

    at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks

    Open Date: August 28, 2023

    Library Technician 4

    Do you have a keen eye for detail and a knack for organization? Are you passionate about preserving history? Do you love bringing order to chaos? Are you interested in working in Alaska? If that sounds like you, we’d love to talk to you.

    Apply to join our team as a Processing and Collections Management Assistant at the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives at University of Alaska Fairbanks. In this full-time onsite position, you'll play a crucial role in the in-take, organization, processing, and management of paper and audio-visual archival collections.

    Your responsibilities will include intake of new collections as well as sorting, organizing, and storing materials according to established archival standards. With a keen eye for details, you'll input and manage metadata for archival materials, improving discoverability and access through our cataloging systems and archival management software, Archivera.

    To excel in this role, you should possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with data entry and file management tools is necessary. A high level of accuracy while undertaking repetitive work is crucial for success. While not required, knowledge of basic archival principles is highly valued. However, we’re happy to train the right person. If you love data entry, adore paperwork wrangling, are extremely detail-oriented, and want to get literally “hands-on with history,” we’d love to talk to you about this amazing opportunity to join our team.

    This could be a great position for a detail loving person who wants to get a start in Archives work here at the Alaska and Polar Collections & Archives.

    Required Qualifications:

    • Associate’s degree in related field and one year’s experience in relevant field (e.g., information science, museum studies, records management, etc.), or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
    Preferred Qualifications:
    • Knowledge of basic archival principles, practices, and standards.
    • Familiarity with archival processing techniques, including arrangement, description, and preservation of archival materials.
    • Experience working with archival cataloging systems or archival management software (e.g., ArchivEra, OCLC, SirsiDynix, etc).
    • Three or more years’ experience working with complex data-entry or file management systems.
    • Experience with office management and high level administrative support work.
    • Bachelor's degree in related fields (e.g., communications, political science, history, etc.).

    For more information on specific duties, benefits, and to apply: https://careers.alaska.edu/en-us/job/525530/processing-collections-management-assistant


  • 28 Sep 2023 9:41 AM | Melissa Pomeroy (Administrator)

    The Journal of Western Archives is seeking a new managing editor. The managing editor is responsible for the overall quality of the intellectual content of the journal and works closely with the editorial board to ensure that the needs of the professional community (including the journal’s four regional sponsors) in the western United States are met. If you are interested in this position, please submit a CV and a letter of interest to journal director Gordon Daines at gordon_daines@byu.edu by Tuesday September 5th, 2023 at 5:00 pm MST. The successful applicant will assume their duties on January 1st, 2024 and receive a yearly honorarium of $500.00. The initial term will be for three years with the opportunity to renew once.


    Job Description

    The Editor is responsible for the overall quality of the intellectual content of the journal and for overseeing the review process to ensure it is thorough, fair, and timely. The Editor is responsible for upholding the mission and scope of the journal and for selecting papers that provide new, original, and important contributions to knowledge.

    Responsibilities

    1. The Editor oversees the mission and scope of the journal in consultation with the journal director and the editorial board.
      1. The Editor ensures that the papers published are consistent with the editorial mission.
      2. The Editor works with the journal director and the editorial board to determine if thematic issues should be published. The Editor identifies and invites potential guest editors for these issues.
      3. The Editor works with the technical editor/layout specialist to ensure that content is visually appealing and readable.
    2. The Editor is responsible for overseeing the peer review process.
      1. The Editor selects editorial board members to shepherd potential articles and case studies through the peer review process.
      2. The Editor and assigned editorial board members will use the BePress platform to conduct the editorial review process.
      3. The Editor will review the feedback from peer reviewers and the assigned editorial board member and will make the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles and case studies.
      4. The Editor will ensure that the peer review process is completed in a timely way and that authors receive constructive feedback about papers submitted.
    3. The Editor is responsible for overseeing the copyediting process
      1. The Editor will work with the journal’s contract copyeditor to ensure that articles and case studies are copyedited in a timely fashion.
      2. The Editor has final authority on all copyediting decisions.
    4. The Editor will seek opportunities to promote the journal.
      1. The Editor will seek to speak at conferences and other events about the purpose and values of the journal, inviting potential contributors to consider submitting papers to the journal.
      2. The Editor will encourage editorial board members to speak at conferences and other events about the purpose and values of the journal, inviting potential contributors to consider submitting papers to the journal.

    Qualifications

    Required

    • Excellent oral and written communications skills
    • Must have the technical capacity to work in a fully electronic environment
    • Experience in conducting and writing research, sufficient to enable the individual to solicit and select research that will result in a high-quality publication that addresses the diverse interest of the readership
    • Dynamic, self-motivated individual
    • Ability to delegate
    • Strong organizational skills
    • Ability to set and meet firm deadlines
    • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment

    Preferred

    • Experience with the peer review process as both a peer reviewer and an author
    • Membership in one of the four sponsoring regional associations (Conference of Intermountain Archivists, Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists, the Society of California Archivists, or the Northwest Archivists, Inc.
    • Familiarity with and ability to use the Chicago Manual of Style


  • 28 Sep 2023 9:41 AM | Melissa Pomeroy (Administrator)

    University of Washington: Academic Personnel: University Libraries  

    Seattle, WA, United States  

    Open Date  

    Jul 21, 2023   

    Full job posting: https://apply.interfolio.com/127539

    THE POSITION: 

    The University of Washington Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections (ADDC). The successful candidate will be a leader with experience, bold ideas, and the collaborative and political skills to implement them. Reporting to the Dean of University Libraries, the Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections (ADDC) serves on the Libraries Cabinet, bringing their vision and expertise to the systemwide leadership of the Libraries. The ADDC has direct responsibility for administration of the Distinctive Collections (DC) portfolio, consisting of the Special Collections department and the International Studies unit. The ADDC will provide leadership for DC curators, librarians, and staff, and ensure that DC personnel have both the skills and tools necessary to develop and support 21st-century activities and services for Distinctive Collections.  

    The Special Collections department includes collections and services for book arts and rare books, Pacific Northwest history, historical visual and audiovisual materials, the institutional archives of the University of Washington, the Labor Archives of Washington, and the UW Ethnomusicology Archives. Special Collections has a current staff of 17, including temporary staff. The International Studies unit, with a staff of six, manages collections and subject expertise to support Near East, Slavic and Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia international studies. 

    This position is not tenure eligible.

    BENEFITS 

    Librarians are academic personnel and participate in the University of Washington Retirement Plan on a matching basis. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment. Vacation is accrued at the rate of 26 working days per year; sick leave at the rate of 12 working days per year. No state or local income tax. 

    SALARY 

    The base salary range for this position will be $10,000-$11,500 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. An Administrative Stipend will be established at the time of appointment. Other compensation associated with this position may include a relocation incentive payment and a moving allowance.  

    Qualifications  

    Required 

    • Graduate degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association or an equivalent graduate library science/information studies degree. 

    • At least 8 years of successful post-MLS library experience including at least 5 years managerial and leadership experience within special collections in an academic or research library. 

    • Demonstrated strong, effective managerial and organizational skills with an ability to lead and motivate library staff at all levels with energy, creativity, compassion, and affinity for productive ambiguity. 

    • Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workforce, in the management of collections, and in the provision of services.  

    • Knowledge of current and emerging trends, issues, workflows, standards, and best practices in the management of special collections, with a strong commitment to user-centered design of services and collections. 

    • Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a collaborative management environment and to function effectively as a member of a leadership team. 

    • Experience with budget development and financial management of a variety of funding sources (e.g., state, tuition, self-sustaining, grants, gifts, and endowments). 

    • Experience working with donors and developing external funding opportunities. Knowledge of regulations and compliance requirements for non-cash gifts and sponsored programs.  

    • Experience in physical and digital infrastructure planning and development for special collections. Experience with space management for large collections. 

    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

    Preferred 

    • Experience with international studies or area studies collections. 

    • Experience working with Indigenous individuals and groups, and an understanding of issues surrounding Indigenous material in archival collections. 

    • Experience working with community stakeholder groups and community advisory committees. 

    • Experience with Atlas Systems and Aeon workflow software for special collections and archives. 

    • Experience with the Lean process or Agile project management. 

    • Experience working and supervising in a union environment.

    Apply Now  


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