Would anyone like to join a roundtable/panel discussion of how to resist burnout during a job search? If so, please contact:

Marissa Hiller

Archivist

Marissacantuhiller@gmail.com

Working Title : “Resisting Burnout: Or How Not to Go Insane During a Job Search.”

Searching for jobs can be stressful and as archivists we’re often encouraged to keep move forward to find the perfect match. Using the format of a panel discussion or round table participants will share their experience of self-care (or not!) during a job search. Afterwards we will break into a larger group discussion and come up with self-care methods to put in place. 

Join the Annual Meeting of the Polk County Historical Society in Rickreall on Saturday, January 19th at 1:30 pm. Highlights include a keynote address by Tom Branigar about his time working at the Eisenhower Library. January is the 100th anniversary of the death of President Theodore Roosevelt who helped set up the filing system that is currently used in the White House. 

For more information, see www.polkcountyhistoricalsociety.org

Craft + Brew with the Washington State Historical Society

December 6, 2018. 7-10PM.
Get your tickets online today!
 
Not only is this your last chance to see the exhibition Make/Do, it’s also your last chance to fit in a History After Hours event in 2018! Try your hand at many different maker projects as well as taste a variety of beers crafted by breweries throughout the state.  Learn about each style of craft beer along with its historical significance to the area while creating your own works of art. You can even make your own wrapping paper to share your works as holiday gifts! 

21+ program
$20 pre-registration, $25 at the door.

Now Accepting Submissions for The Sound Archivist, email: seattle.area.archivists@gmail.com with anything you'd like to contribute!

Wednesday, December 5th

Optimism Brewing
6pm-8pm

Join us at Optimism Brewing for some informal chatter and Winter ales. 

Original Post: http://www.spokanetribe.com/job-description?id=1016

STOI GOV: COLLECTIONS MANAGER

SUMMARY:  The collections manager is under the direct supervision of the Preservation Manager, and is responsible for the day to day management, supervision and curation of tribal and federally owned collections, associated records, photographs and other archival materials received and held at the STI preservation repository.  This position will have daily supervision over the assistant collections manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Protection and preservation of museum objects
• Monitor and record environmental data (% RH, temperature, dust and gaseous pollution,  and/or other inherent vice on a daily basis
• Oversee/supervises of assistant Collections Manager
• Inspects and records the conditions of the objects
• Facilitate the annual physical inventory of all objects as per Bureau of Reclamation policies and procedures
• Participates in information gathering for the collections management report due at the end of  the year, as one of the BPA/BOR management task (task numbers will change each fiscal year)
• Administer loan and gift agreements and associated correspondences
• Directs and tracks internal object movement and object handling for loaned collections and permanent collections
• Assists/monitors researchers and contractors in the collections storage area
• Plans and executes collections care, and minimal facility management for the collections building
• Supervise and trains staff on collections procedure
• Assists with background historical research for on/off reservation projects
• Able to assist the Principal Investigator with their field season when needed
• Communication and organizations skills to oversee and implement programs that work with individual, local, state and federal organizations

 SPECIAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

•  Working knowledge of standard museum collections management practices and procedures,  including object handling and cataloguing
• Experience using collections database, especially Re-discovery Proficio, and digital imaging equipment and photography techniques
• Experience with audio/visual collections
• Communication and organizational skills to oversee and implement programs that work with individuals, local, state, and federal organizations
• Proficient with personal computers and associated software (e.g. Microsoft Office, social media, collections databases)

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

•  Bachelor's degree in museum studies
•  2 years experience working with collections (Native American artifacts, historical artifacts)  and  managing collections in a museum setting
•  Valid Driver’s License, good driving record, tribally insurable 
•  Able to work in various weather conditions; must be able to hike to remote sites if needed

 OTHER: 

•  Education with a focus on Collections Management preferred
•  Tribal repository experience preferred                           

Applications Are Available In The Tribal Human Resources Department

P.O. Box 206, Wellpinit, WA 99040

OR, can be downloaded from our website: www.spokanetribe.com

Contact:  Sabrina McCoy or Andrea Flett

(509) 458-6583, FAX: (509) 458-6556

E-mail: sabrina.mccoy@spokanetribe.com or andrea.flett@spokanetribe.com

Applications Must Be Received In The Human Resources Department No Later Than

4:30 p.m. On The Closing Date

The Spokane Tribe Reserves The Right To Hire According

To Its Indian Preference Policy

Applicants May Be Subject To A Pre-Employment Drug Test

Positions With The Spokane Tribe Are Subject To A 90-Day Orientation

Mapping Student Learning in the Archives

This post comes from Erin Passehl Stoddart, Strategic Projects and Grants Development Librarian, University of Oregon.

Erin Passehl Stoddart, past NWA president and former head of special collections and archives at the University of Idaho, recently wrote a blog post for the Academic Archivist, which is administered by SAA’s College and University Archives Section. The blog post looks at highlighting student worker learning and accomplishments at the administrative level through mapping job duties to professional standards and literacies and to campus learning outcomes. You can read the blog post at: https://academicarchivist.wordpress.com/2018/11/05/mapping-student-learning-in-the-archives/.

1. Accessions, appraises and arranges archival materials according to institutional and professional standards.
2. Describes archival materials according to institutional and professional standards.
3. Works with Director of Archives and Heritage Center to research, develop, implement and review archival policies and practices as needed to ensure currency with professional standards.
4. Clears up project backlogs as needed.
5. Assists in maintaining the Province Archives’ database.
6. Answers research or reference requests as assigned or in absence of Director of Archives and Heritage Center.
7. Assists with coordinating and supervising arrangement and description projects.
8. Updates the Province Archives’ disaster preparedness and recovery plan and assists in monitoring environmental conditions.
9. Maintains statistics to monitor supply levels and to improve collection management functions.
10. Participates in the creation and development of exhibits.
11. Participates in departmental projects such as outreach publications and special events to promote the history of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, U.S.–Ontario Province.
12. Other related duties as needed or directed.

1. Must be supportive of the mission of the Sisters of the Holy Names.
2. Must model SNJM Guiding Values in carrying out work activities and responsibilities.
3. Must be able to respect and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information/
4. Knowledge of archival organization and descriptive standards.
5. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Internet Explorer, etc.  Experience with PastPerfect strongly preferred.
6. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
7. Ability to work independently and as part of a small team.
8. Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a timely manner.  Proven attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.

The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums is developing a national database of directors/lead staff members of Native cultural institutions and programs. Information is sought for Native archives, libraries, museums, cultural centers, historic preservation offices, and language programs. There is an "other" option for cultural institutions or programs not fitting within the defined parameters.

Click on the link to complete information for your organization and then share this message with other cultural institutions and programs so they may be included in the directory.

The latest episodes of the Labor Archives of Washington’s regular segment on the KSVR radio show We Do the Work aired throughout October and at 91.7 FM KSVR (Mount Vernon, Washington) and are now streaming online via KSVR and Public Radio International’s Exchange.

The segment, the second part on the history and legacy of intersectional labor and civil rights organizing of the Northwest Labor Employment and Law Office, including the killing of two cannery worker union leaders in Seattle in 1981. This program features activists Cindy Domingo, Nemesio (Jr) Domingo and Garry Owens and Conor Casey, Labor Archivist for the Labor Archives of Washington.

Listen to the program:

https://exchange.prx.org/pieces/256810-cindy-and-nemesio-jr-domingo-and-garry-owens-le/floating_piece

Also airing We Do The Work: WXOJ (Florence, MA), KOWA (Olympia, WA), WRFI (Ithaca, NY), KIDE (Hoopa Tribe, CA), KVWV (Bellingham, WA), KBFG (Seattle, WA), KNSJ (San Diego, CA), KMRE (Bellingham), Work Force Rising, KCEI (Taos, NM), KODX (Seattle, WA), KGHI (Westport, Grays Harbor, WA), KPPQ (Ventura, CA), KVOY (Norman, OK), KBOG (Bandon, OR), WEFT (Champaign, IL), KRJF (Santa Rosa, CA), KWSI (Grand Junction, CO), and intermittently on KWRK (Fairbanks, AK or Window Rock, AZ), KVGD (Goldendale, WA), KZAX (Bellingham, WA), WRIR (Richmond, VA), KVRF (Palmer, AK), and WXDU (Durham, NC)

Links to Other Episodes in the Series:

1. Labor Archives of Washington Overview
2. Everett Massacre, also called Bloody Sunday, where a confrontation caused 7 to 12 people to be murdered on November 5, 1916.
3. SeaTac Seattle Minimum Wage Campaign and History Project
4. Filipino American Cannery Workers’ Unionism and the Murder of Domingo and Viernes
5. Farmworkers’ History: The Chateau St. Michelle Grape Boycott and the Labor Archives of Washington’s second annual event Preserving Solidarity Forever: Washington State Farmworkers’ Struggles.
6. Images of Labor and Social Justice: The Life and Art of Richard V. Correll
7. Author, Poet, Worker: Carlos Bulosan’s Collections at the Labor Archives of Washington and Eva Urcia’s Quest to Uncover and Preserve Bulosan Family History
8. The Everett Massacre Centennial Commemoration
9. The 1934 Pacific Coast Maritime Strike
10. The Seattle General Strike of 1919 and its Legacy
11. Pablo O’Higgins, Chicano Student Activists, and the Ship Scalers’ Mural Conor Casey, Labor Archivist for the Labor Archives of Washington, Gigi Peterson, Author & Historian, Part 1
12. Pablo O’Higgins, Chicano Student Activists, and the Ship Scalers’ Mural: Conor Casey, Labor Archivist for the Labor Archives of Washington, Gigi Peterson, Author & Historian, Part 2
13. 13.  Conor Casey and Crystal Rodgers, archivists for the Labor Archives of Washington, Part 1 [Crystal Rodgers reports on LAW’s “Women in the Trades Exhibit”]
    
14. Labor Journalist and Activist Anna Louise Strong
15. Seattle labor unionist and labor, peace, feminist activist Irene Hull
16.  “Tyree Scott, Minority Worker Activism in the Building Trades, and Tradeswomen Activism”
17.  “The Centralia Tragedy”
18. LELO and Intersectional Affirmative Action and Civil Rights Labor Organizing (Cindy Domingo, Nemesio Domingo Jr., and Garry Owens), Part 1
19. LELO and Intersectional Affirmative Action and Civil Rights Labor Organizing (Cindy Domingo, Nemesio Domingo Jr., and Garry Owens), Part 2