Reliant Medical Group/Historical Archiving/Evaluate Material

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Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Arrange, describe, archives; manuscripts; photographs; maps; drawings; newspapers; oral histories; film; and similar materials.
• Evaluate determine the appropriateness of the material.
• Sort and arrange archival materials; clean archival objects and perform minor conservation; remove detrimental objects from the collection; unfold and clean documents; place archival documents into acid-free folders and containers.
• Develop procedures for processing, storing and keeping records of documentary materials.
• Develop aids such as card catalogs, registers, series descriptions, inventories, and guides which explain the history, scope, content, and arrangement of the collections.
• Prepare and catalog photographs for archival storage.
• Conduct biographical and historical research.
• Provide training and leadership to other volunteers and employees.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed may necessarily be performed by each individual holding this classification.

Knowledge of:

• Historical research methods and techniques.
• Archival preservation, conservation, and restoration techniques.
• Archival appraisal methods and procedures.
• Archival records management.
• Methods used to exhibit or store museum artifacts.

Ability to:

• Evaluate and describe historical material.
• Develop procedures for accessing historical information.
• Prepare historical material for exhibition or storage.
• Communicate clearly, orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.