Archives Temp Intern
Sul Ross State University
Internship
On-site
Del Rio, Texas, United States
Primary Responsibilities
This temporary intern project at the Archives of the Big Bend ( ABB ) will revolve around the complete processing of the Don Burgess Collection, including rehousing, assessments, finding-aid creation, and long-term digitization and/or outreach plans for the collection. The purpose of this project is two-fold. First, it offers the opportunity to process a complex collection from beginning (box-listing and condition assessment) to “end” (publication of the finding aid and development of long-term plans for the collection). Secondly, it allows the Archives a much-needed second pair of eyes and hands to evaluate the secondary value of the collection, process the collection, and make it searchable and available to researchers much sooner than our current workflow and staff availability allows. The project breaks down into three phases (4weeks, 4 weeks, and 2 weeks). The first takes place onsite and consists of reviewing our donor-created inventory of the collection and comparing it to the boxed contents through folder-level box lists. While doing so, the employee will be assessing the condition of the materials, any risks or special housing needed, and assessing the collection’s secondary value to potential researchers and the Archive’s existing collections insofar as addressing known the employee is particularly targeting, and will gain an in-depth and holistic understanding of the daily considerations, decisions, and tasks necessary when appraising and processing a new collection.
Other Information
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing. Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/ The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu
This temporary intern project at the Archives of the Big Bend ( ABB ) will revolve around the complete processing of the Don Burgess Collection, including rehousing, assessments, finding-aid creation, and long-term digitization and/or outreach plans for the collection. The purpose of this project is two-fold. First, it offers the opportunity to process a complex collection from beginning (box-listing and condition assessment) to “end” (publication of the finding aid and development of long-term plans for the collection). Secondly, it allows the Archives a much-needed second pair of eyes and hands to evaluate the secondary value of the collection, process the collection, and make it searchable and available to researchers much sooner than our current workflow and staff availability allows. The project breaks down into three phases (4weeks, 4 weeks, and 2 weeks). The first takes place onsite and consists of reviewing our donor-created inventory of the collection and comparing it to the boxed contents through folder-level box lists. While doing so, the employee will be assessing the condition of the materials, any risks or special housing needed, and assessing the collection’s secondary value to potential researchers and the Archive’s existing collections insofar as addressing known the employee is particularly targeting, and will gain an in-depth and holistic understanding of the daily considerations, decisions, and tasks necessary when appraising and processing a new collection.
Other Information
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing. Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/ The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu