Experience

Massachusetts Archives

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reference Archivist

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Image Archive Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  Provided on-site and remote reference and support for all digital images and metadata housed in the Radiology film library. Provided on-site and remote reference and support for all digital images and metadata housed in the Radiology film library.



TUPPER LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Project Archivist

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Serve as reference archivist for the collections assisting both in-person and remote researchers. • Digitize and create metadata for the entire historic photographs collection while adhering to the FADGI guidelines– over 5,000 photos. • Work closely with New York Digital Heritage to make the photographs accessible on their website. • Serve as the library’s archives subject specialist and provide knowledge/best practices advice when necessary. • Assess and coordinate the intake of new accessions to the archive. • Track statistics of archival collections usage. • Write weekly blog posts that highlighted materials in the library’s various collections and promoted the materials to the Tupper Lake community. • Train staff and local museum employees and hosted two presentations covering archival theory, best practices, care and handling, preservation, and reference services. • Independently surveyed, arranged, and wrote a DACS-compliant finding aid for the library’s entire historic photographs collection, which includes prints, contact sheets, and negatives – approximately 16 linear feet. • Independently surveyed, arranged, and wrote DACS-compliant finding aids for the library’s vertical files, Moody Family Papers, newspapers, institutional records, microfilm and map collection –approximately 20 linear feet. • Rehoused the entire map collection in custom mylar sleeves – approximately 200 maps. • Rehoused the entire photograph collection, paying close attention to archival preservation practices by placing materials in mylar sleeves, appropriate folders, and boxes. • Prepared a general collection policy, as well as reference, reproduction, digitization, and accession policies. • Produced permission to reproduce and publish forms, as well as deed of gift and loan agreement forms. • Planned and coordinated the Archives Open House to advocate for the collections and generate community interest in the repository. Show less



UHAB

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Archivist/Oral Historian

  • Nov 2019 - Jun 2020

  ● Planned, conducted, transcribed, and processed four interviews for the UHAB oral history collection ● Synchronized audio files with transcripts in the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) application, which significantly increased accessibility to the collection ● Selected archival material for use in UHAB exhibit, “Building for Us: Stories of Homesteading and Cooperative Housing,” at Interference Archive ● Planned, conducted, transcribed, and processed four interviews for the UHAB oral history collection ● Synchronized audio files with transcripts in the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) application, which significantly increased accessibility to the collection ● Selected archival material for use in UHAB exhibit, “Building for Us: Stories of Homesteading and Cooperative Housing,” at Interference Archive



New York University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - May 2020

  ● Provided on-site and remote reference services: Conducted brief and lengthy reference interviews, approved and scheduled research appointments, directed researchers to materials, assisted patrons with navigating available technology, finding aids, ArchivesSpace, Aeon, and the NYU library catalog. ● Retrieved and tracked collections with Aeon. ● Prioritized collections for digitization and/or rehousing. ● Digitized periodicals, manuscripts, and photographs. ● Coordinated the delivery and retrieval of off-site collections. ● Wrote blog posts for the “Archivists Angle” ● Arranged and described three collections: New York University Archives Collection of the Commerce Bulletin (14 linear feet), New York University Library Accession Books (9.6 linear feet), New York University Financial Ledgers (48.3 linear feet) ● Wrote the processing plan for the Ellen Aug Lytle Papers (3.25 linear feet, including journals, magazines, and slides/negatives) ● Assisted with the installation and de-installation of an exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in the NYU Bobst Library: Created spread sheet to track the movement of exhibit materials, installed materials in display cases, rehoused materials in stack locations. ● Assisted with relocating the entire University Archives from the tenth floor of Bobst library to the third floor. Show less



Brooklyn Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reference Assistant

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  ● Provided on-site and remote reference services: Conducted brief and lengthy reference interviews, directed researchers to materials, physically retrieved materials, assisted patrons with navigating available technology, finding aids, ArchivesSpace, and PastPerfect. ● Provided on-site and remote reference services: Conducted brief and lengthy reference interviews, directed researchers to materials, physically retrieved materials, assisted patrons with navigating available technology, finding aids, ArchivesSpace, and PastPerfect.



New York Philharmonic

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Processing Archivist

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  ● Arranged and described the Lillian Libman Collection of Igor Stravinsky (5.5 linear feet, including administrative papers, ephemera, and photographs) ● Independently coordinated the transfer of the Lillian Libman Collection of Igor Stravinsky to the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland ● Arranged and described the Ernest Schelling Papers (19 linear feet, including posters, letters, and photographs) ● Arranged and described the Lillian Libman Collection of Igor Stravinsky (5.5 linear feet, including administrative papers, ephemera, and photographs) ● Independently coordinated the transfer of the Lillian Libman Collection of Igor Stravinsky to the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland ● Arranged and described the Ernest Schelling Papers (19 linear feet, including posters, letters, and photographs)



The Fulbright Program

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

  ● Assisted with English and German language instruction to elementary students of German and immigrant backgrounds. ● Led an American culture/English practice club for German adults. ● Assisted with English and German language instruction to elementary students of German and immigrant backgrounds. ● Led an American culture/English practice club for German adults.



Baltimore City, Department of General Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Historic Properties Associate

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

  ● Coordinated facilities maintenance and capital projects of city-owned historic buildings ● Met regularly with tenants of properties, discussed capital projects, building repairs, and resolved City-Tenant problems ● Served as recording and corresponding secretary for the War Memorial Commission, including preparing meeting minutes and coordinating all meeting dates and times ● Curated first floor exhibit at War Memorial, including accessioning new materials and coordinating traveling exhibit loans from various institutions ● Processed rental revenue for the City of Baltimore ● Gathered and analyzed department phone data to develop and propose future budget savings Show less



U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reference Assistant

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  ● Provided on-site and remote reference services ● Prepared quotes for reproduction requests ● Provided on-site and remote reference services ● Prepared quotes for reproduction requests