I have enjoyed reading and learned much from the posts regarding History versus Library degrees, etc. I come from a different perspective entirely. I do not have a Masters degree in either, yet I rely on my history BA and what I have learned first as a Student Assistant, then from undergraduate Archival classes, as well as through various Archival Processing positions. I also rely on conferences and workshops as well as on-line resources (this listserv included as invaluable!) to provide continuing education. At this point I have been free-lancing successfully, working occasionally for an educational institution, the National Wildlife Service, and many local museums and historical societies. This has suited my limited time schedule (family health issues), but I look forward to the day when I can financially afford to obtain a Masters degree and/or certification.
Robin Kennedy
Project Archivist
PO Box 100
Alpha, MI 49902
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"We are God's children, and if we ever got that through our heads thoroughly and understood that completely, we would never do a small thing, we could never say a cross word. We would not use bad language. We would not criticize anybody. We would love everyone the way the Savior loves us."
Marjorie Pay Hinkley