Archival Assistant The Menil Collection is seeking an archival assistant to support the overall operations of the Menil Archives and provide administrative assistance to the Archivist. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: management of departmental written and telephone communications and clerical duties, including scheduling meetings and appointments with staff and outside patrons for reference requests, ordering and maintaining inventory of archival materials and supplies, and accounting; management of patron requests, which includes research, photocopying archival materials, maintaining patron forms and files, and recording statistics; assistance with grant writing; organization and maintenance of archival records, which includes sorting documents and maintaining box content lists, organizing files and database inventory for Film and Media Collection; maintaining archival databases, which includes analyzing records to create finding aids. Considered one of the most important privately assembled collections of the twentieth century, The Menil Collection houses approximately 16,000 paintings, sculptures, and prints, drawings, photographs, and rare books. Masterpieces from antiquity, Byzantium and the medieval period, the cultures of Africa, Oceania, and the American Pacific Northwest and the twentieth century, including significant surrealist holdings, are particularly well represented. The Menil Archives contains Menil Foundation and museum departmental records, a Film and Media Collection, and Special Collections. A bacheloršs degree in art or art history, information science, library science, or a related field and knowledge of information systems and digital records technology strongly preferred. At least two years of general office or library/archives experience with clerical and research skills, writing and verbal communication skills, and organizational and interpersonal skills. Experience using Macintosh computer systems and software, including Microsoft Word and FileMaker Pro systems. Ability to lift forty-pound boxes and climb ladders for retrieval of materials. Salary and benefits competitive and commensurate with experience. Please send resume and cover letter to: Menil Archives, The Menil Collection, 1511 Branard Street, Houston, Texas 77006; fax 713 525 9476. EOE. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>