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From: "Overholt, John" <overholt(a)fas.harvard.edu>
Lake Conservator for Houghton Library
Reporting to the Preservation Librarian for Houghton Library, the
incumbent serves as book conservator for Houghton Library. The
Conservator treats a broad range of rare books and manuscripts (bound
and unbound).
Typical duties are:
* Serves as the conservator for Houghton Library, HCL's main
repository for special collections
* Treats the Library's book and paper collections, on site and
at the Weissman Preservation Center
* Examines, specifies treatments in consultation with
curators, and treats bound and flat collection materials, including
rare cloth, paper, parchment, and leather bindings, parchment text
blocks, and manuscripts with iron gall ink
* Reviews and treats materials for the Library's use-driven
Quick Repair program, patron requested photography orders, and
exhibitions
* Reviews, treats, and prepares materials for loans, including
constructing enclosures for crating, condition checking, organizing
and packing materials for transit, couriering, installing, and
deinstalling
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree and a graduate degree in conservation required
* Two years of experience working in a rare book conservation
facility or extended, formal apprenticeship under a conservator
required
* The incumbent must have a strong knowledge of the history of
book structure; and bookbinding, printing, writing, and papermaking
materials and techniques
* Working knowledge of chemistry and materials science;
disaster planning, response, and mitigation
Please note that we will be accepting applications until Friday,
January 7, 2011. To see full job description and apply, please submit
a cover letter and resume to: Harvard Employment
Site<https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?jobId=760…
For salary range, see grade 056 here:
http://www.employment.harvard.edu/benefits/compensation/index.shtml
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
John Overholt
Assistant Curator
The Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson/
Early Modern Books and Manuscripts
Houghton Library
Harvard University
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