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Dear all, Please find below details of a job opportunity in Gloucestershire. If interested, please contact Mr Philip Eddell as indicated in the particulars. Best wishes, Judith Curthoys *Job Description – Archivist** * *Job Title - Archivist* *Location Gloucestershire/M4 Corridor* Terms/Hours of Work Flexible, this might be a fixed term position and could potentially suit a freelance. Description To create a private family archive for the preservation of papers, designs and products for a well known family/brand. Responsibilities - Evaluate records for preservation and retention - some may be fragile and need careful handling, repair or conservation; - Arrange the acquisition and retrieval of records; - Catalogue collections and manage information and records; - Liaise with the donor family and depositors of archives; - Respond to enquiries from the family and other users; - Advise users on how best to access, use and interpret archives; - Prepare record-keeping systems and procedures for archival research and for the retention or destruction of records; - Maintain user-friendly, computer-aided search systems; - Promote your work through exhibitions, presentations, talks and visits; - Identify ways of protecting and preserving collections; - Advise on the ongoing organisation and storage of material. Salary/Benefits Competitive, by negotiation, this is a new role so according to ability and experience. Commencement Date To be confirmed. Application Process: please reply with an up to date CV to Philip Eddell. Email: [log in to unmask] -- .................................................. Judith Curthoys, MSt, DAA, PGCertArchHist Archivist Christ Church, Oxford, OX1 1DP 01865 276171 [log in to unmask] Please note that the archives will be closed during September 2017. 'The Cardinal's College: Christ Church Chapter and Verse' was published in March 2012. This is the first new full history of Christ Church since Henry Thompson's 1900 contribution to the College Histories series. The book is available through selected bookshops, on Amazon, and through the college's website: www.chch.ox.ac.uk Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra