ARCHIVE CATALOGUER: OLIVER MILLAR ARCHIVE
(6 months’ period, freelance basis)
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art is seeking a professional Archivist to appraise, arrange, repackage, catalogue and make available the material comprising the Oliver Millar Archive.
Sir Oliver Nicholas Millar (1923-2007) was an art historian and curator whose specialism was 17th century British painting. He served in the Royal Household from 1947 becoming Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures (1972-1988). The archive contains Millar's extensive research papers on sixteenth and seventeenth century British painting, especially on the work of Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) and Peter Lely (1618-1680). The most notable aspect of the collection is a series of notebooks, with two volumes of indexes, compiled by Millar between 1945-2006 which document his tours of public and private collections in the UK and abroad.
The archive requires detailed cataloguing – the notebooks at item level - and the resulting catalogue must be ISAD(G) compliant. The project will also involve selecting material for digitisation, clearing copyright and attaching images to the catalogue. It will also include assisting with the task of linking descriptions to an online turn-the-pages feature currently being developed for the notebooks. Dependent on timescales, the project may additionally include publicising and promoting the collection via the Centre’s website, newsletter, blogs and other means. The Paul Mellon Centre uses Axiell’s CALM software.
The successful candidate will have a postgraduate qualification in Archives and Records Management as well as proven experience of sorting and cataloguing archive collections in accordance with international standards and to set deadlines. Applicants should be highly motivated and possess excellent communication skills. Good organisational skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team and alone are also essential. A basic knowledge of British Art would be an advantage.
This is a six month, full time (i.e. 5 days a week, 7 hours per day) freelance contract paying £32,000 per annum, pro rata. The successful candidate will be granted 13 days’ unpaid leave (to be agreed in advance with the Paul Mellon Centre) in addition to unpaid bank holidays during this period. The successful applicant will be responsible for their own tax and national insurance and any communication/obligations with HMRC.
For an informal discussion, contact the Centre’s Archivist & Records Manager, Charlotte Brunskill on 02075800311 or [log in to unmask]
An application form and further details of the post and the organisation itself are available on the Centre’s website: www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk.
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Interviews will be held during week beginning 21st November.
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