Sarah J. Rice

***** ******** **** *********, ***** Carolina 28031 704-***-**** acflt7@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Interim Registrar – Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC August 2014 to Present

Update and maintain collection management database that includes inventory of permanent collection, collections on

long-term loan, and campus loan program.

Assist with scheduling, installation and de-installation of exhibits in primary and temporary halls.

Director, Archives – Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Mooresville, NC October 2008 – August 2014

Developed, implemented, and managed a comprehensive Archives program comprising the personal, corporate and

non-profit collections associated with the Earnhardt family using current archival best practices and procedures .

Created a Collections Management Plan, policies and procedures, records arrangement and metadata schema for the

approximately 6,000 lf of unprocessed material.

Managed incoming and outgoing loan requests, dep artment and exhibition budgets, approvals, insurance, shipping,

documentation and use/rights issues.

Appraised, processed, arranged and described records for permanent retention and conservation according to current

archival cataloging and record management the ory and practices using relevant data structure standards.

Recruited, trained, managed and delegated to staff of four assistants.

Served as primary representative to donors, staff, researchers, lending institutions, private counsel and public-at-large

regarding assessment, transfer, management, use and access to historical records and artifacts.

Archivist – The History Factory, Chantilly, VA May 2006 – October, 2008

Appraised, processed, arranged, described and cataloged archival records for permanent retention by corporations,

organizations and individuals using current archival best practices and procedures

Conducted historical research and provided creative reference service for clients from a variety of backgrounds, fields,

and purposes.

Managed work with other archivists and student interns to meet project deadlines

Suggested strategies and created plans and priorities to maintain optimal use of historical materials in a competitive

marketplace.

Assistant Archivist – National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC November 2005 to

May 2006

Arranged, described and cataloged the Museum’s medical photography collection using current archival best practices

and procedures.

Identified images of particular historical or scientific significance for special description treatment, use, and/or

digitization.

Reference Archivist – National Anthropological Archives, Suitland, MD October 2004 to November 2005

Provided professional on-site reference assistance by responding to written and oral inquiries from students, curators,

faculty, publishers and general public.

Established policies and procedures ensuring consistent, streamlined and prompt response to inquiries.

Interviewed patrons to determine resea rch interests and requirements and p rovided assistance and training using

computerized catalog searches, guides, and finding aids.

Software Skills

PastPerfect, Ke EMu, MultiMimsy, FileMaker Pro, Re:discovery, Adobe PhotoShop, Microsoft Office Suite

Education

M.A. Museum Studies, Collections Management /American Studies Concentration – George Washington University,

W ashington, DC 2006

B.A. History, Classical Studies Minor – Elon University, Elon, NC 2005

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