Archivist

Jonah Seaman

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Five years’ experience at public and private archives, establishing and maintaining records and databases assisting

with historical and archival research.

Software Skills: MARC 21, EAD, AACR2, OCLC Connexion Client 2.40, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, DynaVox,

Duxbury

Professional Experience

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District September 2009 – Present

Special Education Para-Professional Merrick, NY

• Prepare, produce, translate and emboss tests, homework assignments, class work, emails and notices.

• Offer educational and emotional support to special needs students, work with team to ensure student success.

• Braillist.

• Maintain communication with staff and students via email and phone.

• Prepare classwork: Xerox, scan, disseminate material, collate, bind, file.

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound January 2012 – June 2013

Archivist/Cataloger New York, NY

• Inventoried archival collections to prepare for future processing and preservation.

• Created and vetted finding aids for presentations, described content, provided context, cross-checked and

corrected information to increase accessibility.

• Researched additional data to expand collection and update catalog information.

• Enhanced records with supplementary information through standardization.

• Xeroxed, scanned, collated, answered phones and logged messages.

Democracy Now! September 2010 – February 2011

Archivist/Cataloger New York, NY

• Created database records.

• Designed finding aids for digital photography collection.

• Organized audiovisual and print collections, restacked.

• Arranged and described records.

• Xeroxed, scanned, collated, answered phones and logged messages.

East Meadow High School September 2007 – June 2009

Teacher Aide East Meadow, NY

• Offered academic and emotional support, worked with team to ensure student success.

• Gathered information, devised and instituted behavior modification plans.

• Xeroxed, scanned, collated, filed.

Merrick Summer Recreational Program July 2000 – August 2010 (Summers)

Library Assistant & Group Leader Merrick, NY

• Assisted students in selecting and locating reading materials.

• Responsible for directing and assisting students in all daily activities of summer instructional program and camp

program.

Music Never Stops: the Tyler Seaman Foundation January 2014 – Present

Records Manager New York, NY

• Reorganize and rehouse foundation records and documents.

• Create inventory database and finding aids.

• Offer recommendations and establish guidelines for management over time.

Art Research Collaboration, Inc. July 2014 – September 2014

Archivist/Cataloger New York, NY

• Reorganized and catalogued.

• Arranged and structured collection of newspaper clippings, pamphlets and ephemera.

• Created detailed finding aid and database of holdings.

• Established archival standards for intake of records.

• Provided input on day-to-day operations of studio.

• Scanned and uploaded files to professional website.

Education

University of the State of New York Education Department August 2013

• Public Librarian’s Professional Certificate •

June 2008 – June 2011

Masters Degree: Library and Information Studies

Queens College, City University of New York

• Certificate in Archives and Preservation of Cultural Material •

August 2002 – May 2006

Bachelor of Arts Degree: History

Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts

• Magna Cum Laude

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Sanford H. Calhoun High School September 1998 – June 2002

• Regents Diploma,

• AP Scholar with Honors

• Member National Honor Society

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