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EMILY CLARK

ARCHIVIST

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EXPERIENCE

January 2023 - July 2024

Archivist

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas

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Grand Prairie, Texas 75054

SKILLS

•Archival Processing

•Archive Management

•Preservation Techniques

•Self-Motivation

• Utilized specialized software applications to manage digital databases of archived materials.

•Served as a liaison between various departments in order to coordinate projects involving archival materials.

•Advised staff on best practices for preserving fragile documents and objects.

•Prepared exhibits featuring archival materials for public viewing or educational purposes.

•Selected and edited documents for publication and display, applying knowledge of subject, literary expression, and presentation techniques.

•Assisted with exhibit development, created content, and acquired and coordinated loans of archival materials and artifacts.

•Installed and uninstalled in-house and traveling exhibits.

•Helped in maintaining a safe and organized offsite archival and collections facility.

•Professionalism

•Team Collaboration

•Historical Research

•Exhibit Development

May 2022 - December 2022

ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST

Fort Worth Jewish Archives at Beth-El Temple and Ahavath Sholom, Fort Worth, Texas

•Teamwork and Collaboration

• Assist the archivist in the organization and the posting of their collections to the Texas Archival Resources Online archive site, collaborate with exhibits, and

expand the oral history collection.

•The collection contains synagogue records, family papers, photographs, and artifacts pertaining to the history of the synagogues and the history of the

Jewish community in Fort Worth.

September 2021 - May 2022

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of Texas at Arlington, Texas

•Learned about the appraisal, acquisition, description, storage, access to, and preservation processes followed by Special Collections at UTA.

•Archival processing, arrangement, description, and artifact preservation of

collection materials for the Knights of Pythias Collection, which is 130 linear feet,

333 boxes and includes organization records, photographs, scrapbooks, advertisements, and artifacts.

•Assisted with reference requests and student tours of Special Collections.

June 2021 - August 2021

INTERNSHIP

University of Texas at Arlington, Texas

•Archival processing, arrangement, description, and artifact preservation of collection materials for the Ora Estelle Teague Papers.

•The collection is 13.75 linear feet, 11 boxes and includes personal papers, political organization materials, and ephemera including an extensive political button

collection.

September 2020 - May 2021

TEACHING ASSISTANT

University of Texas at Arlington, Texas

•Assisted in the instruction of History of the U.S to 1865 in Fall 2020 and History of the U.S 1865 to Present in Spring 2021 with 80-90 students each semester

•Assisted students with assignments, graded assignments, exams, and papers, entered grades and feedback on Canvas, and communicated and encouraged

students through email and Canvas announcements.

EDUCATION

May 2022

M.A. History

The University of Texas at Arlington

December 2019

B.A. Art History

The University of Texas at Arlington

CERTIFICATIONS

•Archival Administration 2022

•Hootsuite 2018

AFFILIATIONS

•Society of American Archivists

•Society of Southwest Archivists

•Metroplex Archivists

REFERENCES

References available upon request

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