Experienced Entry Level Archivist

[kmlatham@ymail.com]

Headline: Experienced Entry Level Archivist
Name: Katie Latham
Email Address: kmlatham@ymail.com
Current Location: Chicago, IL

Preferred Job Category: Archives

Personal Statement:
I am looking for an entry level archives position which will both utilized my current skills and challenge me to learn new ones.

Education:
Masters of Arts, 2009
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
Public History Program

Bachelors of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, 2005
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Major: Public History and Anthropology

Professional Experience:
Pritzker Military Library 2009
Archives Intern
-Inventoried rare periodicals
-Re-housed manuscript collections
-Learned to create MARC catalog records and EAD encoding

Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL 2009
Collections Intern for the Hedrich-Blessing Photograph Collection 1970-1979
-Described visual materials for preliminary cataloging
-Re-housed photographic materials in proper preservation materials

Women and Leadership Archives, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 2008-2009
Graduate Assistant
-Inventoried and accessioned incoming manuscript collections
-Arranged and described several manuscript collections
-Aided researchers by acquainting them with finding aids and standard archival practices
-Answered telephone and internet research requests

Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL 2008
Black Sox Collection Intern
-Researched the 1919 Black Sox Scandal in various local archives and wrote a research report

Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 2008
Research Assistant
-Researched and wrote a National Landmark Nomination for the Manitou Passage in Michigan

McCormick Freedom Museum, Chicago, IL 2007
Docent and Intern
-Engaged in docent activities including group introductions, guided tours, and special guest activities
-Aided museum staff at special events by answering questions about the museum and directing visitors and guests to proper locations
-Researched an annotated bibliography for further reading for guests and possible new artifacts for display cases
-Trained new volunteers on the docent activities

Ingersoll Rand Securities Technology through Adecco, Colorado Springs, CO 2006-2007
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
-Welcomed visitors to the engineering facility and answered telephones
-Assisted engineers with projects through data entry, presentation preparation, and other duties as needed
-Made arrangements for meetings, parties, facility picnics, and instructional seminars
-Ordered and maintained a budget for office supplies

Applicable Skills:
OTHER PUBLIC HISTORY PROJECTS:

New Orleans Louisiana (NOLA) Oral History Project 2008
Interviewer and Transcriber of Interview with Eric Dehate

Robert Ballard Gallery 2008
Exhibit Proposal

Chicago’s North Side from the “L” 2007
Walking Tour Proposal

Western Michigan University Oral History Project 2004
Transcription and Description of Oral Histories

East Hall Through the Years 2004
Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections: Display of Archival Material

Cook’s Mill History Project 2004
Rural Futures (Tillers International): Internship and Oral History Project

Bryant Paper Mill Adaptive Re-use 2003
Submitted to the City of Kalamazoo, MI: Adaptive Re-use Plan and Oral History Project

GRANTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, FELLOWSHIPS:

Loyola University Chicago History Graduate Student Association Conference 2009
Poster Session Presenter: Mundelein College Mission and Architecture

Community Stewards Fellowship 2008
Loyola University Chicago

National Council on Public History Annual Meeting 2008
Poster Session Presenter: Manitou Passage National Historic Landmark Landscape

Public Anthropology 2003
Published Article Reviews: Anthropology Journal Archival Project

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:

Advance Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint)
PastPerfect
AS400 software
ContentDM
Adobe Photoshop
EAD Encoding

Other:
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:

National Council on Public History