Cindy Harris
Manuscripts Processor
Special
Collections
Position Responsibilities:
- Use professional archival guidelines, procedures and preservation methods to process unorganized collections of university records and personal donations of manuscripts by preparing an overall organizational plan for the collection; placing items in archival folders and boxes according to planned arrangement; and prepare legible labels for the folders and boxes that accurately reflect the contents.
- Conduct background research on the source of the records or collections (office or individual) and the subjects documented in the material.
- Write descriptions and inventories or the appropriate "finding aid" to the processed collection using the information obtained during the processing of the collections.
- Provide reference assistance to researchers.
- Member, Maintenance and Service Employee Safety Committee (University Committee)
- Member, Rainbow Warriors, K-State Libraries Relay for Life Team