About the Senator John Heinz History Center
From the pre-revolutionary drama of the French & Indian War to the legendary match-ups of the Super Steelers, discover 250 years of Pittsburgh history at the Senator John Heinz History Center. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the History Center is the largest history museum in Pennsylvania. The 300,000 sq. ft. museum features six floors of long-term and changing exhibition space, including the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, a dynamic museum-within-a-museum, and the Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, an extensive scholarly resource documenting 250 years of life in Western Pennsylvania. The History Center presents the most compelling stories from American history with a Western Pennsylvania connection, all in an interactive environment perfect for visitors of every age.
About the Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives
The Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center is a nationally important repository for archives of industrial America and a source for research about Western Pennsylvania. Founded in 1879, the Library & Archives preserves the rich history of Western Pennsylvania, and makes its collections accessible to researchers, students, and the general public.
The Library & Archives collection includes:
700,000 photographs, prints, and negatives
40,000 books, pamphlets, and monographs
3,500 individual archival collections of families, organizations, businesses, and industries
600 periodical titles
500 maps and atlases
The extensive repository of information on Western Pennsylvania’s significant contribution to history comes from collections representing some of the nation’s most influential technological breakthroughs of the 20th century, including materials from the Westinghouse Corporation, ALCOA, H.J. Heinz Company, Carnegie Steel Company, Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, and US Steel.
Job Posting
The Senator John Heinz History Center, the largest history museum in Pennsylvania and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is seeking a full-time Archivist. The Archivist will coordinate acquisitions of archival materials, acting as the point person for donors to the Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives. The Archivist will also be responsible for accessioning and creating preliminary catalog records of incoming material, processing collections according to institutional and SAA-approved standards, and fulfilling reproduction requests. The Archivist also assists in carrying out reference duties and coordinates the use of archival material for exhibits.
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