Parent Institution Name
Address
489 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04103
(Off-Site Facility address where work will be performed below)
1000 Riverside St.
Portland, ME 04103
Portland, ME 04103
(Off-Site Facility address where work will be performed below)
1000 Riverside St.
Portland, ME 04103
Supervisor Email
Project Details
The Tom Jones Photography Collection consists of both his personal studio work as well as his contract work for Maine Times. The two collections need to be separated out as the Maine Times material will join the work of two other contract photographers (yet to be donated) as one larger/complete collection.
In all, there are 17 plastic totes of negatives, slides and various sized prints and one cart of oversized prints. The studio materials need to be weeded and organized/arranged. There are also some client files which require some evaluation and arrangement (undetermined if these files are comprehensive or only represent a small portion of his work). Jones's studio work contains a combination of studio portraits/photographs, candid shots, aerial and landscape work and more. Arrangement of the collection, by topic, date, client etc. will need to be determined and executed by the intern. There are a significant amount of duplicates within the collection--heavy weeding is needed. A finding aid will need to be created to guide researchers through the collection. Time likely will not allow for an item-level guide, but a more in-depth to the collection guide will be needed in order for the collection to be useful. If time allows, some of the photos may be digitized and cataloged on the Maine Memory Network.
If time allows, some arrangement or weeding of the materials related to Jones's work for the Maine Times would be excellent, but a full processing of this portion of the collection probably needs to wait until the work of the other two photographers has been donated to MHS.
In all, there are 17 plastic totes of negatives, slides and various sized prints and one cart of oversized prints. The studio materials need to be weeded and organized/arranged. There are also some client files which require some evaluation and arrangement (undetermined if these files are comprehensive or only represent a small portion of his work). Jones's studio work contains a combination of studio portraits/photographs, candid shots, aerial and landscape work and more. Arrangement of the collection, by topic, date, client etc. will need to be determined and executed by the intern. There are a significant amount of duplicates within the collection--heavy weeding is needed. A finding aid will need to be created to guide researchers through the collection. Time likely will not allow for an item-level guide, but a more in-depth to the collection guide will be needed in order for the collection to be useful. If time allows, some of the photos may be digitized and cataloged on the Maine Memory Network.
If time allows, some arrangement or weeding of the materials related to Jones's work for the Maine Times would be excellent, but a full processing of this portion of the collection probably needs to wait until the work of the other two photographers has been donated to MHS.
Are you willing to complete two evaluations of your students progress through out the course of the semester?
Yes
Requirements
Understanding of basic archival arrangement and description
Reliable transportation--the closest bus stop is the Riverside Hannaford
Schedule is somewhat flexible, but Thursdays and/or Fridays are preferred (Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays are not possible for this internship)
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Ability to lift 20 lbs (preferred, help is available but some of the totes are heavy)
Comfortable working with photos containing nudity
Reliable transportation--the closest bus stop is the Riverside Hannaford
Schedule is somewhat flexible, but Thursdays and/or Fridays are preferred (Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays are not possible for this internship)
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Ability to lift 20 lbs (preferred, help is available but some of the totes are heavy)
Comfortable working with photos containing nudity
Supervisor Phone
207-774-1822
How many positions do you have available?
1
Supervisor Name
Tiffany Link
Course Option
LIS 438
Semester
Spring 2023
Department
Technical Services