For me, the best parts include the daily routine of assisting
researchers and working with the collections.
This experience will help my future career because it has given me
hands-on experience. It is always great
to help a genealogist find a lost relative or a student with their research
paper. And assisting the center’s
archivist with collections has given me the opportunity to prepare collections
for researchers. I have made important
contacts in my role as the graduate assistant in this office. For example, when Missouri Preservation had
its 2015 conference in Cape Girardeau, I administered the State Historical
Society’s exhibit table, meeting preservation professionals. There have been several great experiences and
learning opportunities here as well.
During my term as graduate assistant, the Historical Society hired an
archivist for the Cape Girardeau center.
The center has evolved into a busy research center implementing standard
archival procedures for existing collections.
By having this job while I was in graduate school, I know
when I apply for positions in the future I will have experiences and contacts
that will help me. The knowledge and
hands-on experience I have gained in standard archival procedure and reference
assistance have provided me with experience I can put on my resume. This position has opened the door to my
future career.
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