| Job Title |
Archivist |
| Job Description |
Appraises And Edits Permanent Records And Historically
Valuable Documents, Participates In Research Activities Based On
Archival Materials, And Directs Safekeeping Of Archival
Documents And Materials: Analyzes Documents, Such As Government
Records, Minutes Of Corporate Board Meetings, Letters From
Famous Persons, And Charters Of Nonprofit Foundations, By
Ascertaining Date Of Writing, Author, Or Original Recipient Of
Letter, To Appraise Value To Posterity Or To Employing
Organization. Directs Activities Of Workers Engaged In
Cataloging And Safekeeping Of Valuable Materials And Directs
Disposition Of Worthless Materials. Prepares Or Directs
Preparation Of Document Descriptions And Reference Aids For Use
Of Archives, Such As Accession Lists, Indexes, Guides,
Bibliographies, Abstracts, And Microfilmed Copies Of Documents.
Directs Filing And Cross Indexing Of Selected Documents In
Alphabetical And Chronological Order. Advises Government
Agencies, Scholars, Journalists, And Others Conducting Research
By Supplying Available Materials And Information According To
Familiarity With Archives And With Political, Economic,
Military, And Social History Of Period. Requests Or Recommends
Pertinent Materials Available In Libraries, Private Collections,
Or Other Archives. Selects And Edits Documents For Publication
And Display, According To Knowledge Of Subject, Literary Or
Journalistic Expression, And Techniques For Presentation And
Display. May Be Designated According To Subject Matter Specialty
As Archivist, Economic History (profess. & Kin.); Archivist,
Military History (profess. & Kin.); Archivist, Political History
(profess. & Kin.); Or According To Nature Of Employing
Institution As Archivist, Nonprofit Foundation (nonprofit
Organ.). In Smaller Organizations, May Direct Activities Of
Libraries.
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