Big Wooly Mammoth Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZGrateful Dead ArchivistThe University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz, seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA). The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of research, teaching, and learning.Under the general direction of the Head of Special Collections and Archives, the GDA Archivist will provide managerial and curatorial oversight of the Grateful Dead Archive, plan for and oversee the physical and digital processing of Archives related material, and promote the GDA to the public and facilitate its use by scholars, fans, and studentshttp://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175401318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 What I would give to read some of those applications....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Here's an excerpt from my cover letter:"please be advised that my acceptance of this position is conditional on your agreement that no pre-1976 Grateful Dead shows will be released until there are no remaning recordings of live concerts performed between 1977-1980. I look forward to your response." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 I'll be painting my envelope whilst wearing 3-D glasses and will sprinkle it liberally with patchouli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Hux would have got the job as the assistant to the travelling secretary of the New York Yankee's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 strangely, I know the perfect guy for this job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/723851--wanted-grateful-dead-librarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 The Dead kept everything it was sent by their devotees.That's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 A guy I knew in Saint John made mad claims about him losing out on the real Archivist job to David Lemieux a long while back. He did have the most complete collection I have ever seen (20+ 400 cd binders of all Grateful Dead and related, all backed up on DAT), but always wondered if he was full of shit.I am interested to see if he applies...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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