Faculty of Art| Professional Experience | |
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| Name of Organization | |
| United Church of Canada Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives | |
| bgalston@united-church.ca | |
| Address | |
| 312 Main Street Ste. 320 Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2 Canada Map It |
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| Supervising Librarian/Archivist | |
| Blair Galston | |
| bgalston@united-church.ca | |
| Purpose of the project: | |
| To describe and digitize a selection of images relating to the Chinese Methodist and United Church in British Columbia. | |
| Summary of activities required to carry out the project: | |
| 1. Provide full item-level descriptions for images for upload to ICA AtoM: • Refining approximate dates of images where possible • Identifying individuals where possible • Applying the United Church of Canada subject and name authorities2. Scan images in accordance with in-house digitization and digital preservation procedures Images will be derived from the following 3 fonds/collections: a. Chinese United Church (Vancouver, B.C.) fonds • Photograph collection (1910-1962): 65 photographs (no selection required; descriptions need refining) b. Lily McCargar fonds • Chinese United Church mission work and Vancouver Chinese Kindergarten, 1920s-1940s: 195 photographs (some pre-scanning selection required; all items require basic description) c. Archives reference collection • Chinese Methodist/United Church communities in Vancouver, Nanaimo, Victoria, New Westminster, and Kamloops, 1900-1950: 35 photographs (no selection required; descriptions need refining) |
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| Expectations of the end result of the project, for both host and student: | |
| At project’s end, the student will produce full item-level descriptions for ca. 250-300 photographs (depending on selection). The descriptions will be in Excel spreadsheet format. The student will also produce digital surrogates in preservation and access formats with accompanying metadata. | |
| Time periods in which the project could be supervised (check all that apply): | |
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| Is there a deadline by which the project must be completed? | |
| No | |
| Considering the project requirements, please suggest suitable coursework as pre-requisite or co-requisite: (e.g. LIBR 580 Collection Management, ARST 515 Arrangement & Description of Archival Materials.) | |
| ARST 515 Arrangement & Description | |
To apply for this position, complete the online application form, including a resume and cover letter.
