The American Antiquarian Society, an independent research library has an immediate opening for a part-time paper conservation assistant to provide treatments for the Society's collection of broadsides printed in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s. The project is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities funding is secured through October 1994. Responsibilities include performing conservation treatments and documentation. Treatments range from basic washing, deacidification resizing, and mending to more advanced procedures, such as stain and tape removal, pulp fills and light bleaching.
Salary depends upon experience and qualifications.