Sara Wallace - Curriculum Vitae.pdf
Sara Wallace
Education:
Masters of Library and Information Science, Concentration in Archives – Emporia State University in Portland, OR
Degree Awarded in August, 2014
Masters of Music, Clarinet Performance – Portland State University in Portland, OR
Degree Awarded in June, 2012
Bachelor of the Arts with Honors, Concentrations in Music History and Music Performance - Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA
Degree Awarded in May, 2009
Archival Experience:
- Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management Master in Library and Information Science graduate with Concentration in Archives.
- Working to complete a Society of American Archivists Archival Certificate.
Volunteer, Oregon Historical Society
Portland, OR
November, 2013 – the present
Responsibilities:
- Assist, check in, and explain basic library rules/procedures to patrons at the front desk of the research library.
- Greet patrons and provide ticketing/admissions assistance for museum special events.
- Carefully handle and make copies of photographs in vertical files.
- Perform reference searches for photographs relating to particular topics.
- Process manuscript collections, such as the Irving H. Fletcher Papers.
- Create an EAD finding aid using XMetaL software as part of volunteer archives internship with the Oregon Historical Society.
- Catalog the Cole and Lawrence family collection using MARC.
- Inventory oral history transcripts and file subject-edited oral history documents separately from administrative records.
- Determine whether digital surrogate files and sound recordings exist for oral history transcripts in paper form, and weed out duplicate paper documents.
- Determine which oral history documents are good candidates for digitization using OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
Volunteer, Portland Archives and Records Center
Portland, OR
July, 2013 – March 2015
Responsibilities:
- Inventory, organize, and process boxes of print documents (correspondence, minutes, newspaper articles, neighborhood newsletters, etc.) and other media formats (CD-R discs, color photographs, rolls of film, negatives of photographs, floppy discs, VHS tapes, and video cassette tapes).
- Weed, catalogue, and label records, and enter information about the records into HP TRIM computer software.
- Perform basic preservation tasks, including inserting photographs in sheet protectors, photo-copying news articles, helping to preserve maps, and organizing records in acid-free folders and archival boxes.
- Process the Fitzgerald matchbook collection and use Portland City Directories to obtain circa dates for items contained within the assembled collection.
- Read over, inventory, and develop a processing plan for Portland City Council resolutions handwritten in cursive script and type-written from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
Skills Gained:
- Demonstrated interest in archives.
- Ability to handle rare and fragile library materials.
- Ability to perform basic preservation tasks.
- Ability to create finding aids using EAD and XMetaL software.
- Ability to catalogue manuscripts using MARC.
- Cataloguing and computer skills using the HP TRIM Records System database.
- Research skills using primary resources.
- Knowledge of filing procedures for oral history transcripts and related administrative documents.
Professional Experience:
Community Services Aide 1 (Archives Assistant), Portland Archives and Records Center Portland, Oregon
March 2015 – May 2015
Responsibilities:
- Process archival collections, assist with Records Center activities, and work on special projects.
Skills Gained:
- Knowledge of History.
- Experience with professional archival processing work.
- Experience with scanning documents for digitization using Adobe Acrobat Pro software.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
September, 2009 – June, 2011
Responsibilities:
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Music History and Woodwind area.
Knowledge of History and Research
- Lecture and grade Music History exams and essay questions.
- Grade and participate in online discussion groups.
- Edit a course website in the D2L program so that it includes a way for students to ask me questions online, and answer the students’ questions.
- Hold review sessions for final exams.
- Tutor a Russian ESL student in Music History.
Communication and Organizational Proficiency
- Email and phone clarinet studio students as needed.
- Organize performances in the clarinet studio and send reminder emails about performances.
- Make photocopies of music as needed.
- Organize the music library for the Clarinet Studio.
- Complete typing projects from hand-written notes.
- Reserve rooms for music group rehearsals.
- Teach clarinet lessons as needed to undergraduate students.
- Set up projectors, laptops, and sound systems for music history classes and chairs and music stands for rehearsals and performances.
- Assist in designing a poster for a chamber music concert.
- Assist in the distribution of a bulk mailing of invitations for a summer music camp.
Skills Gained:
- Graduate training in Music History.
- Attention to detail combined with ability to balance multiple responsibilities.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong experience using desktop PCs and Windows 2000/XP, including word processing and Internet/WWW.
Professional Associations / Memberships:
- Society of American Archivists
- Oregon Historical Society
- Music Library Association
- American Library Association
- Oregon Library Association
- International Clarinet Association