An illustrated copy of the Speculum humanae salvationis, it attracted the special attention of Yale President Ezra Stiles, who read the manuscript and annotated it in the 1790s. The first medieval manuscript recorded in the Yale collection was acquired in 1714, and was the gift of Elihu Yale. The Beinecke Library’s Medieval and Renaissance collections document the history of human thought from the Byzantine era through 1600. Please send resume and a brief cover letter to. Completion of courses in archives and special collections and/or referenceġ4 hours per week during the 9-5 workday some flexibility on exact schedule.Interest in a career in archives and special collections work.Aptitude for detail, accuracy, and efficiency good organizational skills.Experience with academic or creative research.A strong public services orientation and interest in developing reference and instruction skills.Additional duties in Houghton’s Public Services department may be possible depending on interest and availability.Monitor researchers to ensure proper handling of collections in the reading room.
Greet and assist researchers in the use of the library, and explain library policies and procedures. Assist with logistics and coordination for workshops and other program events. Participate in instruction sessions and research consultations. Assist with instruction preparation through activities like selecting collection material for workshops and creating resources for class use. The Instruction and Research Assistant will also support Houghton’s Public Services Division in helping to welcome researchers into the library and making collections available to researchers in our busy reading room and for our many classes. Along the way, the Instruction and Research Assistant will develop skills and experience in special collections librarianship, particularly primary source reference and teaching. The person in this role will work closely with the fellows’ supervisor on planning and administering the program, beginning in late spring. Fellowship projects range from exhibitions to podcasts to works of art and fiction, all completed over a ten-week period from June 6 to August 12. The Instruction and Research Assistant will work with Houghton’s undergraduate summer fellowship program, a cohort of 7 students each working on an individual research project fueled by Houghton’s collections. Papyrus fragments, Civil War board games, Black Panther posters, medieval books of hours, and theatrical costume designs all share room on our shelves. Houghton is home to the world famous and the almost entirely unknown, the ancient and the contemporary, the enduring and the ephemeral. 
Houghton Library, Harvard’s world-class rare books and manuscripts library, is seeking a motivated library and information science graduate student to support our summer undergraduate fellowship program. Public Services Instruction and Research Assistant, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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