In response to Jane Glaser's posting I would like to comment on her
reference to NC State Universoty in Raleigh.  In the history department
under the graduate programs there is a concentration in archival
management and applied history.  Contact Professor John David Smith at
NCSU for more information.  I did my minor concentration in Applied
History and my major concentration in an education area.  TheTextile
School might allow someone to take degrees inboth areas.
 
On Tue, 21 Jun 1994, Jane Glaser wrote:
 
> I would like to know what book you were quoting from. It is quite
> misleading. Although there are financial constraints for museums
> in the 90's, there are still entry level jobs if you carefully
> plan your job search...so much depends on what, where, how, when,
> and why you are looking. The situation may be similar to the one
> you mention in theater...new, young, and inexperienced staff are
> less expensive...particularly for the samll and medium size museums.
> You will find, however, that museum people STAY in the field...there is
> a commitment, and that is one reason there are fewer jobs. There is
> less turnover...and the museum job market is not a huge one.
>
> I am the one finishing the book on PLANNING MUSEUM CAREERS, and it will
> be published by Routledge Press shortly after the first of the year(1995).
> Sorry its not available for you now.
>
> There are graduate programs in textiles...I know of one in Raleigh,
> North Carolina..North Carolina State U. There is one in Mass.also.
> Get a Univ. directory..or ask at your library. If that is the
> specialization you want, and you want to use it in a museum, try to
> find a program that you may take some electives in museum studies,
> some programs give a certificate in museum studies with your degree
> in another discipline such as textiles and costume history. Your marketing
> degree should come in handy in a museum too.  Some people DO get two
> masters degrees, and others get a doctorate in the discipline...still
> taking courses in museum studies. Do try for an internship in a museum.
> Its an excellent learning experience to become familiar with what museums
> are all about.  There is more and more literature about museums, and
> you can inquire of the Museum Reference Center at the Smithsonian...
> A & I Bldg. Room 2235, D.C. 20560, Valerie Wheat, Librarian. There is
> a dearth, however, about museum careers...that's why I have written
> my book! MUSEUM STUDIES INTERNATIONAL lists museum studies programs.
>
> The U. of Maryland is another school with a textile graduate program.
>
> Please write to me if I may be of further assistance. A & I Bldg. 1410,
> Smithsonian Institution, Wash. D.C. 20560.  Good Luck!
>