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A fairly good rule of thumb is for beginning curators to be paid the same
salary as a teacher with similar credentials in the local school district.
At 09:29 AM 1/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Fellow list members,
> I was asked to submit a salary proposal for a position with a
>small historical society. They want me to put me in a newly created
>position- Collections Manager..or something like that. I will be
>responsible for organizing a collection that is totally without order.
>This will cover both objects and archives. It is a considerable amount of
>work and they plan on finding grants money for at least two years.
> I will graduate with a Master's in Archives, Museum and Editing
>Studies. I have a year's experience as an archivist and considerable
>internship experience in the musuem field. The historical society is in a
>small community outside Pittsburgh, and as I said, the position will
>(hopefully) be grant funded.
> I don't have any idea about a salary range to give them, and I
>would appreciate some professional input. I sent a similar posting to the
>archives listserv and received a few responses. I think my argument is
>stronger with professional backing, so I want to do enough research to
>validate my proposal.
> Please reply off list unless others are interested. I thank all
>who reply in advance.
>
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>
>Vince Brooks
>239 S. Mathilda St. #2
>Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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>412-661-0666
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>"You can't spend what you ain't got, and you can't lose what you ain't
>never had."
>
> - Muddy Waters
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