Chris L. Email & Phone Number

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Trenton, New Jersey, United States

My current project focuses on organizing, cataloguing, and creating finding aids for TFPL's collections of Trenton-related items. Spanning documents, photographic materials, and artifacts from the city government, local agencies, and private institutions, these items comprise approximately 100 linear feet of shelf space.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

· Arranged and processed 5 discrete collections from the 19th–21st centuries, spanning paper documents, photographic materials, and artifacts, and totaling approximately 30 linear feet (as of December 2022).· Developed folder-level finding aids with DACS-compliant metadata, biographical information, and appropriate subject headings, and added this information to DHS’s online ArchivEra portal.· Scanned and edited approximately 150 visual and text-based items from these collections, uploading the files and adding sufficient metadata to DHS’s Islandora-based digital repository.

Hallowell, Maine, United States

· Catalogued the Homestead’s 250-year history of music, organizing sheet music, recorded audio, instruments, and other music-related documents as a discrete collection spanning about 25 linear feet.· Created the organization’s first finding aid, enabling better preservation of and access to the materials while respecting previous archival methods.· Photographed approximately 300 items in the music collection and around the house, uploading the images and adding information to the online PastPerfect database.· Collaborated with staff and fellow interns on tours, activities for children, and grounds work.· Worked alongside Homestead staff and administrators to assemble resources on emergency and strategic planning and to record minutes for the Board’s August meeting on strategic planning.

Newark, Delaware, United States

Served as a teaching assistant for Professor Lawrence Duggan's class "Plagues and Peoples in Human History" and Professor John Davies's class "World History Since 1400"Help develop, proctor, and grade quizzes and exams. Facilitated class discussion, gave occasional presentations, and advised students through weekly office hours.

Alcalá De Henares, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Coordinated with multiple professors in the English Department to teach lessons and aid students in learning English. Designed and taught lessons on English grammar; improving English speaking skills; American history, society, and culture; and fine arts. Conducted interviews with students and managed the classroom environment. Volunteered at the annual Christmas and Valentine’s Day markets at IES Antonio Machado. Designed online materials, led presentations, and interviewed students through the school’s platform during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Worked as an office assistant for the TCNJ History Department. Made scans, answered phone calls, and attended to general office business.

Operated the telescopes in TCNJ's observatory, and gave tours of the night sky to students and the public.

Ewing, New Jersey

Lead Spanish Oral Proficiency Classes for Spanish 101 level once weekly for the Fall 2016 semester. Needed to make lesson plans and develop interactive ways of learning and conversing in Spanish.

Wantage, New Jersey

Sold tickets for the Sussex County Fairground, both for the New Jersey State Fair in August 2015 and August 2016, but also for SpringFest in March 2016. Dealt with high-stress situations, large amounts of money, and large crowds of people.

Master Of Arts - Ma, History

Scholar in the Hagley Program in the History of Capitalism, Technology, and Culture. Pursuing a Museum Studies certificate.

Master'S Degree, Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society; Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society; Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society; All College.

High School Diploma, History