Taylor A. Barrett Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, NC, US

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Assisted with organizing and leading a series of workshops with UNC’s Artists’ Archives Project with Visual Resources Librarian. Workshops were catered to the needs of artists, art historians and library & information.
• Digitized the research materials of Lynn Igoe used for the publication 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography. Materials include press releases, museum and gallery pamphlets, correspondence, and.
• Created and maintained catalogue records of digitized Igoe material in SharedShelf as a part of the Visual Resources Library’s collections shared on ArtStor.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Princeton, New Jersey

• Created a preliminary finding aid for the paper documents of the Minor White Photography Archive in order to facilitate better access for researchers and museum staff. Inventoried approximately 70 archival boxes.
• Worked alongside collections managers, catalogers and museum preparators to devise re-housing solutions for photographs, photo-ephemera, manuscripts, correspondence, teaching materials, and audio-visual materials.
• Identified materials in need of preservation/conservation, reconciled misfiled records and previous processing errors, and implemented new file naming system for collection.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Part-time volunteer in the University Museum Archives.
• Processed and created finding aid for the Paper’s of George G. Heye, early collector of Native American artifacts and contributor of core collection objects of the present day National Museum of the American Indian.
• Created and maintained records using Archivists’ Toolkit and Filemaker Pro.

Philadelphia, PA

Hired as member of an interdepartmental team in full-time, temporary role for special project for Registration Department/ Collections Management. * Instrumental team member preparing one of the largest ancient Egyptian collection in United States for offsite storage (Museum relocated collection for 3–5 years during major construction to avoid.

Greater New York City Area

In this internship experience at one of the country’s preeminent museums of American Art, I worked directly with the Whitney Museum’s Manager of Rights and Reproductions. My primary role was editing and preparing high-resolution digital images using Adobe Photoshop for Whitney publications, Whitney staff, conservators, and peer institutions as well as.

Cambridge, MA

Through my internship, I was afforded the opportunity to digitize and catalogue materials from various collections, including the records of the National Organization for Women as well as the papers of Betty Friedan. These experiences helped to expand my understanding of the archival aspect of history as well as the relevance of and access to materials in.

Northampton, MA

Assisting the class professor, I worked with 15 students, conducting demonstrations and maintaining lab chemicals—all while ensuring full safety compliance.

Northampton, MA

As a Student Health Representative, I acted as a liaison between the student body and Smith Health Services. I completed training as a peer educator and attended monthly health representative meetings. My primary role was facilitating health workshops for students.

Winchester, MA

For 5 consecutive summers, I helped to manage a swim team (both structure and organization), conducted practices, and oversaw swim meets. I also established and led swim clinics for teens and adults, in addition to providing private lessons. I held the following certifications: Red Cross Lifeguard, CPR/AED, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Master Of Arts - Ma, Art History, Criticism And Conservation

Bachelor'S Degree, Fine And Studio Arts, Archival Studies

Architecture