Amanda Seim
Portfolio

PROGRAM COORDINATOR (May 2019-May 2021) 

Compass Inn Museum, Ligonier Valley Historical Society

• Collaborated with Markosky Engineering Group to gather surveys and other archival materials to prepare for an archaeological dig on the museum site.

• Prepared documentation guidelines and resources for individuals seeking assistance with the NRHP application process.

• Conducted archival research to provide historical context for museum programming and writing articles for the historical society's newsletter.

• Accessioned a collection of 50+ artifacts into museum collection management software, which included organizing, photographing, labeling, and writing detailed descriptions for each item. 

• Managed archival research inquiries, image requests and public access to special collections. 

• Initiated and delivered a self-guided audio tour of the museum.

• Created a new museum tour for student field trips that facilitated hands-on learning.

• Oversaw volunteer schedules and training.

• Directed educational videos for virtual programs.

• Designed and produced a series of outreach programs for school classrooms incorporating curriculum standards.

• Coordinated youth and adult educational programming.

• Built an interactive historical timeline for museum website.

• Provided visitor services by leading museum tours and facilitating the public's experience of the site.

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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (August 2017-May 2019) 

Department of History, Duquesne University 

• Wrote proposal and cost estimate for university's first digital history lab.

• Assembled, organized and managed audio/visual equipment for the lab.

• Gathered and analyzed research data for special projects.

• Created and maintained the university’s web page for the lab.

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Digital Archives Intern (January-May 2019) 

National Institute for Newman Studies

• Prepared metadata for transferring a collection of 200,000+ images of handwritten manuscripts to an updated digital platform.

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Oral History Transcriptionist (October 2018-May 2019) 

Duquesne University 

• Transcribed and edited sixteen individual and five group interviews with Ghanaian catechists.

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION INTERN (May-August 2018) 

Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation

• Conducted archival research and developed an architectural walking tour of Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood.

• Assisted in educational programming activities with multiple schools in the area.

• Edited an architectural guidebook of Downtown Pittsburgh.

• Conducted photo documentation of full day bus tours of five historic places in Pittsburgh conducted with students from area schools.

• Wrote an article for PHLF’s e-newsletter regarding a local historic preservation project. 

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ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPTIONIST (June-August 2018)

Duquesne University

• Transcribed and edited twelve oral history interviews of docents at a historic house museum.

 

ARCHIVAL PROJECT (Fall 2017)

Duquesne University Archives and Special Collections

• Processed the former university theater director’s papers and created a finding aid.

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CURATORIAL INTERN (June-September 2016) 

Museum Division, Senator John Heinz History Center

• Selected and performed original research for a future museum exhibition

• Located and interviewed the relative of an individual related to my research.

• Traveled to multiple archival repositories in and outside Pittsburgh to study historical records.

• Wrote and edited an article for the museum’s blog that synthesized my summer-long research and connected it to an artifact in the museum’s collection.