Project Archivist

This is an exciting opportunity for an archivist to undertake a project to catalogue Hughes Hall's historical archive and support the college's 140th Anniversary celebrations in 2025.

The College Archives consist of a small collection of documents and photographs (ca. 26 linear metres) pertaining to the history and administration of the College and its founding organisation, the Cambridge Training College, from 1885 to the present day.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, flexible, self-motivated archivist to gather, organise and catalogue the College Archives, to create policies for all key aspects of the archives' management, and to support the Development Team in marking the College's 140th Anniversary through displays, alumni events and external communications.

This is an ideal role for an archivist seeking satisfying, flexible, part-time work as part of a friendly library team.

"Hughes Hall was founded in 1885 to change Cambridge, to change the lives of those who studied here and, through them, to bring about positive change in society through the transformative power of education. As we approach the College's 150th birthday, we are updating that vision for 2030 and beyond, building on the unique and special College that we already have."

"Our College is founded on clear values: inclusion, innovation and impact. These values are mutually reinforcing, and they run through everything we do. They are the basis of our offer to our students, researchers, staff and senior members."

"Like our founders, we want to transform the College and, through it, the lives of the people who come to learn, to teach and to do research. And through them to change society for the better."