Project Description:
The Archivist will focus his/her energy on developing an archives program for the company and managing its collections. Responsibilities include processing archival records, creating finding aids, preparing series descriptions, initiating a conservation plan, creating and managing the Archives database, cataloging an extensive collection of memorabilia and three-dimensional objects, and providing access to materials in accord with the needs of the company. The Archivist will develop a mission statement for the Archives; provide recommendations regarding future management of the collection; research intellectual property rights; respond to in-house inquiries; and other related duties as the need arises. The archivist will work with staff to prepare appropriate collection and access policies for the Archives. Other duties may include exhibition support.

Qualifications:
• MLS or Archives Management certificate and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum of five years of management in an archives setting
• Business archives experience preferable
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience with collections management
• Knowledge of archival processing standards and procedures
• Proficiency with collection management software, databases and database design
• Experience with project management required
• Knowledge of NASCAR history
• An experienced manager with energy, commitment, discretion and sound judgment
• An ability to lift 25 lbs.

Compensation:
Salary commensurate with experience.

Contanct Information:
Please send a resume; a list of no fewer than three references including names, titles, postal and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers; and a brief, sample finding aid to the following address:

Janine St.Germain
The Winthrop Group, Inc.
37 West 39th Street, Suite 501
New York, NY 10018
www.winthropgroup.com
janine@winthropstgermain.com
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Employment Opportunity
Project Archivist, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
The Winthrop Group, Inc. is seeking an archivist with 5-6 years of experience, preferably as a “lone arranger”. Responsibilities include all aspects of processing and creating finding aids for a collection of records documenting the life and work of a private individual.

Requirements:
• B.A. and M.A.
• Proven success as a disciplined self-starter in an archival setting
• Ability to adhere to a project plan and be productive with minimal on-site supervision
• Maintaining regular communication with Winthrop’s lead project consultant via e-mail and telephone between oversight visits
• Good written communications skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with client staff and to ensure good Winthrop-client relations through duration of the project.

Other:
• Eight-hour work day, five-day work week
• Salary and benefits
• Project work to be completed in 19-21 months
• Collection totals approximately 489 cubic feet, consisting mainly of textual materials, photographs, video and artifacts
• Familiarity with snowy winter conditions a plus.

Plans are for the collection to be transferred eventually to a major museum/archives for use by researchers and other members of the public.

Self-contained, state-of-the art archival facility; compact shelving; excellent workspace; computer; Internet connection; copier, etc.

With the assistance of Winthrop’s lead project consultant, the project archivist will identify an archives technician who will assist with selected tasks on a part-time basis.

Send resume, writing sample, and names and contact information for at least three references to:

Abbey Malangone
The Winthrop Group, Inc.
37 West 39th Street, Suite 501
New York, NY 10018
Ph: 212/944-8855
Fax: 212/944-8982
E-mail: amalangone@winthropgroup.com
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Richard Hobbs And Gina Rappaport Join Winthrop In Pacific Northwest
Richard Hobbs, who has more than twenty years of experience as an archivist, records manager, and historian, has accepted the position of Senior Consulting Archivist with Winthrop’s Information & Archival Services Division. Already based in the Pacific Northwest, he will work with long-time Winthrop clients Pendleton Woolen Mills and Laird Norton Company, and will develop new business. Hobbs has provided archives and records management services to business, state government, the University of Washington, and the Government of Bahrain. In addition to having served as the Eastern Regional Archives Manager for Washington State, he has consulted with the State’s Department of Transportation and the Washington State Archives’ Digital Archives Project. Hobbs co-authored Frontier Bank: The First 25 Years, 1978-2003, and has written two books on historic bridges and a family biography (The Cayton Legacy: An African American Family). The web site he prepared for the Washington State Department of Transportation on the history of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge won awards in 2004 and 2005. Hobbs holds a certificate in Archives and Records Administration from Western Washington University and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Washington.

Also in Washington State, Gina Rappaport, has accepted a new position as Consulting Archivist with Winthrop Group. She will assume responsibility for Winthrop’s work on the Archives of the Frye Art Museum. Currently Ms. Rappaport is preparing a guide to the visual resources of the Pribilof Islands for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and is working with Clavilux on the papers of artist Thomas Wilfred and with the Bayley/Dunn Family Archives. Her archival experience at the Washington State Jewish Archives and with documentation on the Lassen Volcanic National Park has focused on photograph collections. Ms. Rappaport holds a BA from the University of Washington and, like Mr. Hobbs, studied archives and records management at Western Washington University where she earned her Master’s degree. She is a member of the Society of American Archivists, is the Chair of the Northwest Archivists’ 2008 Conference Program Committee, and serves on the Steering Committee of the Seattle Area Archivists. back to top

Steven Wright - New Winthrop Representative In The UK & Europe
Steven Wright, Senior Archivist and Historian, has been named Representative of Winthrop’s Information & Archival Services Division in the UK effective in May 2008. His new location near London will enable him to develop UK- and Europe-focused components of several Winthrop projects and to advise Mr. Hobbs and Ms. Rappaport as they assume responsibility for Winthrop’s West Coast clients. Wright served as Head of the Business Archives collections at the Cincinnati Historical Society for nine years prior to joining Winthrop in 2000. Since then he has worked with clients such as Pendleton Woolen Mills, Stimson Lumber Company, Portland Art Museum, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (all in Oregon); the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Laird Norton, Holland America Lines, Simspon Investment Company, Seattle Pacific University, and Washington State Jewish Historical Society (in Washington State); and Applied Materials and the West Coast offices of the Natural Resources Defense Council (in California.)
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Isabelle Lescent-Giles Joins Winthrop
Isabelle Lescent-Giles recently joined the Winthrop Group as a Senior Consultant. Lescent-Giles is a senior lecturer in economic history at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and a researcher in business history. Her focus is on the impact of major technological breakthroughs on the strategy, organization, and competitiveness of companies from the 1800s to the present day. She has authored or co-authored dozens of articles and essays. Her current book project explores how three leading food retailers—Britain’s Tesco, America’s Wal-Mart, and France’s Carrefour—have risen to the top of their industry by supplementing innovations in information and communications technology with specific areas of excellence: Tesco in customer management, Wal-Mart in supply chain management, Carrefour in network management. On leave of absence from the Sorbonne, she now teaches International Business at New York University’s Stern School of Business as an adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics.
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National Webinar On Foundation Archives And Records

Donors Forum of South Florida invited Deborah Shea and Laurie Peterson to conduct a one-hour national webinar on the most effective ways to manage foundation

archives and records. Belinda Lawrence, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Vice President and CAO, served a moderator. More than 160 people from the United States and Canada, a record for the Forum, logged on for the session and participated in a Q&A. Shea outlined steps for establishing a records management program and discussed the benefits. Peterson focused on foundation archives, in particular, the types of documentation that should be targeted for archival retention. Equally important, the Winthrop consultants provided participants with examples of archival records used by foundations and organizations. Members of the Forum who were on-site at the Forum offices in Miami also met with Shea and Peterson after the webinar.

The Forum, a membership association established in 1988, helps South Florida funders maximize the impact of their giving through “professional development and training…advocacy, sharing of best practices and collaboration.” Among the Forum members is the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Its philanthropic activities focus on both excellence in journalism and the Knight Ridder communities. The Knight Foundation, which the Knight brothers founded in 1950, has maintained its archives with the help of Winthrop Group since 1996. For further information about these organizations, refer to http://www.knightfoundation.org and http://www.donorsforumsf.org.
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American Psychoanalytic Association Archives
Winthrop Group has begun the third phase of work on the archives of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA). This important collection documents the founding, evolution and work of the Association and was donated to Oscar Diethelm Library at the Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College. It includes records of the Board on Professional Standards, the Executive Council, and committees dealing with the U.S. Government, child analysis, certification, accreditation, peer review and the other activities of the Association. Those studying the history of psychoanalysis will find the APsaA Collection a source of information on significant issues and controversies that have arisen in the field.

By spring of 2008 most of the Association’s Archives will be available for research. This will add to the celebration of several other accomplishments and milestones at the Institute. Noteworthy are the launch of Oskar Diethelm Library’s online catalog and its first online exhibit. Not least is the 50th Anniversary of the Institute’s founding by Dr. Oskar Diethelm, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Payne Whitney Clinic, and Dr. Eric T. Carlson, Director of the History of Psychiatry Section.

The Institute for the History of Psychiatry operates under the directorship of Dr. George Makari. Diane Richardson heads up the Institute’s Oskar Diethelm Library and is the liaison for the Association’s Archives project. Winthrop Archivist, Lois Kauffman, provides project management and Emily Legutko is processing the Association’s archival collection.

More information on the Institute, the Library and its collections, and the exhibit can be found at http://www.cornellpsychiatry.org/history.
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New Winthrop Book Examines The Construction Industry
Winthrop’s latest book, Barry LePatner’s Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets (University of Chicago Press, 2007), written with Winthrop’s Timothy Jacobson, was published in October. An in-depth study of the U.S. construction industry,

Broken Buildings provides deep insight into the causes of excessive cost overruns in everything from residential home-building and commercial construction to home renovations. LePatner, a New York lawyer specializing in the construction industry, explains how business, government, and the individual consumer fall prey to the inefficient practices of all parties involved in a major construction project, from contractors, designers, and suppliers to workers and labor unions. LePatner outlines a series of steps to mitigate this problem, including tougher contracts, background checks, and hiring experts to monitor builders. To read the review in the Wall Street Journal, click

here: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119681431154013727.html.
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Winthrop Professionals Discuss Private Equity On NEWSWEEK On Air
George David Smith, a founding partner of the Winthrop Group, and Daniel Gross, a Winthrop alumnus and occasional consultant on Winthrop projects, appeared recently on "Newsweek on Air" to discuss the role of Blackstone and other private equity firms in American capital markets and business as a whole.
Click here to listen to the interview.
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The Diamond Of Sustainable Growth
The study of history yields important clues about the causes of sustained economic growth. In “The Diamond of Sustainable Growth”, published in

SternBusiness (Spring/Summer 2007), the alumni magazine of New York University’s Stern School of Business, Winthrop historians George David Smith, Richard Sylla, and Robert Wright argue that steady, long-term growth is the result not of culture, climate, geography, or natural resources, but of four dynamic, human-made factors: (1) political systems geared to enabling economic growth; (2) an effective financial system; (3) vibrant entrepreneurship, and (4) sophisticated managerial capabilities. Government, they conclude, plays a vital supporting role in all four corners of this growth diamond. “When it comes to developing a healthy private sector, the public sector serves as the crucial foundation, and financial systems matter –

both in fostering entrepreneurship and supporting the efficient managerial systems that any society needs to sustain growth over the long term."
Click here to read the full article.
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Recent Business Publications

Winthrop's Driving Change: The UPS Approach To Business (Hyperion) marks the 100th anniversary of United Parcel Service. With unfettered access to its global shipping facilities, its managers and workers, and its Archives, Winthrop authors Mike Brewster and Frederick Dalzell go beyond the story of the big brown trucks with the golden logo to study how UPS has become one of the most innovative companies in the world and a model for others. The book points to the company's strong ownership culture as a vital source of competitive advantage, enabling UPS to rise to the challenges of new technology, expanding supply chains, and a worthy rival, FedEx, and build a truly global enterprise.

Financing The Dream: The Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis (privately printed) by Frederick Dalzell, is a lavishly illustrated history of the Federal Home

Loan Bank of Indianapolis, one of a network of home loan banks founded in 1932 as part of the New Deal. Written not only for the bank's management and staff but also for its many partners in the communities it serves, Financing the Dream explains how the bank has faced many challenges over 75 years, including the Great Depression, the Second World War, the postwar baby boom and suburbanization, the "stagflation" of the 1970s, the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s, and the globalization of financial markets at the turn of the 21st century. The bank's services, people, technologies, and membership have all evolved to meet these challenges, the book concludes, but its underlying mission-to enable home ownership-has remained constant.

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