Some of you on the HISTARCH list may be interested in this
     announcement forwarded from the former curator who has moved on to
     Redwood National Park in California.  The well-known Bertrand
     collection does indeed present a great job opportunity for a curator.
     Run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of DeSoto National
     Wildlife Refuge, the facility is located about a half hour's drive
     north from the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
     It is in rural western Iowa, but close to what reasonably passes for
     civilization in these parts.  A GS-09 in the Federal pay scale is
     currently $31,181 per annum.
 
     It appears from the brief announcement that the application period is
     open through March 3.  I presume that inquiries can be directed to the
     Refuge Manager, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, 1434 316th Lane,
     Missouri Valley, IA 51555. Phone 712-642-4121.  Information and
     application materials may also be downloaded from the Office of
     Personnel Management (OPM) web site: http:// www.usajobs.opm.gov
 
     Once there, click on current jobs, use the "M" alphabetic search
     feature, and scroll down to Museum Curator.
 
     Vergil Noble
     NPS Midwest Arch Center
     Lincoln, NE
 
 
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Subject: GS 09 Museum Curator Opp
Author:  James B O'Barr at NP-REDW-ARCA
Date:    2/19/98 9:46 AM
 
 
     Folks, here's a great opportunity!
 
     FWS3-98-63  MUSEUM CURATOR GS-09 MISSOURI VALLEY, IA 03/05/98 F
 
     The following announcement pertains to a position with the USFWS
     maintaining the Bertrand Collection, 200,000 archeological objects
     excavated from the hold of a Missouri River Steamboat that sank in
     1865 on its way to the Montana Gold fields from St. Louis.  State of
     the art facility with conservation lab and unique environmentally
     controlled, visual storage system and exhibits.
 
     James O'Barr
     REDW