Kim Walters
Collections Manager, Seaver Center For Western History Research
Since 2018, Kim Walters has been working in Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. This expert is a qualified Collections Manager, Seaver Center For Western History Research with over 44 years of work experience. According to Kim's CV and work profile, this expert has worked at more than 22 places with numerous backgrounds and gained various skills. Kim attended school at the Pasadena City College from 2015 to 2016. This person has professional certification as Digital Skills For Libraries and Cultural Heritage Institutions and Pasadena City College and the professional has studied French. Kim can be found in Monrovia, California – where this person currently lives. You can search for the professional's email address and phone number. We can also provide you with exhaustive contact information upon request.
Name variants:
Kimberley Walters,
Kimberly Walters
Contact Information
Last Update
Jul 14, 2022
Email
kw**@nhm.org, kw**@pasadenahistory.org, kw**@theautry.org
Location
Monrovia, CA
Workplace
Collections Manager, Seaver Center For Western History Research
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Work History
Collections Manager, Seaver Center For Western History Research
Working with archival collections both manuscripts and photographs.
from Jun 2018
Consultant
221 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607
Developing the metadata structure for the Prevention Institute's publication and born-digital research files for Inmagic Presto web based system. Creating a thesaurus specific to the work th...
from Oct 2017
Contract Archivist
Assessed the Administrative files and records for Highland Park Heritage Trust. Makes recommendations for rehousing, and reformatting of images and audio files. Created a collection level fi...
Jul 2017 — Jul 2017
Exhibits Research and Content Specialist
Consulting with the exhibition team for "Becoming Los Angeles" to update and add sections in order to being in the native voice for the Gabrielino/Tongva, Tatavium people. I am working with ...
Mar 2017 — Jun 2018
Research Consultant
The NHM has amassed one of the world's most extensive and valuable collections of natural and cultural history — more than 35 million objects, some as old as 4.5 billion years. Its curatoria...
Nov 1, 2016 — Mar 2017
Digital Archival Intern
470 west Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91103
Worked with the J.A. Hawkins Photograph Collection. Selected and Digitized negatives, researched the businesses and people who are the subjects of the images, in the Pasadena City Directorie...
May 2016 — Aug 2016
Humanities Consultant
2900 west Alameda Ave, Burbank, CA 91505
Consulted with KCET staff as an expert who is knowledgeable on Charles Lummis because of my extensive research into his life and working with his manuscripts and photograph collections at th...
Nov 2015 — May 2016
Temporary Archivist
The NHM has amassed one of the world's most extensive and valuable collections of natural and cultural history — more than 35 million objects, some as old as 4.5 billion years. Its curatoria...
Jul 1, 2015 — Mar 2017
Professional Development Cam Networks For Collaboration - Accessibility Learning Collaboration
P/O Box 1455, Santa Cruz, CA
We are gaining sensitivity and practical tools to intentionally design for diverse audiences’ experiences inside and outside of the museum. Partially funded through a grant from IMLS
Jul 2015 — Dec 2015
Contract Researcher
Contract researcher, reviewing scripts for independent film makers. Working closely with the owner of the business to develop clearance reports. Researching business and personal names, trad...
Mar 2015 — Sep 2017
Archival Volunteer
470 west Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91103
Assisted with adding metadata for photo albums and scrapbooks for the family papers on FileMaker Pro. Cataloging and describing works of art and negatives in Past Perfect. Researched negativ...
Aug 2014 — Jun 2015
Independent Library and Museum Consultant
DO YOU NEED HELP WE CAN ASSIST YOU. Newly established consulting business for small cultural heritage institutions. We are absolutely qualified to consult in the areas collection management,...
from Aug 2014
Board Member and Honorary Curator
I am currently volunteering as a Board Member for the Mission San Gabriel museum. In this capacity, I have begun to professionalize standards for the collection. We are inventorying the coll...
from Jan 2014
Site Manager, Historic Southwest Museum of the American Indian Building
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Coordinated monthly meetings to inform staff of what was occurring at the campus; conducted weekly operations meeting with department heads from Security and Safety, Maintenance and House Ke...
2013 — 2014
Interim Museum Director of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Building oversight of the historic campus. Coordinated with Security and Maintenance departments. Specialties: collaboration, historic preservation
Nov 2011 — Dec 2012
Curator of Special Collections and Archives
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
This position was in addition to my being Director of the Braun Research Library and recognized the curatorial work I was doing. I was responsible for cataloging and describing historic phot...
Jan 2010 — Nov 2011
Interim Curator
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Responsible for re-envisioning the People of California and the People of the Southwest exhibitions. I worked with native consultants and cultural advisors to bring the contemporary native v...
Jul 2003 — Jan 2005
Library Director, Braun Research Library and Archives
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Aug 1990 — Nov 2011
Librarian
Librarian responsible for selecting software for cataloging the Libray collection. Development of a Thesaurus for drug and alcholol terms; Acquistion librarian. Created a competitive trackin...
Nov 1989 — Aug 1990
Senior Technical Librarian
I worked as a librarian in the research and development section. Assisting the Researcher staff with obtaining standards and specifications such as IEEE, ANSI, ISO standards that related to ...
Oct 1984 — Nov 1989
Education
2015 — 2016
1986 — 1988
1977 — 1982
1973 — 1977
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Museum Collections
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Special Collections
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Art History
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Museum Education
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Historical Research
Digitization
Cultural Heritage
Art Exhibitions
American History
Oral History
Archival Preservation
Art
Library Science
Digital Preservation
Library Management
Cultural Anthropology
Conservation Issues
Historic Preservation
Arts Administration
Interpretive Planning
Public History
Archaeology
Archival Description
History of Art
Library Instruction
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Publications
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Art Handling
Digital Libraries
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