Dylan Kuhlman

1646 Bobwhite Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 dkuhlma3@g.emporia.edu 785-840-8170

_______________________________________________________________________________________ Education
Baker University, Baldwin City, KS Bachelor of Arts in History May 2011 GPA: 3.44

Emporia State University, Emporia, KS Expected Completion Date December 2013 Masters in Library Science GPA: 3.97 Emporia State University, Emporia, KS Expected Completion Date May 2014 Archives Certificate

Experience
Archives Aid, National Archives and Records Administration, Kansas City, MO, May 2012-November 2013 Served in frontline customer service position by working front desk 16-20 hours a week; greeting, directing patrons, and answering questions Promoted to work at consultation desk 4 hours a week, with added responsibilities in answering and helping patrons with base level reference questions and providing security in textual and genealogy research rooms Digitized using scanners and digital cameras and copied archival records for reference support for staff members and administrative records for record keeping Bar coded, scanned, and synced over 9,000 boxes into the Holding Management System Performed metadata review and correction with Provost Marshal Records and Leavenworth Inmate Case Files for input in NARAs Online Catalog Performed metadata corrections on 110 cubic feet of records within the Holding Management System to correct errors in the audio/visual collection Preserved materials by completing holdings maintenance on over 180 cubic feet of records including staple removal, fastener removal, sleeving, interleafing, grommet removal, and addressing confidential records Successfully worked as a member of a team on the Fort Berthold Indian Agency project that included making folder lists, finding aids, shelving boxes, label making, and bar coding Wrote four series level descriptions for Fort Berthold Indian Agency records Successfully worked independently at arranging Fort Berthold Indian Agency Check Copies series Performed quality control for over 5,000 digital images taken by Family Search digitization partners Helped trained newly hired students and interns

Archive/Museum Intern, Baker University Archives/Old Castle Museum, Baldwin City, KS, June 2011-May 2012 Opened and operated Old Castle Museum and Baker Archives during public hours Gave guided tours of Old Castle Museum Digitized Baker University alumni records for use in Image Now Organized entire collection of Baker University publications, including school and town newspapers dating to the 1800s Integrated Kansas Methodist West and East Conference records into archives digital and analog collections

Attended the Kansas State Historical Societies Our Town: Preserving Local Museum and Archives Collections and Historic Buildings workshop. Included seminars on the preservation of artifacts, archival records, and buildings Worked to preserve and care for multiple types of collections: print, photos, slides, oversized, and museum

Intern, Grinter Place, Kansas City, KS, June 2011-August 2011 Created digital inventory of research files and records Gave guided tours of Grinter House Research Center Volunteer, National World War I Museum, Kansas City, KS, June 2011-September 2011 Assisted in research questions asked by public about ancestors in WW1 Opened and operated research library during public hours Familiar with library classification system and book shelving Archive/ Museum Assistant - Baker University Archives/Old Castle Museum, Baldwin City, KS September 2008May 2009, September 2010-May 2011 Designed Native American Childrens and Clothing/Decorations museum displays at Bakers Old Castle Museum Assisted with artifact displays and artwork installations for various museum exhibits Opened and operated Old Castle Museum during public hours Assisted students and staff with sourcing and utilizing institutional records from the University and United Methodist Churchs Kansas East and West Conferences Organized and filed materials for various collections at the Baker Archives and Old Castle Museum Familiar with the archival software called Archon and Past Perfect

Professional Development
Attended numerous genealogy workshops while at NARA; including Exploring Fold3, Googling your Genealogy, and Preservation Matters: Dos and Donts, Digital Records, and Disaster Response Made a EAD coded finding aid in Archivists Toolkit for The Charles Cash collection for my LI 818: Archival Arrangement and Description class Processed, arranged, described, and made a finding aid for the Missouri Valley Rooms Kansas City Public Works Collection

Academic Awards and Scholarships

Presidential Scholarship, Baker University, Academic - 2007 - 2011 Academic Leadership Scholarship, Baker University, Academic 2007-2011 Bishop Quayle Scholarship, Baker University, Academic 2007-2011 Dwight Shull Memorial Scholarship, Dighton, KS, Academic 2007-2011 DJ and JF Hilgenberg Scholarship, Baker University, Academic - 2009/2010 Mildred Hunt Riddle Scholarship, Baker University, Academic - 2010/2011 Kansas Eta Chapter, International Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu, Baker University, 2010 Deans List Spring & Fall 2008, Spring & Fall 2010, Spring 2011