Resume

Bonnie M. Corral

EDUCATION and ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Professional Genealogists – Active Member

M.A. History and Archival Studies, Claremont Graduate University – Claremont, CA

B.A. Family History and Genealogy, Brigham Young University – Provo, UT

CAREER SUMMARY

Archivist, genealogist, digital archivist, records manager, and historical researcher with experience and expertise in archival methodology and processing, historical and genealogical research and writing, records management and information governance, paleography, digitization initiatives, and database management.  Experience in library reference and training, and using digital asset management systems and database creation languages.

• Archival Methodology and Processing, experience common archival standards

• Genealogical Research and Writing

• Digital Archiving and Processing, digital asset migration and preservation

• Records Management and Information Governance

• Digitization and Indexing projects and initiatives

• Digital Asset Mgmt. Systems (DAMS)

• Archivists’ Toolkit, ArchivesSpace, SQL, Finding Aids

• Historical Research and Writing

• Library Reference and Guidance

• Semi-fluent in Russian, beginning German and Latin

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Processing Archivist and Digital Projects Administrator – UC Irvine, Special Collections and Archives – Irvine, CA

• Traditional and digital accessioning and archiving; migration and preservation of reformatted and born digital university collection material, helping to migrate all materials from existing DAM systems (Merritt and Canto Cumulus) into California Digital Library’s Nuxeo and Calisphere

• Management and training of student assistants, overseeing workticket and workflow systems

• Performing research reference service in public reading room, performing paging management of books and archival items

Volunteer Archivist – National Archives (NARA) Riverside – Perris, CA

• Performing volunteer preservation tasks on archive collections, such as indexing, de-stapling, re-foldering, file naming, re-boxing, and organization

• Available to provide genealogical research guidance to patrons if needed

Archivist and Researcher for Documentary – Elemental Productions – Pacific Palisades, CA

• Performing research of a personal collection of papers of inventor Jerome Lemelson for production of a documentary, finding documents and artifacts useful for the documentary themes, making them accessible for the team, including digitization, refiling, reorganization

• Analysis of scope and process of accessing box contents in an offsite storage

• Creating a master inventory of all contents

Records Management Administrator – Warner Brothers Studios – Burbank, CA

• Training and guiding departments in following the company Retention Schedule to appropriately box, describe, and send their corporate records to offsite vault storage

• Maintaining the company Records Management DAM system, insuring quality of record, assigning barcodes, importing mass amounts of new items, fixing errors, and performing searches for research and retrieval

• Coordinating and scheduling the shredding/destruction of designated documents throughout the company to ensure privacy for the company and visiting productions

• Working closely with the Director of Records Management to plan and roll out company-wide training and new policies

Data Quality Editor – Ancestry.com – Provo, UT

• Editing of databases using archival collections of vital records, probate records, censuses, ecclesiastical records, publications, and business records from Europe and the United States

• Making description decisions regarding best arrangement of data, dictionaries, and archival search terms, the execution and results leading to easier search ability and access to records containing genealogical information

• Certification in basic use of SQL

Archivist Assistant – The Huntington Library – San Marino, CA

• Assisting head archivist with conducting archival processing, description, and research tasks (Dibner Science Manuscripts Collection, Hawaiian history collections, natural history journals)

• Retrieving records and information from collections, meeting the desired research and publication goals of the archivist

• Creating finding aids and inventories for archival collections using Library of Congress classifications, resulting in accessibility to researchers

Archivist Assistant – City of Hope Archive – Duarte, CA

• Assisting head archivist with conducting archival processing, reference tasks, scanning, and record requests

• Processing, preserving, describing, and filing of the Hospital Employee Photograph Collection

• Problem solving for the photograph collection (which was too large for available space,) and finding a successful solution by compressing, de-duplicating, and reorganizing boxes

• Execution of research and record retrieval for the published history of the hospital’s 100th Anniversary Celebration

• Performing with Filemaker Pro database tool to successfully add digital entries into collection inventories

Genealogical Researcher and Record Searcher – Salt Lake City, UT

• Performing research cases for LegacyTree Genealogists, Price and Associates, Global Genealogists, and own private business

• Performing historical and genealogical research in an archival research library for multiple clients each week, and researching, locating, and providing reproductions of requested records

• Utilizing an array of historical records for record retrieval, including censuses, ecclesiastical records, land records, business records, and publications

• Composing research logs, written reports, and genealogical analysis

• Utilizing microfilm, microfiche, scanners, and digitization equipment

Reference Desk Librarian – Family History Library – Salt Lake City, UT

• Guiding patrons with reference service and research questions in British, Scottish, Scandinavian, and United States genealogy, providing kind customer service, helping them to feel respected, find helpful records, and make correct analytical conclusions

• Collaborating with library staff in research projects, including the execution of a quality audit check of a Scottish Records database, and providing suggestions for improvement based upon the findings, resulting in missing information being added to the database

• Reboxing and filing microfilms, books, and other collection items

Team Member and Trainer – Immigrant Ancestors Project – Provo, UT

• Conducting acquisition and appraisal decisions in the use of collections containing helpful emigration information, performing successful communication with repositories for use of said collections

• Training team members and database submitters in the successful extraction of helpful research information, writing tutorials and thoroughly answering patron questions and concerns

• Managing team staff and overseeing quality of team results