Melody Ivins

Current

• Research assistant for Dr. Timothy B. Tyson at Independant Research professional (Self-employed)

Past

• Bookseller at The Bookshop Inc
• Bookseller at Regulator Bookshop
• Manager at Southern Sisters, Inc

• Editor and researcher at Signal Books

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Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Connections

6 connections

Industry

Publishing

Melody Ivins’s Experience

• Research assistant for Dr. Timothy B. Tyson

  Independant Research professional (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Research industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Professor and award-winning author Tim Tyson is my major client. I'm doing archival research on the Wilmington Ten and the Emmett Till murder for him. I'm also working on footnotes for Dr. Danielle McGuire's forthcoming book, At The Dark End Of The Street. I undertake small research assignments at UNC, Duke, and NC State libraries, and the NC State Archive.

• Bookseller

  The Bookshop Inc

  (Publishing industry)

  1999 — 2007 (8 years )

  I was in charge of internet sales and worked with client desiderata at what was then the largest used bookstore in the southeast. I enjoyed working with librarians, archivists, collectors, and other specialists.

• Bookseller

  Regulator Bookshop

  (Publishing industry)

  1993 — 1997 (4 years )

• Manager

  Southern Sisters, Inc

  (Publishing industry)

  1988 — 1992 (4 years )

  I managed a feminist bookstore, selected books for sale, and supported social and political agencies working for women's and minority rights.

• Editor and researcher

  Signal Books

  (Publishing industry)

  1984 — 1986 (2 years )

Melody Ivins’s Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BA , English literature, creative writing , 1973 — 1980

  Activities and Societies:

  Read manuscripts for Cellar Door and Carolina Quarterly literary magazines.

Melody Ivins’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
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• expertise requests
• reference requests
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