Public History Alumnus Scott Jordan named director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos.

In April 2007 Scott began his current position as director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos.  Some of his primary duties include: formulating and drafting policies and procedures regarding museum operations; planning educational programs with schools and the general public; fundraising and membership management; collection development and reference guides for both museum artifacts and manuscript archives; assisting with board meetings and special events; devising outreach programs; and participating in publicity and public relations for the museum. 

Scott, a native Texan, obtained a Master of Arts degree in History with a concentration in Public History from Texas State University in May 2002.  Graduate coursework in material culture and museum studies, archives management, historic preservation, research methodology, and Texas history were invaluable career training for him.

His previous employment experience includes four years with the Austin History Center, where he drafted, edited, and completed biographical guides to AHC archival resources, provided reference to patrons, wrote and edited on-line finding aids, managed the interlibrary loan program for microfilms, filed city government documents, among various other tasks.  He has also worked part-time for the French Legation Museum, giving tours of the historic house and artifacts, and basically being a de facto expert on Texas and French history, and any other subject matter, to anyone who asked (a public historian never really stops being a public historian!)

For two years he worked at a direct-mail company as the support team manager and quality control supervisor.  This position allowed him to advance his computer skills, design forms and computer graphics, manage and oversee several company operations, write technical manuals, learn to be diplomatic with un-diplomatic people, and cross-train employees with various processes and procedures.

As the director of the LBJ Museum, Scott has a number of goals: to improve the museum’s marketing capacity with signage and brochures; to develop educational programs for both students and the lay public; to develop collections with finding aids and acquire exhibits with more interactive displays; to provide workshop and intern opportunities for history students; and to make the museum facilities a place for community activity.

Scott can be reached at:
LBJ Museum of San Marcos
131 N. Guadalupe St.
P.O. Box 3
San Marcos, Texas 78667
512.353.3300
lbjmuseum.com
email: mistercat1999@yahoo.com

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