Book Conservation Summer 2017 Internship, Boston College John J. Burns Library, Chestnut Hill, MA
Posted January 19, 2017
Book Conservation Internship summer 2017 at The John J. Burns Library for rare books, special collections, and
archives at Boston College is pleased to offer a summer internship in the Library’s conservation lab. Under the direction of the Burns Library conservator, the intern will perform project-based book conservation. Projects will include the constructing archival clamshell boxes for early printed books, conditioning older leather bindings, and creating Mylar wrappers for modern volumes. Additionally, the intern may assist with a pamphlet housing project. Discussions with the conservator regarding: treatment options and documentation, climate control, emergency response and other conservation issues will also be offered.
archives at Boston College is pleased to offer a summer internship in the Library’s conservation lab. Under the direction of the Burns Library conservator, the intern will perform project-based book conservation. Projects will include the constructing archival clamshell boxes for early printed books, conditioning older leather bindings, and creating Mylar wrappers for modern volumes. Additionally, the intern may assist with a pamphlet housing project. Discussions with the conservator regarding: treatment options and documentation, climate control, emergency response and other conservation issues will also be offered.
The internship requires 10 hours per week (Tuesday-Thursday) work on site early June through July 2017. The intern will be responsible for his or her own transportation and parking. This is an unpaid internship.
Applicants must be fluent in English and demonstrate positive communication skills. Applicants must be recent graduates or currently enrolled at an advanced level in a recognized conservation or bookbinding program. Capabilities required at time of internship include box-making and leather binding repair. Applicants must have knowledge of conservation and preservation principles.
Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and two letters of recommendation to Barbara Adams Hebard, Conservator at The John J. Burns Library. Applications and supporting materials should be sent electronically to [email protected] by May 5, 2017.
Interviews will be conducted in mid-May 2017 with the intern selection made by May 22, 2017.