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Fallingwater Collections Internship, Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA

Description:

Fallingwater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, seeks applications for its

Judy Cheteyan Fallingwater Collections Internship. This year we seek a full-time residency intern to work exclusively with the archives collection as part of a Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Historical & Archival Care Grants project to fully process and digitize the Fallingwater archival collection. 

Job Description:  Working under the supervision of the Director of Preservation and Collections and Registrar, the Collections Intern will select one or more collections from the archives as a focused summer project. The selection will be based on diversity of content, and will be of a size and scope that can be successfully completed. Duties will include housing, organizing, and preparing a finding aid according to national standards for DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) and EAD (Encoded Archival Description).

Projects Planned:

  • Continued cataloging of all Kaufmann Family correspondence and images, including digitization and PastPerfect database updates
  • Ongoing rehousing of archival materials, including architectural drawings

Qualifications: Recent graduate or current graduate student in Library and/or Information Science with a strong interest and relevant experience in archives. Preference given to those with an interest and/or experience with photo archives.

Position Duration:  Ten weeks, beginning June 6, 2022, and ending August 12, 2022. Interns will be expected to work during normal business hours (typically Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm), forty hours per week. July 4 is an unpaid holiday.

Location:  Fallingwater is located in rural Mill Run, Pennsylvania (zip code 15464), and is approximately ninety minutes by car from the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).  Having a motor vehicle is strongly recommended as there are no stores or amenities within walking distance.

Pay:  This is a paid internship at the rate of $15.00 per hour. Coed, shared housing is provided at no charge. Interns are required to provide their own food, linens, laundry supplies, and incidentals.

How to Apply:

Application Process:  To apply, email the following items to [email protected] and list Collections Intern in the subject line:

•  Cover letter

•  Resume

•  Two letters of reference (academic or employer)

•  Essay of 500 words on how our internship program fits your academic and/or career goals 

Application deadline: March 15, 2022