Archival Intern, Connecticut State Archives and Connecticut Humanities, Hartford, CT

Posted January 8, 2025

Description

Open To: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Department: State Archives, Connecticut State Library
Location: 75 Van Block Ave, Hartford, CT
Hours: 10 to 15 hours per week; January 27-May 2, 2025
Reports to: Government Records Archivist, CT State Archives, and Grants Assistant,
CT Humanities
Salary: $20 per hour. Benefits are not included.
Closing Date: January 9, 2025

CT Humanities and the Connecticut State Archives seeks to hire one student intern to inventory
and process historical CT Humanities records. This is a part-time 10 to 15 hours per week
internship, with a projected start date of January 27 and projected end date of May 2, 2025.
Interns must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in library science, history,
political science, or closely related field.

Duties: Under the direction of the Government Records Archivist the intern will be involved
with processing historical CT Humanities records that may include flattening and sorting
documents, reviewing and removing documents with confidential information, placing
documents in acid free folders and boxes, labeling folders and boxes, creating container lists,
shelving boxes, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Good communication skills; ability to perform repetitive tasks and attention to
detail; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds;
basic computer skills, such as the ability to use a mouse, enter data with a keyboard, locate and
open a saved file and ability to open and close software programs; and experience with entering
data into Google Sheets, Google Documents, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft Word.

About Us
The Connecticut State Library is an Executive Branch agency founded in 1854. It provides a
variety of library, information, archival, public records, museum, and administrative services for
citizens of Connecticut, as well as for the employees and officials of all three branches of State
government. It also serves students, libraries, researchers, and town governments.

Founded in 1974, Connecticut Humanities (CTH) is an independent, non-profit affiliate of the
National Endowment for the Humanities. CTH connects people to the humanities through grants,
partnerships, and collaborative programs. CTH has earned public trust through its responsible
stewardship of federal, state, and private funds, its peer-review grant-making process, its online
educational resources, and its work to support, stabilize, and strengthen the organizations and
communities it serves.

How to Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to: Damon Munz, Government Records Archivist,
Connecticut State Library, [email protected], by Thursday, January 9.

Full description is available here: https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ld.php?content_id=79293022.