Outreach Section, Traveling Archivist Program Intern, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Posted March 19, 2025
Description
The Traveling Archivist Program (TAP) is a statewide service to small organizations holding archival collections. The State Historical Records Advisory Board directs the program with grant funding from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission. The program’s goal is to help small organizations improve preservation and access for archival materials—documentary, photograph, recording, and born-digital collections. Begun in 2009, TAP has served over 100 organizations across the state with technical guidance and preservation supplies. Often, however, the organizations lack staff capacity to enact the program’s recommendations.
The program intern will work with several past TAP recipient organizations to implement recommendations provided by previous traveling archivists. Tasks may include creating basic collections inventories, arranging and rehousing records, and drafting finding aids. The intern will work 320 hours during the summer months, May – August. Hours can be full-time for eight weeks or a more flexible schedule over a longer period. The State Archives outreach unit will supervise the internship with support from colleagues who will provide specific training for the intern’s archival processing activities. In addition to a $15 per hour wage for up to 320 hours of work, the intern will receive a travel stipend of up to $1,000 to include mileage and up to five nights of lodging to work at more remote organizations. The intern will track activities and produce a final slide show to present the summer’s work to State Archives staff and peer interns.
Expectations:
- Professional presentation and conduct; work alignment with archival principles
- Weekly or daily log of work time and activities
- Attendance at weekly meetings with State Archives staff managing TAP to report on assignment progress
- Final presentation to summarize work and share collection highlights
Eligibility:
- Current or recent graduate student in a library science or history program
- Personal vehicle and ability to travel within the Triangle or Triad region
- Ability to move containers of records and rehouse the contents in archival folders and boxes
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should apply before April 1, 2025.
Please see here to apply: https://archives.ncdcr.gov/support/volunteer-and-internship-opportunities
- Once you have submitted the online application form, email your current resumé and cover letter.
- In your cover letter, address the following:
- Your career goals
- How this experience will help you achieve those goals
- Skills, activities, prior experience, and/or coursework relevant to archives.
Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted by phone or email approximately four weeks after the application deadline.
For volunteer and internship inquiries, contact us at [email protected].