Archives Digitization Interns, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Plans Library (Boston, MA)

Posted November 14, 2025

Job Opening:

The Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks applicants for a Archives Digitization Intern – (Unpaid Internship) to perform the duties listed below on a part-time basis.

Position Information:

Contracted Student Internship: Archives Digitization Intern

Location: 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

Start/End Date: 1/20/2026 – 4/3/2026

Salary Rate: $0.00 (UNPAID Internship)

Weekly Hours: 7.5 Hours

Number of Openings: 2 positions

This internship is unpaid and designed to support students or recent graduates seeking practical experience in the field. Interns may be eligible to earn academic credit through their college or university.

General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:

As part of the Commonwealth’s Future of Work initiative, state agencies in Massachusetts are transitioning to using largely digital records systems. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has undertaken a comprehensive digitization project for its collection of architectural and engineering drawings. Under supervision of the Assistant Archivist, the intern will create item-level cataloging records using Excel for each of their assigned scans posted in our QAQC database. This metadata creation will help make digital images available to DCR staff in a new digital asset management system created for the DCR Plans Library collection. Types of plans in this collection include bridges, land plans, flood control projects, parkways, buildings, landscapes, and recreational facilities located in Massachusetts state parks, forests, and reservations. The intern will attend an orientation explaining DCR metadata practices. Due to the digital nature of this project, there is the potential to be either in person, hybrid or fully remote (note that we require an in-person meeting for the first day).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Create item-level cataloguing records using Excel for assigned cataloguing scan job, representing one cabinet of plans in the Plans Library collection.
Catalogue as many plans as possible, adhering to very specific and detailed Plans Library standards.
Capture all relevant pieces of information about each plan, including date, location, creator names, subjects, and more.

Preferred Qualifications:

Archives grad student or recent grad
Experience with MS Excel
Attention to detail
Self-motivation for independent work

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter and resume as part of the application process. Submit your application materials here.

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.