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Graduate Archives Internship, Ashby Historical Society (Ashby, MA)

Internship Overview The Ashby Historical Society and Ashby Free Public Library seek a graduate student intern interested in archival management, digital preservation, metadata, local history, and public access to historical collections. Working under the supervision of the Library Director and in collaboration with members of the Ashby Historical Society, the intern will gain hands-on experience…


Graduate Student Assistant, Harvard Art Museums Archives/Bush-Reisinger Museum (Cambridge, MA)

Job Description The Harvard Art Museums Archives seeks a Graduate Student Assistant to survey, arrange, and describe the papers of the German artist Otto Piene (1928-2014). The collection materials are largely in German, and include correspondence, visual materials, personal writings, and publications documenting the life and work of the artist. This position is ideal for…


Design Records Specialist, Ball State University (Muncie, IN)

Description: Ball State University Libraries is searching for an energetic and detail-oriented person to join our committed and highly engaged Archives and Special Collections team, responsible for analyzing, organizing, arranging, and creatingcollection-level and item-level description for archival materials, including architectural and design drawings, photographs, objects, ephemera, and other records, according to archival best practices and…


Cataloging Archivist, BMO Financial Group (Naperville, IL)

Description: Reporting to the Corporate Archivist, the position consists of cataloging a rich collection of heritage records and artefacts which document our historical operations in the US. Responsibilities include accessioning, cataloging, digitizing, and performing preservation activities for permanent storage. Occasional research activities will be required. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and capable of…


Instruction Assistant Special Collections Research Services, Boston University (Boston, MA)

Description The Boston University Libraries seek an Archives Instruction Assistant for a 3-year grant-funded instruction program in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center within Boston University Libraries. This position’s responsibilities include assisting Research and Instruction Archivists with planning, preparation, and hosting undergraduate class visits to the archives. It also includes providing day-of support (during Registrar…


Library and Archives Assistant, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY)

Description The Library and Archives Assistant will support the Library and Archives team in all aspects of collections development, cataloging, processing, circulation, reference, access, organization, and storage. This is a part-time role, 28 hours weekly.  Responsibilities  Education Background/Degree requirements  Specific knowledge, abilities and/or skills  Compensation & Benefits How to Apply To apply: https://jobs.whitney.org/apply/1yKvdOKjH7/Research-Resources-Library-And-Archives-Assistant


Senior Archivist, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY)

Description Reporting to the Associate Director, Library and Archives, the Senior Archivist provides vision and strategy to promote, process, and provide access to the Museum’s digital and analog records. The position oversees all functions of the archives and records management program to facilitate collecting, preserving, and providing access to the historical records of the Whitney…


Scalia Papers Project Assistant, Harvard Law School, (Cambridge, MA)

Job Description: Historical & Special Collections (HSC) at the Harvard Law School Library has an opening for one 14-hour per week onsite position beginning in August 2026. The person in this role will assist with the ongoing processing of the Antonin Scalia papers, including establishing file and item level control. The Scalia papers finding aid can be accessed here: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/law00291/catalog. The Scalia papers project assistant will report to the Scalia Project Archivist and work in close…


Archival Internship (Volunteer), Salmon Brook Historical Society (Granby, CT)

Description: The Salmon Brook Historical Society invites all qualified individuals to apply to its part time volunteer Archival Internship in order to aid the society in preserving and promoting its history. All qualified applicants will be considered for volunteering without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Must have the ability to work…


DocsBox Outreach Internship, State Archives of North Carolina (Raleigh, NC/Hybrid)

Description:  The intern will work with the State Archives Outreach Coordinator to build a box of reproductions relating to Freedom Park. Research will include surveys of digitized images/documents and the online catalog to identify records in State Archives’ collections relating to each of the 20+ individuals the Park memorializes.   Major Tasks Involved: Qualifications:  History, public history,…