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Archives Intern, Safdie Architects (Somerville, MA)

Job Description Safdie Architects is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented intern to work in our Somerville, MA office. The position reports to the Archivist and focuses primarily on management of firm assets in digital and analog formats. Read more about Safdie Architects at http://www.safdiearchitects.com. The position start date is flexible, 10-20 hours per week, between 9…


Digital Initiatives Archivist, UMass Boston, (Boston, MA)

Job Description Reporting to the University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections, the Digital Initiatives Archivist is responsible for managing the digital assets of the University Archives and Special Collections (UASC). This includes developing and implementing digital research and pedagogical initiatives that align with the goals of the Archives, the Library, and the University. The…


Survey Project Archivist, Brown University Archives, (Providence, RI)

Job Summary: Brown University seeks an experienced, creative, and collaborative individual for the position of Brown University Archives Survey Project Archivist.  Reporting to the Archivist, Collections Management and Accessioning, the Brown University Archives Survey Archivist will conduct a full survey of non-published University Archives collections stored at the John Hay Library.  The University Archives are…


Historic Connecticut Conference Project Archivist, Congregational Library & Archives, (Boston, MA)

Job Summary: The Historic Connecticut Conference Project Archivist will assess, organize, and, as time permits, start to process more than 150 linear feet of records from the Historic Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ and the Missionary Society of Connecticut. This significant collection documents three hundred years of religious, cultural, and social history…


Special Collections Program Coordinator, Boston University Libraries (Boston, MA)

Job Description: The Boston University Libraries seek a program coordinator to support the operations and initiatives of the Special Collections division of Boston University Libraries. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections, this position collaborates with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to strengthen the efforts of BU’s fast-paced archival research and engagement program. Key responsibilities include managing…


Roy P. Fairfield Internship (Temporary), Dyer Library/Saco Museum, (Saco, ME)

Description The intern will work under the supervision of Saco Museum staff to process new and backlogged archival collections. The intern will learn how to survey a collection, create a processing plan, arrange, rehouse, and label materials, and create descriptive metadata for the collection in a finding aid that will be published in the online…


2025-2026 Academic Year Internships, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA)

Job Descriptions: Archives The Archives graduate student intern (average of 10 hours/week for both semesters September-December and February-May) will perform primary source research in the museum’s archival collections to develop a timeline for the museum’s exhibitions from 1895 to 1950, compiling accurate dates, alternate titles, contributors, and related material. Additional key activities will include archival…


Digital Archives Intern, American Ancestors, (Boston, MA)

Job Summary: American Ancestors seeks a detail-oriented and self-motivated individual to join R. Stanton Avery Special Collections in the position of Digital Archives Intern. Reporting to the Digital Archivist, the Digital Archives Intern will support the ongoing Bible Records project to digitize, describe, and provide access to unique family registers and Bible record collections. These…


Instructor-University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, (Edwardsville, IL)

Description: Library and Information Services (LIS) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) invites applications for a University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at the rank of Instructor on a 4-year term with the option to renew. We are seeking a collaborative and knowledgeable professional with expertise in inventorying, arranging, processing, describing, preserving, making discoverable, and…


Caroline Dwight Bain Archival Fellowship, Massachusetts Historical Society, (Boston, MA)

Description The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) in Boston, Mass. is now accepting applications forthe Caroline Dwight Bain Archival Fellowship. The Bain fellowship provides a stipend of $4000for 210 hours of work during the summer of 2025. The MHS is an independent, scholarly research library founded in 1791 for the threefold purposeof collecting, preserving, and disseminating…